A.V.—Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. R.V.—is the same in …
Of the early lives of Saul and David little is recorded. Both reigned forty years, but there is no precise information about their ages. Josephus says that David died at 70. This may well be for the 90th Psalm says, …
Hezekiah’s submission, probably in 701 B.C., to the Assyrian demand for the payment of tribute does not seem to have brought Judah much respite. It appears that an Egyption army under Pharoah Tirhakah (1 Kings 19. 9), …
There were many occasions in the history of Israel and Judah when to obey the injunction of separateness from other nations placed upon them by their prophets, speaking the words of God, seemed humanly speaking, the exact opposite of common …
It is a frequent cause of frustration and disappointment to us all at times to discover the judgments of God to be so inscrutable. And yet, upon reflection, this turns out to be salutary rather than detrimental to our spiritual …
Monthly magazines accumulate over the passing decades into a stack and, despite the appreciated efforts of the index compilers, many of the treasures of former years remain buried.
Some of these buried treasures have been unearthed and brought together in …
In pondering the problem of the validity of Sabbath-keeping in Gentile times, it is noticeable that some of our number hesitate, and even raise eyebrows, at the suggestion that the Ten Commandments are “nothing to do with us”. Yet that …
As Christadelphians, we always tend to feel that, although we may not be terribly learned in many things, at least we know a fair bit about the Bible. After all, so we should, for its words to us are a …
The lust for power began in Eden, of course, when Adam aspired to be equal with the Elohim, and it rose to a climax with the period of the flood when together with all unrighteousness it was removed from the …
The hour of crisis produces the man for its need. This was singularly the case for Israel at the time when David was, half in secret, anointed to be king. The need was great and the man also was truly …
There are numerous passages of Scripture over which variant translations and differing opinions come into conflict at sundry times. One such passage is Rev. 20. 1-5 which speaks of the post-millennial revolt of Gog and Magog against the camp of …
The Apostle John in the concluding portion of his Gospel record wrote (John 20. 31), These are written that ye might believe that Jesus is ‘the Christ, the son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his …
We need hardly turn to the dictionary to find the meaning of the word “joy”. It is an emotion we all experience from time to time.
To those who have no knowledge of God’s truth, life is a succession of …
“He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.”
The Law given to Israel plainly decreed that Israel”s king was to be chosen of the Lord; one who would read and meditate continually in the …
In many parts of the Word we read of the appearance to men of faith of divine messengers, known to us as angels. The word commonly translated in the Old Testament “anger is “malach”, which, according to Strong’s Concordance, comes …
. . . and as the quotation continues, “singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”.
Paul was advising the brethren at Ephesus to do this in contrast and rather than to be “drunk with wine” etc. We …
Love is a daily topic of conversation among people, but it is for the most part about that which is earth born—of natural desires and of preferences for certain people and things. The film and theatre adverts reveal that in …
Come with me to Palestine, and back in time about 3,500 years. Israel has its first king, Saul, and is beset by many foes. We travel up the Wady es-Sur, not far from Bethlehem, where we find traces of recent …
Through much adversity David had been led onward and upward to his present position of supremacy. Enthroned now all over Israel in the royal City of Jerusalem, the Lord having “given him rest round about from all his enemies” (2 …
It is fundamental to our faith that the God of Heaven reveals to us in the Scriptures of Truth the secret of His eternal purpose in Christ Jesus, making known for the obedience of faith the development of that purpose …
Since the second world war mankind has entered into a new age.
During the war thousands of planes flew over Germany scattering death and destruction such as had not been seen by any previous generation. Whole cities were left in …
When Christ was born, the event caused no disturbance in the Roman world; when he lived and died there was a ripple in the political fabric in Jerusalem—a mere spark in Judaea.
The notice taken by Jewish and Roman historians …
With the turn of the year we have opened the Bible once more at the first page and have read of the fundamental origins which are basic to a correct understanding of the message of our salvation-“In the beginning”. And …
In the seventh chapter John saw four angels standing on “the four corners of the earth . . . holding the four winds of the earth”. The events of chapter 6 concluded with …
As has been mentioned previously in this series, a trumpet symbolizes an alarm, as in a time of war or catastrophe. If the reader will peruse Jeremiah 4. 5, it will be …
Our consideration of Revelation, chapter 6 involved a review of the events of the Sixth Seal, which saw Constantine fully established by the year A.D. 324.
These events were further elaborated in the 12th chapter of the …
It may seem strange that in verse 1 the “woman” is elevated to power! In verse 5 we are told her child was to rule all nations and we are further told …
Our review of the Sixth Seal last month involved the chronicle of Constantine’s military triumph over the other rulers of the Empire and his ascension to complete dominance in the civil administration …
No matter how the scenes of the various visions of John change, the theme of the Apocalypse remains—Rome versus Zion. The Truth of God in its contest with the fables …
David, once shepherd, king’s servant, exiled soldier and fugitive now became the King of Israel in power. On the death of Saul, he came to the throne of Judah when his own tribe elected him as their king. He was …