Volume 16, No.4, Nov. 2005
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 [...]
Myrtle Trees in the Bottom
"I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. Then said I, 0 my Lord, what are these?" (Zechariah 1:8-9). Previously the significance of the horses in this wonderful prophetic picture were considered, but what about the "myrtle [...]
Israel’s Cloud
God's providence on behalf of the children of Israel in their wilderness wanderings through the Sinai desert, the land of Moab, and that of the Ammonites, was manifested by a miraculous cloud formation, which became to them a visible token of His constant care and of His presence in their midst. ''And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a [...]
Scape Goat and Lord’s Goat
When we consider Leviticus 16:8, ''And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scape-goat," we ask, "How was this done?" Jewish tradition states that there were two lots made either of wood, stone, or any kind of metal. On one was written Lassem, for the sacred name (Jehovah), and on the other [...]