John Trzyna
Parables of Jeremiah
We generally do not think of parables in the Old Testament, but there are many. Among the major prophets Isaiah has 3 parables, Jeremiah 10, Ezekiel 23 and Daniel 5. Among the minor prophets there are some 14 others. We will con- sider some of the parables in the book of Jeremiah. Like Isaiah, Jeremiah prophesied to the two tribe Kingdom of Judah. At [...]
Numbering Israel
“And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be; but, my [...]
Amos, Weaving the Web
''And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord" (Amos 7:15-16). THE ARRAIGNMENT OF ISRAEL Amos the Prophet resided in a small village south of Jerusalem in what is known as the wilderness of Judea. His ministry was during the reign of [...]
The Voice of the Lord (Psalm 29)
David in his palace in Jerusalem observes and vividly describes a severe thunderstorm as it sweeps across the entire land of Palestine from Lebanon in the north to the south of Israel. Floods from such storms cause considerable damage in the Biblical lands. Sometimes it may not rain for two or three years, but when it does, it turns into a deluge, destroying the [...]
James, John, and the Cup
" 'Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?' And they said unto him, 'We are able' " (Matthew 20:22). The setting of this event (Matthew 20:20-23) was when our Lord was returning to Jerusalem with his Apostles for the observance of Passover. He had reached Jericho [...]
Wycliffe’s Work
John Wycliffe’s life is summarized in the Columbia Desk Encyclopedia as follows. “1328-1384, English religious reformer, educated at Oxford. He boldly asserted that Christ is man’s only overlord, that the clergy should own no property; that the Scriptures are the supreme authority; that many Church doctrines (notably transubstantiation) were false. His teachings were spread by his “poor priests” and influenced John Huss. He brought [...]
Names of Ten Antediluvian Patriarchs
In Hebrew, as in most Oriental languages, we find that all proper names are significant words. Instances of this occur in almost every page of the Hebrew scriptures. As an example, Genesis 5:3-32 lists the names of ten antediluvian patriarchs from Adam to Noah, inclusive. These are (1) Adam, Seth, (3) Enos, (4) Cainan, (5) Mahalaleel, (6) Jared, (7) Enoch, (8) Methuselah, (9) Lamech. [...]
Parables of Jeremiah (Continued from Previous Issue)
POTTER AND CLAY The next parable of the earthen vessels, that of the potter and the clay, is in Jeremiah 18:1-10. Jeremiah is first directed to learn a lesson as he watched the potter at his wheel. Pottery making was a familiar industry throughout the Near East and one that Jeremiah had witnessed many times. What impressed Jeremiah the most was the absolute dominance [...]
Oxen and Wagons
"(1) And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; (2) That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, [...]