Bible Gems
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Getting ready for Passover
I had the privilege again this year to join my orthodox Jewish neighbours and their family in their pre-Passover bonfire in the backyard. What were...
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The Holy of Holies – entering the place of prophetic revelation
The Temple of God consisted of the Outer and Inner Courts, the Holy place and the Holy of Holies where God's presence dwelt. The Holy of Holies was...
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Giving God a Break….
Isaiah 58 speaks of not seeking one's own pleasure on the Sabbath day. Jewish tradition interprets this to mean that one should not pray for one's...
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The pessimist, the optimist and the eyes of faith
I sometimes find myself pessimistically looking at the mountain of issues confronting me, feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. Other times, I feel...
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Purim and the number 13
The feast of Purim recalls how Haman chose to have all the Jews in the empire destroyed on the 13th of the 12th month. This message was enscribed...
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Valentines Day for Singles
My favourite Bible verse for singles is found in 1 Tim 6:6 'Godliness with contentment is great gain'. In 2004, God promised me a wife - but the...
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What is God’s mouth? The Power of the Spoken Word of God
In Isaiah 55, the prophet declares that God's word, going out of His mouth will 'not return to him void'. In other words, what God speaks is done...
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We are well able…. facing pressure head on!
Sara and I have a very busy time ahead. We are moving house this week and on top of that changes have happened to our Shalom Israel seminar on this...
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The Martyr’s Prophetic Destiny
Names in the Bible often cover great significance and offer reveal and declare a person's prophetic destiny. For example, David means beloved, Jesus...
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2019 – a Year of God’s Training
The Hebrew letter tet (equivalent to our letter ‘t’) has the numerical value of ‘9’ and is linked to both the Jewish calendar year (5779) and to the...
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Mary and Matthew – names, destinies and choices
Mary means rebellious and bitter, yet Mary the mother of Jesus did not let the meaning of her name control her destiny. Rather she bore a spirit of...
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Jesus – the True Passover Lamb
The word co-incidence is, according to the rabbis, not a kosher word. Indeed, as we examine the striking parallels between the Passover and Jesus’...