An explorer's guide to the New Covenant hosted by Ron Bailey and Robert Wurtz II.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isa 9:5–6 ASV) These
Passing through, going on still… Abraham is on the move. And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And Jehovah appeared unto Abram,
The Seed – Part 2 For me, Bible study often begins with an ‘idea, or hunch, or revelation’. (Choose whichever you think most appropriate.) I then ‘destruction test’ the idea by thinking through parallel passages or passages which have the
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa 7:14 ASV) The prophet Isaiah had a long ministry of more than 40 years. ‘The
Paul’s authority This is part of the secret of the ministry of Paul to the churches. Certainly he had a ‘royal commission’ but he had something else too; the love of God had been poured out in his heart by
Melchizedek, revealer of God Last week we began to think about Abraham’s encounter with the priest Melchizedek and we began to ask our questions. Who was this man and why did his meeting with Abraham have such a profound effect
I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, (Ps 2:7–8 ASV) The promise of a Son to
From grace to grace Just a final catch-up as regards Abraham and justification by faith, and then we will move on to later steps in his pilgrimage. Let’s restate the key verse: And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned
The Heir In our previous thoughts we concentrated on the type of Father and Son in the account of Abraham and Isaac. In this devotional, I want to consider the picture of Christ we find here under the type of
When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my
