Volume 29, No.2, May 2018
The Mammon Parable (Luke 16:1-18)
“Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty” (Luke 16:6). This parable concerns a rich man who accused his servant of wasting his goods and demanded an accounting from him. The outcome would determine the steward’s future. After considering the alternatives, the steward decided to at least recoup a portion of what was owed to his master (verses 57). As a result, [...]
Nisan 16
“And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it” (Leviticus 23:11). This text speaks of Abib 16 (which we know better as Nisan 16, the month name drawn from the Babylonian month “Nisanu,” during Israel’s captivity). Leviticus 23:5 refers to Nisan 14, when the passover lamb was to [...]
The Trespass Offering
“He shall bring for his trespass unto Jehovah a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done ... and shall add the fifth part thereto: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the [...]