Volume 31, No.1, Feb. 2020
Three Doves
“At the end of forty days ... Noah ... sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground” (Genesis 8:8,9). This episode occurred late in the experience of the Flood. The [...]
The Contest with Amalek
(Exodus 17:8-16) Exodus chapter 17 opens with the Israelites pitching their tents in Rephidim. Here they encountered another test of faith respecting their need for water (see Exodus 15:27 for an earlier one). They also they encountered another major threat: “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim” (verse 8).[1] The Amalekites were the aggressors. Amalek is later specifically mentioned in the Book [...]
Summer and Winter
A Meaning to the Seasons Ezra and Nehemiah served about 80 to 100 years after the return of Israel from Babylon. Their work was to refurbish the Temple at Jerusalem, and restore the walls of the city. Br. Ryan Hangs observed that Nehemiah 6:15, and Ezra 6:15, refer to the completion of the Wall of Jerusalem, and of the Temple at Jerusalem, respectively. The [...]