The distinguishing feature of the peace offering (Lev. 3) is that Jehovah, the priest, and the offerer all have a portion in it. In this it differs from the burnt-offering. There, it was Jehovah receiving His portion. The whole of it was consumed on the altar. Here, it is Jehovah satisfied, having received His portion, […]
The meal-offering, described in Leviticus 2, was a sweet-savor offering, and so could be put on the altar as the food of God. It did not represent Christ primarily in His death because there was no life taken, nor any blood shed. It was made up of various materials, but they were all the fruits […]
How very good God has been in giving us such plain pictures in His Word, setting forth man’s moral condition and great deliverance through the death and resurrection of Jesus. What a terrible picture of sin leprosy is–a living death of wretchedness and desolation. The disease is loathsome–the person covered with sores, wandering alone, or […]
I first came into contact with the Vineyard Movement several years ago when I heard that some young men from various assemblies of believers, interested in church planting, were being encouraged to learn how under the ministry of John Wimber and C. Peter Wagner. Who were these men? I wondered. What did they believe? The […]
Reginald Heber (1783-1826) was a timid boy kept frail by the best medical quackery of the day. When he suffered from pneumonia, the doctor prescribed bleeding. Reginald survived, but was never robust. One thing is certain; he never suffered brain damage. He became so familiar with the Bible as a child that his father, who […]
There are seven significant sanctuaries referred to in Holy Scripture: of these, one each was erected by Moses, Solomon, Ezra, and Herod1 respectively, and were material structures of wood or stone. The fifth is the Christian Church, now growing into a holy temple in the Lord (Eph. 2:21); all agree that this latter is wholly […]
It was when a dark cloud of doubt and despondence had descended on the people of Judah that Haggai appeared on the scene. In a short, trenchant message, he convicted the Jews of their sloth and neglect, and again aroused their enthusiasm and zeal. Explaining their calamities as the effects of God’s chastening hand, he […]
It’s 50 years since that night in March of 1945 when I was born of God. In time or eternity I shall never forget that night. I had struggled to “believe,” strained to “trust,” agonized over how to “accept.” But all was darkness. At last, all hope was gone. I concluded I could never be […]
Having built a “house of cedars” for himself, David realized that the Ark of the Covenant was “under curtains,” meaning it was housed not in the tabernacle but merely “a tent” which he had pitched for it (2 Chron. 1:4). Seeing the need, he was prompted to take action. Do our things have priority over […]