Words for the Wise – No. 15

Joe | February 1, 2010

This entry is part 5 of 14 in the series Words for the Wise

A good name is better than a good ointment, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. –Ecclesiastes 7:1.
You can’t separate the first half of Ecclesiastes 7:1 from the second half. They form a complete thought. If you only quote the first half, the full meaning is lost. If [...]

The Prophecy of Zacharias: Part IV

Joe | December 16, 2009

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series The Prophecy of Zacharias

After Zacharias had been mute for nine months, he was filled with the Holy Spirit and uttered a wonderful prophecy about Jesus and John the Baptist.
He prophesied about Jesus being God’s “horn of salvation,” and then explained God’s love for His people by His covenant. This covenant is the one He made with Abraham several [...]

Job: Tragedy, Repentance & Restoration – Part IX

Joe | September 4, 2009

This entry is part 9 of 11 in the series Job: Tragedy, Repentance & Restoration

Job’s three friends have finished their first rounds of “speeches” to him.
We ended with Zophar’s first speech to Job. Filled with insults and false judgments, Zophar’s speech didn’t help Job anymore than the other two friends of his.
It’s now time for Job to once again speak. He is addressing all three of them, not necessarily [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.