THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

I. Introduction In the literal sense, Jubilee (YWBL character map) means “ram’s horn” (Hertig 171). It is an occasion that of old was announced throughout the land of Israel by ram’s horn blasts (“Shofar”) once every fifty years; it was heralded in the year after a cycle of seven sabbaths of years had completed (Lev […]

I. Introduction In the simplest sense, that which is “righteous,” is that which is “right.” In Christianity, righteousness connotes specifically a state of spiritual approval of a person by Jehovah God, and Justification is that person’s means of attaining to this righteousness, to this being “right” before Jehovah God. Spiritual approval by God can of

I. Introduction The great I AM, Jehovah,1 our God, He has no beginning or ending, He simply “is” (as in “to be”). He always has been and He always will be (Ps. 90:2). It is intuitively obvious that God, as God, must have such perpetuity. To be God, God must necessarily be eternal—why; why is

Introduction   The biblical number of completion, seven, SHEVAH—shin+bet+ayin—in the consonantal Hebrew, and hEPTA—rough breathing epsilon+pi+tau+alpha—in the biblical Greek, is prominent in the Bible, appearing over seven-hundred times, more than any other single number. It is especially prominent in the Gooks of Genesis and Revelation—the beginning point and the completion point of the Bible. It

I. Introduction (Mat 5:1-2) From Nazareth, Capernaum, Lake Galilee…unto a mountain, and a great spiritual teaching (EDIDASKEN AUTOUS): Jesus, the Teacher, unfolds the spirit of the Law, perfectly embodied in Himself [1]; He reveals the heart of Jehovah God (Mat 11:27, Jhn 1:18, 12:49, 17:8, 2Cr 4:6), and in no small way He reveals the

I.                       Introduction The term “Christ-likeness” bespeaks of a measure. There might be a lot, or a little, or even full (?), or none, of this Christ-likeness in an individual. And the term bespeaks of an orientation, a direction, as well. That is, said measure is highly dependent on an individual’s alignment with Christ. We are

I. The Seder The Passover-eve service, also known as Seder (Hebrew “order”), is a religious meal which in New Testament times as today marks the beginning of the Passover festival; the meal itself is the most important event of the festival. For those living outside the limits of ancient Palestine, the meal is celebrated on

1. Introduction The Kingdom of God (“Kingdom” oftentimes henceforth; the Kingdom of Jehovah God is in view throughout). The Kingdom…what is it? It is, in the first place, as the term of its own indicates, a theocracy [1]. So was the sense from the beginning; so the Old Testament attests ([~16th c. BC]: Exd 19:6,

I.                       Introduction   This study is interested in:   (1)          The physical attributes of the tabernacle’s golden lampstand (the menorah) and, (2)           its theological significance.   We shall discuss its physical features and its location in the tabernacle first, and then by God’s grace try to understand its theological significance both in Moses’ day and

I. Introduction  What is the difference between Christian, biblical sovereignty, and mundane, secular sovereignty? There is more than a world of difference, because there is no such thing as secular sovereignty, except in a truncated way. Secular sovereignty, if there is such a thing, is but a pretension of biblical sovereignty, it masquerades as such.