Notes on the Pentateuch—No. 5 (The Book of Deuteronomy)

Views: 80[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             Deuteronomy means “second law,” not in the sense of an additional body of law besides the one revealed in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, but in the sense of a repetition…

Notes on the Pentateuch—No. 4 (The Book of Numbers)

Views: 95[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             The Old Testament book of Numbers is named after the four important censuses of the Israelites which it records. It could also appropriately be called “The Book of Wanderings” since…

Lessons From the Ark

Views: 69[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–1 page.]         The Biblical account of Noah and his ark is not for little children alone. The closer I examine this event and its surroundings the more impressed I…

Excursus on the Power of Darkness in Colossians

Views: 109[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction One of the most striking inspired descriptions of man’s redemption is found in Colossians 1:12–14: Giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of…

Israel’s Doom Declared—Isaiah 9:8–10:34—Andy McClish

Views: 97[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction It is not unreasonable to characterize the book of Isaiah as one of the most significant prophetic works in the Word of God. Its Messianic thrust and its prominence within God’s…

On Capital Punishment

Views: 73[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The death penalty has been a topic of much debate in recent years. A few years ago, some pressure groups (such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association…