If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy (Psalm 137:5-6). The Artscroll Tanach series on Ezekiel, vol.3 pg.670, with reference to God’s heavenly throne and […]
The Good Shepherd
October 4, 2012 by
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the one who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away….” John 10:11-12. The analogy of the Shepherd as used through-out the bible loses much of […]
Part 6: The Golden Altar of Incense
October 4, 2012 by
With thanks to Flora O’Sullivan for her notes on the subject. The significance of God’s order for setting up the Tabernacle As we continue our reflections on the symbolism of the tabernacle the significance of the order in which it was set up becomes apparent. Beginning in Exodus 25 Moses was instructed to take up […]
The Generational Blessing
October 4, 2012 by
this article is dedicated to my uncle Dick and to his children and grandchildren My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. (Proverbs 3: 1-2) A father’s heart is for his children’s well being. From what he […]
The Divinity of the Messiah: a consideration of the claims of Jesus of Nazareth
October 4, 2012 by
THE DIVINITY OF THE MESSIAH 1. HIS DIVINE NAMES 2. HIS PRE-EXISTENCE 3. THE CREATOR 4. THE SON OF GOD 5. EQUALITY WITH THE FATHER 6. HIS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES 7. HIS DIVINE PREROGATIVES 8. HIS DIVINE NATURE Time and again, it has been a theme of long discussions among Jews as well as Gentiles: […]
The Battle over Jerusalem
October 4, 2012 by
TRADITIONAL JEWS QUESTION EVANGELICAL SUPPORT OF “ISRAEL”… (full text below) This was the press release of an organisation calling itself “True torah Jews” in response to the screening of a three-part documentary on CNN entitled “God’s Warriors” dealing with the religious and political power struggle between Jews, Muslims and Christian Zionists. It reads as follows: “Brooklyn, NY, August 21, […]
Saved from what?
October 4, 2012 by
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring Good News, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Is.52:7, Joel 2:32). The Scriptures speak everywhere of God’s salvation, but people who are self-righteous and prosperous, and who […]
Road to Peace?
October 4, 2012 by
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails (Pr. 19:21). We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way;…(Isaiah 53:6). While the powers that be struggle to find what they hope will be the road to peace in the Middle […]
Restoring sight to the blind | Isaiah 61
October 4, 2012 by
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. (Isaiah 9:2) The coming of the Messiah was associated with renewal and redemption. Though this was to be understood primarily in spiritual terms, it would also be manifested in the […]
Rabbinic views . . . on the coming of the Messiah
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich In his work, Mishneh Torah, Maimonides (1135-1204) set forth what he believed to be the primary objectives of the coming of the Messiah, whom he believed was yet to appear for the first time: “The King Messiah will in some future time come and: I. Restore the kingdom of David to […]
