God is Love “Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen” (Genesis 22:14). — David Rice Our introductory text is the 100th time in the Old Testament in which the word Jehovah appears in the original text. In our King James version, for the previous 99 times, the word is rendered “LORD.” This Genesis account is the first occasion in which it has been rendered […]
A Long History, in Brief “The Remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from Jehovah, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of man” (Micah 5:7). — David Rice Micah the prophet was a younger contemporary of Isaiah. Sometimes in the book of Micah we have close similarities with the writings of Isaiah, on occasion in almost identical language, evidently Micah borrowing from his elder’s prophecies. […]
Two Visits by His Brothers “Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself” (Exodus 43:30, 31, RVIC). — David Rice When Joseph was sold by his brothers to a traveling band of Midianite merchants, descendants of Abraham, he was taken to Egypt, the prominent country of the time. When Jesus was sold to […]
Selecting the Lamb “In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb … a lamb for an house” (Exodus 12:3). — David Rice Jesus, as all Christians know, was the “lamb of God” (John 1:29, 36). He was foreknown of God to be the redeemer of mankind, “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). Jesus would die thousands of years after Adam. Sometimes in the scriptures a “day” represents a thousand […]
A Precious Commodity “I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me” (Ecclesiastes 7:23). — David Rice The value of wisdom is expressed also in Proverbs, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding” (Proverbs 4:7). Although Solomon was gifted by God with wisdom, he recognized that this quality could otherwise be challenging to obtain. Wisdom requires experience. As the years pass by, and we reflect on experience in the past, we […]