Reading: Hebrews 12:22; Isaiah 34:8. "Ye are come to Zion." "For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompence in the controversy of Zion." What is the controversy of Zion? It is nothing other than the controversy for the life of Zion. Zion is often represented in the Old Testament a... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
Do, done, did, doing; Make, made, makes, making; Perform, Practice (4160) (poieo) occurs 568 times, primarily in the Gospels and in a wide variety of contexts, which makes it difficult to do a simple word study. BDAG says poieo is "a multivalent term (possessing many meanings), often without pointed... Read More
A. Cain's murder of Abel. 1. (1) The birth of Cain. Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the Lord." a. Now Adam knew Eve his wife: This is the first specific mention of sex in the Bible. The term "knew" or "to know" is a polite way of say... Read More
After the people are convicted of sin, when they had made the Golden Calf, it is shown us, I believe, how they learnt Christ, and found their relief in Him, putting on the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness. They are seen in Exodus 33 looking after the Mediator as he enters the Tab... Read More
Look at Israel in Exodus 35 - 39, bringing their gifts to the Sanctuary, and making the materials for it. Did they know what was to come forth out of it all? No. All that Moses told them was, what they were to bring, and then what they were to make, and that the result would be a Sanctuary. But how ... Read More
The most obvious and striking division of the Word of truth is that between law and grace. Indeed, these contrasting principles characterize the two most important dispensations: the Jewish and Christian. "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ" (John 1:17). It is n... Read More
What are its uses and applications by the Spirit in Scripture? If we read the contexts of the following references, we shall see, as to the blood of Jesus Christ, that -- 1. It connects the disciple with a covenant (Matt. 26: 28, etc.); 2. The knowledge of it is eternal life (John 6: 32-69); 3. It i... Read More
The Controversy of Zion
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Perform, Practice (4160) (poieo)
Genesis 4
Exodus 33--Leviticus 9
Exodus 35 - 39
Law and Grace
The Blood of Jesus Christ