Jesus Christ has instituted a kingdom that is radically different from all human kingdoms. He made this explicit statement in John 18.36; “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom… Read more »
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Numbered one by one
Numbers 1.20, 22 records the numbering of the tribes of Reuben and Simeon at the start of the 40 years journey across the wilderness. The phrase ‘one by one,’ used in these verses is not repeated for the remaining ten tribes, although it is implied. So, even in the tens of thousands, each one is… Read more »
Not made with human hands
Men and women like to think we are capable and independent, needing no outside assistance and influence. We rejoice in our freewill, our achievements, our progress. So it is perhaps significant, if not inconvenient, that scripture repeatedly uses phrases such as; ‘not made with human hands’! In Ex 25.8-9, God spoke to Moses, instructing him… Read more »