Jesus’ ancestry
It’s impossible to miss the differences in Jesus’ ancestry as listed in Matthew and Luke: Matthew has three sets of 14 …
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Understanding OT poetry
Hebrew poetry isn’t quite like the poetry we all learned in our anglo education. You probably noticed the lack of …
The lost ten lost tribes of Israel
The so-called ten lost tribes of Israel were: the three tribes on the eastern side of the Jordan River: Reuben, …
Hosea: more reading
For a discussion on Hosea and the other ‘minor’ prophets: The Twelve Prophets, Volume 1 ( a google book result) For the …
Jericho
There has been some debate about whether there is any archaeological evidence for the Bible’s account of the battle of …
Manna
Manna has become the symbol of God’s miraculous provision to the Israelites, and generally. In Deuteronomy, Moses explained the reason …
Balak and Balaam
There’s a lot to say about Balak and Balaam. Derek Prince has a good commentary (downloads as a pdf). This discussion …
Moses’ father-in-law
Before leaving Sinai, Moses invited his father-in-law to stay with the Israelites and accompany them to the promised land. He …
All those numbers
The book of Numbers starts with an order to count all the men of fighting age in preparation for war. …
Three links to help read Leviticus
Leviticus can be hard going: if you don’t think too hard about it, it looks like a mess of rules …
Evidence for the plagues
What evidence is there, apart from the Bible, that the ten plagues of Exodus happened? Very little, as it turns …
Beersheba and the Light Horse Regiment
Beersheba was also the site of the famous October 1917 charge by the 800 men of the 12th Light Horse …
Bible dates
It is wise not to get too caught up with calculating Bible dates. They were written to show lineage (who …
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