All their wickedness is in Gilgal:Hosea 9:15a When Israel first entered into the Promised Land, they would pitch at a place which would take it's name from what happened there as a result: Gilgal. It was here in Gilgal that all the men who had not been circumcised as a result of the wilderness journey... Continue Reading →
Thy Word Have I Hid
"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."Psalms 119:11 The subject is the Word of God. Literally, the utterances of God, for it is God that the Psalmist is addressing. The most important thing of all is for us to have the utterance of God in our life,... Continue Reading →
Unveiling Lot: The Desperate Preacher
Back when I first started writing about Lot, I mentioned the possibility that the splitting of Lot and Abram was from God. The text itself links Lot's parting from Abram with God speaking to him, saying, "And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him," (Gen 13:14) God had a plan... Continue Reading →
Elisha: a Type of Jesus Christ
Previously we've looked at the type of Elijah and John the Baptist. The final parallel on our list between them was this: both were followed by someone greater. We posed the question: If Elijah was followed by Elisha, and Elijah represents John the Baptist, would it be fair to say that Elisha is a shadow... Continue Reading →
Death of the High Priest
But after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. Numbers 35:28b In preparation for the Israelites entering the Promised Land, the LORD directs Moses in Numbers 35 to establish six cities of refuge. The city of refuge was a place where one had to flee to and... Continue Reading →
Importance of Types and Shadows in the Old Testament
Something that we often take for granted in our time and place of history is that dear book we call the Bible. Yet, how often have you paused to consider that the early Church didn't have the Bible as we know it? All they had was the Old Testament. Consider the many times the Gospel... Continue Reading →
Unveiling Lot: Confrontation
We now reach the crescendo in the story of Lot. The angels are inside his house, they've just finished their meal, and now a crowd of men from Sodom from every quarter and age have surrounded the house. Despite Lot's best efforts to dissuade them, they are now 'pressing' upon Lot in an attempt to... Continue Reading →
Nehemiah 8:12 – The Joy of Understanding
"And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them." Nehemiah 8:12 On that day of celebration in Jerusalem, Ezra the priest had stood upon the pulpit and read out the Law of... Continue Reading →
The Return to Egypt
Deu 17:16 KJV But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. Tucked away in Deuteronomy is a command that many a future king... Continue Reading →
The Calves of Our Lips
Hosea 14:2b "Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips." Tucked away at the end of Hosea, the prophet directs the people towards repentance. In doing so, he instructs them what to say: bring words!... Continue Reading →
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