Volume 15, No.4, Nov. 2004
The Great River and the Waters of Life
SHILOAH'S SOFT WATERS Deep beneath Jerusalem there is a stratum of hard, impervious rock sloping gradually towards the southeast. All the rain that falls upon the city and filters into the ground finally gathers upon that unyielding shelf only to reemerge as springs upon the hillsides outside the city. The most famous of these springs is the "Virgin's Fountain" located halfway down the steep [...]
Solomon’s Splendor Affirmed
"Thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard" (Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, 1 Kings 10:7). Archaeologist William Dever of the University of Arizona in Tucson adeptly observes that, "In the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, people are increasingly invoking archaeology in support of their cause." 1 In this regard, Solomon's wisdom and riches recently have been called into question and become part of [...]
Hezekiah’s Song of Trust
"I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake" (2 Kings 19:34). Sandwiched in between two wicked kings, Ahaz and Manasseh, Hezekiah was a reformer king in Judah. Although wavering at times in his faith, all in all he was one of the most remarkable rulers over the southern kingdom. Among the biblically recorded incidents [...]
With Many Thanks
The editors of this journal express their deep thanks to Bro. Jerry Leslie for his many years of devoted service to this publication, thereby promoting its uplifting influence among the brethren. This thanks is no doubt echoed by our many readers, specially those who know Bro. Leslie personally, and attest to the spirit of 2 Timothy 3:10 in his life and service to the [...]
Pray Without Ceasing
The Apostle says, "Pray without ceasing." That is, he teaches men to have the remembrance of God in all times and places and circumstances. If you are making something you must call to mind the Creator of all things, if you see light, remember the Giver of it, if you see the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in [...]
Antiquity of the Pentateuch
The integrity of the Old Testament is treasured by brethren of"like precious faith" (2 Peter 1:1). The circumstances of its production, and the authority by which it comes to us in its present form, is of interest to many. The early narratives in Genesis were assembled by Moses from extant written records which accumulated from the most ancient times as part of the historical [...]