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Judah’s Character

July 1, 2024

Character Improvement Revealed by Joseph “Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, scriptures from NASB, unless otherwise noted). — Harry Wildblood Joseph is a bright luminary in the last fourteen chapters of Genesis, so bright, in fact, that it is easy to overlook his brothers. Jacob gave prophecies to these twelve brothers in Genesis 49, just before his death. But the question arises, did […]

Preaching Christ

July 1, 2024

The Timing of Jesus’ Sacrifice “Faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ” (Romans 10:17, RSV). — Bill Dutka The timing of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, and when the benefit of this sacrifice came to Jewish believers, and later to Gentile believers, seems meaningful. The holy Spirit came to Jewish disciples at Pentecost, as recorded in Acts 2:1-16. The disciples “were filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, […]

A Dew From Jehovah

July 1, 2024

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. […]

Joseph, A Type for Spiritual Growth

May 1, 2024

From Servant to Ruler “Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, scriptures from NASB, unless otherwise noted). — Ernie Kuenzli Joseph was a remarkable individual, being a picture of Jesus and an example worthy of emulation by the followers of Christ. The scriptures do not tell us precisely how Joseph’s stellar character was developed, only how it was manifested in the various experiences he […]

A Double Inheritance in the Land

May 1, 2024

The Sons of Jacob “Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali; and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram” (Genesis 35:23-26, scriptures from ASV). — David Stein The list of Jacob’s twelve sons […]