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2026 Volume 81 Issue 1
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Articles in this Issue
‘All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea’, Gen. 14. 3
The salt sea, perhaps better known as the Dead Sea, is a landlocked lake between Israel and Jordan, the lowest b…
[All quotations are taken from the New King James Bible]
The New Testament pictures the church, not as a monarchy (with one person in charge), nor as a democracy (every sheep with an equal vote), nor as…
‘Konga Vantu’, the ‘gatherer of the people’
Daniel (Dan) Crawford was born on 7 December 18691 in Gourock, a town on the south bank of the Firth of Clyde, twentyeight miles west of Glasgow, Scotland. Hi…
[All quotations are taken from the New King James Version]
There is a word which has ‘taken off’ in worldwide usage during the last ten years - ‘deliver’. During the 1930s and 1940s, we in America had o…
‘A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year’, Deut. 11. 12.
In his farewell address, Moses re…
Ezekiel is a chronological masterpiece; the twenty-two years of Ezekiel’s prophetic career are recorded in ‘one of the most complete chronological systems in … the Old Testament’.1Fourteen months have e…
We must recognize that in dealing with the subject of the Holy Spirit, we do so with reverence, for we are on holy ground. When speaking of any of the Godhead, we cannot refer to any as being inferior o…
As David sat down to compose the twenty-third Psalm, what was on his mind? Was it memories of cold nights huddled with his flock, cool mornings on the green grass, scorching summer afternoons as he led …
Today, the modern city of Jericho is located on the West Bank of the Jordan River. It was captured by the British in 1918 towards the end of the First World War and was part of the British-mandated divi…
[All quotations are from the New King James Bible unless otherwise stated]
Introduction
The Gospels have much to say about the occasions when Jesus saw and looked at people. It was enough for the Lord t…
‘I have loved you’, Mal.1. 2
When writing to Timothy, the Apostle Paul predicted that in the ‘last days’ men would have ‘a form of godliness’ but deny ‘the power thereof’, 2 Tim. 3. 1, 5. This was the c…
The rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls was not without difficulty. Having considered some of the external troubles faced by the people because of their enemies in chapter 4, internal challenges come to lig…
As Syria’s commanding general, Naaman seemed to have it all. He was described as ‘great and honourable … in the eyes of his master’, and by his valorous skill led his nation to victory, 2 Kgs. 5. 1.1His…
(1) To the Samaritan woman at the well, John 4. 26
The Lord Jesus was travelling from Judea on His way to Galilee. Wearied with His journey He sat resting on the well outside the city of Sychar. At midd…
The death of the Lord on the cross was, among other things, the result of a power struggle. We can see three main players in this power struggle, each with a single purpose: to see the Lord crucified.
P…
QUESTION
Is Capitalism Biblical?
ANSWER
Capitalism is an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own the means of production and operate for profit. It is characterized by free market…
John 3. 16 in Every Home
‘The sower soweth the word’, Mark 4. 14
The logo of Seed Sowers is of the sower scattering seed from his bag. In our technological era, marketing is increasingly targeted, but i…
‘And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost’, Luke 23. 46.
The first and the final sayings of Christ on t…
