We have now arrived at a stage of our subject which we fear is not likely to be of much interest to many of our readers; yet we would ask them to kindly bear with us for the sake of those who are anxious to have a systematic exposition thereof. We write, therefore, for those who desire answers to su... Read More
Matthew chapter 26 MATTHEW 26:1-13 It happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples, "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people we... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 5—Chapter 3 THE PROOF OF THE BAPTISM OF JEWISH PROSELYTES INQUIRED INTO; WHETHER THERE IS ANY PROOF OF IT BEFORE, AT, OR QUICKLY AFTER THE TIMES OF JOHN AND CHRIST The inquiry to be made is, whether there are writings or records before the times of John, Christ, and... Read More
“When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed… he shall see of the travail of his soul” (Isaiah 53:10,11). “They are not all Israel, which are of Israel: neither, because they are Abraham’s seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, it i... Read More
That God has placed in the church various ministries to provide for the many needs of His people is, by and large, undisputed. How these men relate to the rest of the body, however, is the problem. Clearly they have responsibility, and yet at the same time they are not in positions of authority. How... Read More
And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people…and came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness.…Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own land (Exodus 18:1,5,27). In almost every ... Read More
The British Herald, 1875, pp. 109-112. In a certain sense the Red Sea had closed the whole history, if you take it in itself as to Egypt (it begins the life in another sense); but it closed the history by redemption and judgment (for the Egyptians were judged), for death which was salvation to Israe... Read More
{Serving as a reply to the second article on "The Church in the Old Testament" in "Our Banner" (an American Periodical), April 16, 1877.} {Bible Herald, 1877, pages 223-256.} I have no pleasure in mere controversy, and as I noticed Mr G.'s previous article* on the church only at the request of those... Read More
Beware the Midianites In our last devotional we began to explore some of the implications of the ritual of circumcision and the continuing truths that are implied in the typology. Let’s recap briefly. Circumcision is a picture of ‘no confidence in the flesh’. It is the picture of ‘denying’ oneself a... Read More
Christian giving by J. C. Philpot When God bade Moses set up the tabernacle in the wilderness, as a standing type of the sacred humanity of his own dear Son, (Heb. 8:2; 9:11; John 2:21) he thus spoke unto him—"Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose ... Read More
THE SINAITIC COVENANT
Matthew chapter 26
The Proof of the Baptism of Jewish Proselytes inquired into.
The Israel of God
Humble Leaders
Twentieth Century Jethro
The Divine Exodus Exodus 15
What does the Coming of the Comforter mean?
Abraham, My Friend_37
Christian giving