Jer. 13:1-11; Jn. 15:4-7 The LORD told Jeremiah to take a linen loincloth and to put it on. The LORD then told him to take the linen loincloth to the Euphrates River and to hide it there in a cleft of the rock. Jeremiah did what he was told to do. After many days, the…
Jer. 8:22; 46:11 Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic of 2019 and the resultant crisis was something to remember. Many were engaged in the search for the cure (or at least a vaccine). One of them was Gilead Sciences, a pharmaceutical company established in 1987. It was this company that developed Remdesivir. Gilead Gilead Sciences is not…
We have been talking about Joseph four times so far. Today we will make it the fifth by looking into the similarities between him and Jesus Christ. We see the image of Jesus throughout the Bible. This similarity, or a type of Jesus in Joseph is only one instance. You see, the Bible is in…
Gen. 45 Yesterday, we talked about how Joseph’s brothers got their money back. Today, we will look into how Joseph confessed and revealed himself to his brothers. As Joseph confessed to his brothers, he said, ““I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at…
Gen. 43:23 Joseph had become the ruler of Egypt. When the famine came, his father Jacob sent his sons (Joseph’s brothers) from Canaan to Egypt to buy food, since there was food in Egypt. There at Egypt, Joseph saw his brothers and immediately recognised them. But they didn’t. The brothers bought the food and returned…
Forgotten by men, remembered by God We’ve talked a bit about Joseph, but today, we will look into two more aspects of the experience of Joseph. He was wrongly accused and was sent to prison. In prison, he received favour because of his faith in the LORD. There, he interpreted the dreams of two important…
Rom 7:2-4; Jer. 3:6-25 We do not need to explain marriage much. Romans 7:2-3 says, “A married woman is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives… she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive.” But is her husband dies, she is…
Gen. 37 & 39 Joseph was one of the very few people without any blemish recorded in the Bible. Even though we see many references to Joseph, we will look into Genesis chapters 37 and 39 today, to understand God’s providence upon those who remain faithful to Him even through severe hardships and difficulties. In…
Is. 59:16 Why would the Creator of everything be in wonderment? What would be so intriguing? Isaiah 59:16 says, “He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor.” This was more than 700 years ago, during the time of Isaiah the prophet; during the time when men did not know much about interceding or praying….
Is. 55 Mankind had fallen into sin. We could not save ourselves from it. While we were in such a condition, the LORD God gave us His only Son Jesus Christ completely free to save us from death. Isaiah 55:1-3 says, Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;and you that have no money, come, buy and…