Originally copyrighted in 1917 by The Jewish Publication Society of America,now dedicated as a CC0 1.0 Universal document in the public domain. 1. ‘Who would have believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2. For he shot up right forth as a sapling,…
adapted from the Book of Romans, chapter 4 (Hebrew Names Version) What then will we say that Avraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh? For if Avraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God. For what does the Scripture say? “Avraham…
As regular readers of this website know, we shy away from the more Hollywood-ish aspects of prophecy interpretation. In our interpretations of Bible prophecy, you will not find cars and buses careening off the road, airplanes falling from the sky, or millions of Chinese soldiers leading the charge against Israel…
“And he [the messenger from God] said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [the prophecies recorded in the Book of Daniel] are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none…
Did pharaoh Merneptah know about the promise that God made to Abraham and his seed about the land of Canaan? The late scholar Frank Moore Cross said the following about the Merneptah Stele, with its inscription almost universally recognized as the first extra-Biblical reference to Israel: “The Merneptah Stele is…
A visitor wrote to ask, “When do you predict that Jesus will return? On what date?” The only answer I can give to that question is, “Soon,” and that is just my personal opinion and hope, not anything based on interpreting a specific Scripture that reveals a specific time period.…
Yesterday I listened to a sermon delivered by Dr. Al Mohler Jr., President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, that he preached several years ago at The Shepherd’s Conference sponsored by Grace Community Church in California. In that sermon, he said: “Misidentifying the Messiah is not just a massive theological…
The stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:1-59, copied from the Complete Jewish Bible) The cohen hagadol asked, “Are these accusations true?” and Stephen [a Jewish follower of Jesus after the resurrection] said: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to Avraham avinu in Mesopotamia before he lived in Haran and said to him, ‘Leave…
The timeline chart of the events of the Passover Week during Passover in 30 CE (see below) helps to answer the question about when the day began for Jews during the time of Jesus, at sunrise or sunset. In order to get all of the chronological details given in the…
Excerpt from Sacred Chronology of the Hebrew Kings (Introduction) Almost universally in modern times, the Bible has been rejected by scholars, including many conservative Bible scholars, as a trustworthy source text for the study of ancient chronology. Secular fields of study, primarily Geology and Archaeology, have all but assigned any…