Political leaders down through the ages have been subject to all kinds of delusions. In the sixth century B.C. Darius the Mede listened to flatterers who talked him into passing a decree which made petition to any god or man except Darius himself illegal for the next thirty days. Anyone …
Psalms 120-134 are referred to as songs of ascents which the ancient Hebrews sang as they made their way to Mount Zion (Jerusalem) for one of the great feasts in the Old Testament calendar (Passover, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths). Psalm 132 is easily the longest. …
The Bible consists of history, songs, and prophecies. Many of its authors were just ordinary men whom God used. It was written by about forty authors over about 1,600 years, mainly in two languages (Hebrew and Greek. Yet it is a unified whole; there is one divine mind behind it …
The Psalm centres on Zion (Jerusalem) but notice that it begins and ends with God – 48:1, 14. So it is not a celebration of a place for the sake of the place, but for the sake of God who is in the place.
Also, don’t forget to check out this short video about Martin Luther, made entirely with Playmobil!…
by Rev Dr Peter Barnes
Intention Obeying God sometimes means disobeying evil authorities.
Scripture “Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ‘When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if …
October 31 is remembered in some places, not as a wretched Halloween Day, but as the date when, in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses in Latin to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg in Saxony. In doing so, he unwittingly, to some degree at least, triggered off the …
The Bible declares most emphatically – and repeats it – that ‘God is love’ (1 John 4:8, 16). It is a sentiment which resonates with more than just the Christian population, although the unbeliever tends to think more in terms of ‘Love is God’ rather than ‘God is love.’ The …
Psalm 46 speaks of the sovereign goodness of God, the troubles of the world, and the peace of the believer (46:1-2). The historical setting may be Sennacherib’s attack on Jerusalem in 701 B.C. (2 Kings 18:28- 30; 19:16, 35). But the Psalm is expressed in more general terms.
