Immanuel: the Virgin’s Son
It is characteristic of predictive prophecy that it often mingles different times in one composite picture. The prophet must speak, of course, to his own time in a way that can be understood by his contemporaries. Yet he is not...
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Vindicated at Last
There is only one brow which this crown of thorns will fit. As the eunuch sat in his chariot and read this wonderful lyric of sorrow even unto death, he questioned of whom the writer spoke. Philip, in reply, commenced...
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His Times, Our Times
Let's pay a visit to old Jerusalem. The period is early in the reign of King Ahaz. The main factors in the situation are the two mighty empires of Egypt in the south, and Assyria far to the northeast. Egypt has...
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Isaiah: Historical Backdrop
Until the middle of the last century, almost all we knew about the kings of Assyria was contained in the Bible, and in unreliable notices in the Greek historians. So mighty a monarch as Sargon was unknown to us, apart...
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Seven Keys to Wise Investing
One of the precious gifts that God has given to every human being is the gift of time. Time is a precious resource, and absolutely non-renewable. Each hour, each day, each year of life, rolls relentlessly into eternity, carrying with...
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Time Management
Whether you are a carpenter, company president, keeper at home, or a salesperson on the road, you need at least three characteristics to find success and fulfillment in your daily work-life and Christian pilgrimage. You need the aptitude, the correct...
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Taking You For a Ride
When abortion was legalized in the United States, it was then predicted that within ten years euthanasia would be made legal, and infanticide would soon follow. Abortion advocates ridiculed these prophets as alarmists. But now, as we see the wheels...
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