Jephthah’s Vow for Victory
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...
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The Cause
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...
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Salvation!
Salvation as found in the Epistle to the Hebrews is a comprehensive word, meaning more than the salvation of our souls. It does mean that, but there is more. The word is used in the epistle seven times (one of...
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The Framing of God’s Word
Hebrews 11 brings before us the subject of the framing of God’s world. The prophet Habakkuk comes to help us as being the source of the quotation in the end of Hebrews 10, “Yet a little while, and He that...
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Hebrews 6
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...
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Lo-Ammi
There is a strong controversy going on between Christians concerning the Millennium and the future of Israel. Are all of the promises to Israel fulfilled in the Church or does Israel have a future as a part of God’s people...
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Gibson’s Stations of the Cross
The Middle Ages featured “mystery plays” that reenacted Bible stories in theaters or public squares. The Reformation replaced theatrics with biblical exposition.The difference was that mystery plays appealed to the senses, while the preaching of the Word of God made...
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The Message of Hebrews Today
Although Judaism is not the dominating religion today that it was in the early days of the Church, yet the spirit of Judaism has permeated Christendom. In his well-known booklet, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth, Dr. C. I. Scofield...
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