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Moses stands out as great. He was the deliverer, leader, lawgiver and prophet of Israel. The life of Moses is divided into three equal portions of forty years each... more

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Final deadline given to Syria... more

Jeremiah began to prophesy during the 13th year of the reign of Josiah. This was about 5 years after the Book of the Law had been found during the repairs to the temple. He was the son of a priest, born at Anathoth, only a few kilometres from Jerusalem, but in the territory of Benjamin... more

The Assyrian army lead by Sennacerib was on a military campaign to conquer land and cities. They were working their way through the land from Assyria and were advancing on Jerusalem rapidly.... more

The Book of Amos is usually dated as being written mid 8th Century BC. In chapter 1v1 we see that Amos preached "2 years before" an earthquake. Archeological findings unearthed at Hazor in northern Palestine show that an unusually strong earthquake occurred about 760 BC.... more

Written 1000 years before his birth, Jesus pointed to the importance of the Psalms, telling certain disciples after his resurrection "These are the words that I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the Law of Moses, and in the prophets and in the Psalms concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures." Luke 24:36-45 In this collection of 150 musical poems, the Lord Jesus himself indicated that we can expect to read about his mission and the saving work he performed. Thus the Psalms record more than just principles for meditation reflection, but more importantly, the Psalms reveal gods purpose in his son and the way in which eternal salvation can be obtained... more

Jesus said “Scripture cannot be broken.” It is a common mistake among Gentiles and Jews to apply Scripture to suit one’s own belief which results in Scripture being broken. Both Old and New Testaments state that to add to or take away from their contents is to treat God’s Word with contempt. This brings condemnation upon those guilty of such treatment of God’s Word, for as God’s Word is treated, so God considers it the same as being treated personally... more

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One of the fundamental characteristics of Hebrew thought is the significance attached to a persons name. The name is looked upon as a kind of description of the owner's personality. A mans name and nature are indissolubly linked... more

Isaac Newton was a remarkable man, one of the greatest scientists in modern times; he also had some amazing views on the Bible. Isaac came from a family of farmers. His father died at the age of 36 from poor health before Isaac was born; and Isaac was named after his father.... more

David was not a tall man, and in Halley's Handbook to the Bible it refers to him as a man "...short of stature, ruddy, of beautiful countenance, handsome, of immense physical strength, of great personal attractiveness, a man of war, prudent in speech, very brave, very musical and very religious.... more

Naomi had told me that the trip from Bethlehem, in the land of Israel, to the country of Moab had been a long and arduous journey. They had been a family of four in those days: Elimelech, Naomi and two sons, Chilion and Mahlon. Times had been bad in Israel —there had been drought followed by famine, and disease and death had come close behind... more

The name of both the Book and its main character is "Job." This word is based on the Greek and Latin transcriptions and provides a rather inaccurate rendering of the Hebrew form of the name (iyob)... more