Proverbs in All Ages
God To Jesus
That Jesus was God’s Son requires no proof here. The Proverbs, then, as part of his Bible, must have been known and loved by him. In this article we now want to think of some ways in …
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The Bible Student, Vol 4, No 2
The Nature and Status of Angels
Angels And Men
Most people know that the words translated “angel” in both Old and New Testaments simply mean “messenger” (‘malak’ in the Old, ‘angelos’ in the New). If the translators had followed this literal meaning, and put ‘messenger’ each …
The Cyclic Theme in the Book of Judges
The word ‘amphictyony’ (nice word, isn’t it?) describes a loose association of neighbouring groups for a common religious purpose.
It is the situation in the Judges period from Moses to the beginning of the Monarchy, a period of about five …
The Characteristics of Matthew’s Gospel and the Cherubim
Part 2
Last time we decided to test the theory that the Four Gospels relate to the four aspects of Jesus represented by the four faces of the Cherubim. There are several theories as to which gospel links with which …
Looking at the origins of the names ‘Adonay Yahweh’ and ‘Yahweh Nissi’
Adonay Yahweh
We have in previous studies considered the significance of the word Adonay – it is a plural word and signifies ‘rulers.’ (See Bible Student Vol.3, page 57.) Adonay Yahweh is the usual form of this name-title combination and …