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CHAPLAIN’S PAGE – Blessed are the meek

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Matthew 5:5 – “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” It is well that we understand what Our Lord meant by these words. In our modern language, meekness is equated with weakness, – one, who for the sake of a quiet life, will always give in. But such was not the original…

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HOW LONG DID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DWELL IN EGYPT?

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BIWF Quarterly Note, Brisbane, Australia ALL the students of the Bible know that in the early period of their history, the children of Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt for a number of years. But how long did they stay in Egypt? Some say 400 years, and quote Genesis 15:13 in support of their…

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THE DAYS OF NOAH AND LOT : THEIR MESSAGE FOR TODAY

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In Psalm 11, verse 3 we read; “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” There would be numerous answers to, and explanations of, this passage, depending upon the particular subject one is pursuing. But in this instance, I am referring to our Lord’s statement in Luke 17:26-30: “And as it was in…

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THE FIRST PRAYER IN CONGRESS

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O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from Thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth, and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms, Empires and Governments; look down in mercy, we beseech thee, on these our American States, who have fled…

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