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2023 Volume 78 Issue 3
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Amos
Author Amos is named only in the book that bears his name and there is no record of his parentage or family. In chapter 7 verse 14, he tells us he was not a prophet or a prophet’s son but a herdsman or …
Alastair Sinclair
Studies in the Twelve (Minor) Prophets
Study
‘And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak’, Judg. 6. 11.
‘And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak’, Judg. 6. 11. Biblical commentators suggest that there is some difficulty in determining the exact meaning of the words translated ‘oak’ in th…
John Bennett
Front Cover
The Apostle Paul – Part 2
Paul the prisoner Three imprisonments of Paul are recorded in the book of Acts: in chapter 16; in chapters 21 and 22; and in chapter 24. Perhaps he never envisaged in his former life that he would be tr…
John Tinkler
Exposition
Bethlehem
Among the many towns and cities of earth, some were blessed by visits from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. James Irwin, an American astronaut, had the amazing opportunity that few humans have had of …
Stuart Scammell
Towns and Cities in the Life of the Lord
Devotional
Editorial – August 2023
‘What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee’, Ps. 56. 3. Fear has the capacity to stalk the experience of every human being. It was disobedience to God’s commands that brought fear into the experience …
Sandy Jack
Editorial
Elijah – His Confrontation with Ahab
A ready servant, v. 1 Elijah had spent three years quietly in Zarephath. He had seen God’s daily provision in that ‘the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail’, 1 Kgs. 17. 16, and …
Michael Buckeridge
The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet
Study
The Foundation Is Headship, 1 Cor. 11. 2–16
Introduction The distinctiveness of the roles and contributions of the male and female in the assembly is being increasingly questioned. The issues arise against the background of the call for ‘gender e…
William Banks
Seven Reasons Why Women Should Be Veiled in the Public Gatherings of the Assembly
Study
Four ‘certain’ named disciples in the Book of the Acts
We are aware that Doctor Luke wrote the Gospel that bears his name and its sequel the Acts of the Apostles. One word he uses frequently is the word ‘certain’. Including the word certainty, he uses it ov…
John Tinkler
Study
The Gospel Tent – Opening a Door
Australia, like most westernised countries, is quickly turning away from the light of the gospel and opportunities for public witness are less and less available. This was the case in 2016 when we found…
Bryan Stewart
Report
Heavenly Conversations – Part 2
[All quotations are taken from the New King James version of the Bible] Just hours away from His arrest, one that led to His atoning death on the cross, Jesus, having spoken in metaphorical terms of Hi…
Ernest Abbott
Exposition
Hebrews – ‘Wrestling with Angels’
‘A more excellent name than angels’ Have you ever considered why the writer to the Hebrews seems to pay little attention to the communication of the prophets, Heb. 1. 1, yet, by contrast, dedicates a co…
Brian Clatworthy
The Teaching in the Letter to the Hebrews
Study
Hope by the Roadside
The work of ‘Hope by the roadside’ began in May 2016. Our desire was simply to display the word of God to as many precious souls as possible and to provide free Bibles and literature to any who requeste…
Paul Jenkinson
Report
John the Baptist – Part 1
Read Luke 1. 1-25; 39-80 ‘What kind of child will this be?’ This question has been posed by many parents/relatives when a newborn child arrives in a family. We are naturally curious to know how the chil…
Colin Lacey
Study
Pauline Metaphors – Part 7: Sowing and Reaping
Introduction The idea of sowing and reaping may be unfamiliar to someone living in a non-rural community in the 21st century, but it was a normal part of everyday life in the ancient world. The Apostle …
Stephen Baker
Studies in Pauline Metaphors
Study
Question TIme – When Believers Are Persecuted for Their Faith by Unbelievers Should They Complain to the Government?
QUESTION When believers are persecuted for their faith by unbelievers, should they approach the government to raise their concerns? ANSWER Some of our international readers may have faced many years of …
Frank Proudlock
Question Time
Rachel
In this series on the brides of scripture we have learned that the first bride, Eve, was linked to a ‘wounded man’, and the second bride, Rebekah, was impressed by a ‘wealthy man’. In Genesis chapter 29…
Jonathan Black
The Brides of Scripture
Devotional
Son of the Blessed
It was still dark, though the promise of dawn was a faint blush in the eastern sky, heralding what would be the most significant day in the history of the universe. It was cold enough to need a fire in …
John Scarsbrook
Son of…
Devotional
The Two Debtors
In these ‘economic parables’ our Lord Jesus was giving important practical lessons to His hearers, and, of course, to us. The parables were often, as here, based upon different amounts of money and thei…
Bert Cargill
Economic Parables
Study
The Widow With the Two Mites, Luke 21. 1–4
It is always interesting and instructive when reading the synoptic Gospels to note the details recorded by one or maybe two of the writers but omitted by others. The brief incident which occupies our at…
John Scarsbrook
The Widows of Luke’s Gospel
Devotional
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