Bible Gems
Purim: How a suffering orphan saved a nation
The feast of Purim, remembering how God save the people of Israel from certain destruction. On a personal level, Esther had a far from ideal start...
The Lord is with me through my helpers
In my devotion today, I noticed a portion of Ps 118: V. 6 The Lord is with me, I will not fear, what can man do to me, V. 7 The Lord is with me...
Hebrew: A Revived Language for a Restored People
“For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the Lord...” Zep. 3:9 NKJV While this verse tells us...
Feeling discouraged? Time to look back!
What to do in time of discouragement? It is time then to look back. Look back? Yes, look back over your life and all that has happened so far on...
God is not a tissue box!
2 Cor 1:4 describes God as the 'God of all comfort'. Yes, He truly is a God who wipes away our tears, one who comforts us in time of loss and...
Sorrow or Birth Pains?
".... these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8 KJV" In describing the difficulties leading up to the End of the Age, Jesus used a phrase that...
Loving your neighbour
We are commanded to 'love your neighbour as you love yourself'. Why aren't we called to love our neighbour as we love God? That would sound a lot...
Follow me! Why Israeli Commanders go first
The Book of Samuel records how Israel's young prince Jonathan and his armorbearer attacked the Phillistine army by themselves. 1 Sam 14 records how...
Holiness: the fight for the next generation
In the text of the Bible, there is a word which appears eerily similar to the Hebrew word for holiness, yet carries a disturbingly different...
Is there a typo in Psalm 145?
Imagine for a moment the importance and the weight of responsibility involved in composing a hymn for use in the Temple of Ancient Israel. Imagine...
Man’s holiness vs God’s holiness
The word for holiness in Hebrew - qadosh - is always spelt fully when describing God. However, each and every time it is used to describe people in...
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel / fight?
2 Tim 2:4 "A servant of the Lord must not quarrel" The Greek word for 'quarrel' can also mean to engage in hand to hand combat and physical...