The Nazarite Vow

Consecration to God “When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink … no razor shall come upon his head … he shall be holy” (Numbers 6:2,3,5). by George Tabac The Nazarite Vow in Numbers 6 was a vow taken for a month, a year, orit could be taken for a lifetime. It is a beautiful picture of a life of []

The Three Great Feasts: A Picture of God’s Plan of Salvation

The Gospel Age and Forward “Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God … in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles” (Deuteronomy 16:16). by Harry Wildblood God gave Israel commandments to observe feasts unto Him, associated withthe events of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt. These feasts were reiterated several times and were to be kept when they came into the land of Canaan. Though these []

In The Wilderness

The Gospel Age “Your fathers … proved me, and saw my works forty years” (Hebrews 3:9). by David Rice The forty years Israel wandered in the wilderness represents the Gospel Age wandering of Spiritual Israel as we approach the Kingdom. This period is covered by four books in the Old Testament — Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Exodus records the events of the first year, climaxing with the construction of the Tabernacle on the first day of the year following the Exodus. []

In the Beginning

The Miracle of Israel This issue celebrates the 72nd anniversary of re-establishing the Nation of Israel. It considers Ezekiel 37, the vision of the valley of dry bones. The articles follow this prophecy through seven stages, a framework forall scriptures about the restoration of Israel. This issue includes a 25-inch foldout insert, a timeline of markers in the restoration of Israel. On its back is a beautiful poem by HayyimNahman N. Bialik (1891), helpful in reinvigorating Jewish yearnings for the Promised Land. []