A few months before the Great Chicago Fire, Father came to the conclusion that the law, while highly remunerative, was absorbing too much of his time. He had no idea of giving up his practice. He was senior partner in the prominent and influential Chicago firm of Spafford, McDaid and Wilson, and was considered an […]
Jabin, king of Canaan, reigned in Hazor, a formidable city in the Huleh Valley in northern Galilee. With ruthless efficiency—his army boasting nine hundred chariots of iron—he conquered Israel and oppressed them. In Joshua 11 we find an ancestor of this very Jabin, also with chariots of war and occupying the same capital. In those […]
The main outline of the story in Judges 10–11 is clear. After the death of the judge Jair, once again the Israelites had turned to idolatry of a most virulent kind. The Lord thus lifted His protective care from them and the Ammonites threatened to attack Israel from across the Jordan. When Israel appealed to […]
Behold then,” cries the Apostle, “the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness” (Rom. 11:22). Surely the chapter before us presents a notable illustration of the truth of his words. Towards Egypt, severity indeed, but for Israel, goodness, which has kept their heart singing for generations. THE STAGE […]
The Bible tells us little about the nature and powers of angels, whose functions seem often to dwarf their personality. Yet our Lord’s own words in the Gospels acknowledge distinctly that angels are real, not any mere figure of speech. In the book of Daniel the name Michael is given to a chief of the […]
It was a stalemate. The older sons of Jesse, along with the rest of Saul’s army, had been “dismayed, and greatly afraid” (1 Sam. 17:11) at the brazen boast of the Philistine champion. And little wonder, for Goliath was an imposing mountain of a man. Common sense made it clear that no one on the […]
Apologia, the Greek word that is the root of Apologetics, does not in this case imply an admission of guilt or regret but a desire to make clear one’s belief or position (Webster). In gospel work it is the utilizing of explanation along with proclamation in an effort to “convince the gainsayers” (Titus 1:9), that […]
Emmaus Correspondence School’s newest course, written by Dr. David Reid, provides the reader with an introduction to Christian Evidences through twelve well-constructed chapters. Each of the chapters is titled with one of the major questions people ask about Christianity. The course is written in an easy-to-understood style, but neither that nor its brevity should lead […]
Melchizedek having been mentioned in 5:6ff, the writer finds himself somewhat embarrassed to proceed with his exposition because of the state of the believers to whom he writes. He, therefore, breaks off into a parenthesis which occupies the remainder of ch. 5 and most of ch. 6. It seems that this section is not so […]