SIMEON AND LEVI: Brothers With Very Different Destinies
The third son of Jacob and Leah was named Levi, which means “joiner”. As we are told in Genesis 29:34, Leah hoped that the birth of a third son to herself and Jacob, whilst his favourite Rachel still remained barren, would be the means of turning Jacob’s affection away from her sister, and join him…
THE KING’S CHAMPION!
By the late Harold E. Stough & Kenneth C. Kemble (Reprinted from The Aletheia Herald, Post Office Box 5204, Uvalde, Texas 78802-5204, USA) THE GOSPEL of the Kingdom of God is not a passive teaching. It requires the energies, the enthusiasm, and the zeal of all its exponents. It is not a message that can…
LOST ISRAEL’S “FURTHER COUNTRY”
In the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras 13, verses 40-45 we read: “These are the Ten Tribes, which were carried away prisoners out of their own land in the time of Osea the king, whom Salmanesar, the king of Assyria, led away captive, and he led them over the waters, and so came they into…
THE RETURN OF ELIJAH -(2)
CHAPTER TWO ELIJAH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Having then studied the Old Testament references to the return of the prophet Elijah, let us now turn to the New Testament, because this is the only other source of information available to us regarding this subject. Here we find, as previously mentioned, some very interesting comments made…
THE TRUE ROOTS AND ORIGIN OF THE SCOTS – (2)
A research summary and pointers toward further research “Wherever the pilgrim turns his feet, he finds Scotsmen in the forefront of civilization and letters. They are the premiers in every colony, professors in every university, teachers, editors, lawyers, engineers and merchants – everything, and always at the front.” – English writer Sir Walter Besant “The…
