The Clothing of the High Priest – The Breastpiece
The Clothing of the High Priest – The Breastpiece The next garment of the high priest is the breastpiece of judgment (Exodus 28:15–30). It may…
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Increasing admiration: Christ ever more before our eyes
Behold, the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak and followed Jesus. John 1:36, 37 In the first chapter of John’s Gospel,…
The High Priest’s Garments – The Ephod
The High Priest’s Garments The garments of the high priest (Aaron) were for glory and for beauty (Exodus 28:2). This is also said of the…
My Sin is Great
Confessing sin before God In Psalms 25, the God-fearing Jews of future days acknowledge their sins. What wonderful words do they say about themselves? “For…
All Present Before God
All Present Before God “So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present…
Perfect Timing!
“Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he…
In the beginning was the Word: Christ – the Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This was in the beginning with God. All…
Q&A What does it mean, that God has given us “of His Spirit”
Question: In 1 John 4:13, John writes that God has given us “of His Spirit.” In 1 John 3:24, it says that He has given…
Our Great High Priest
Our Great High Priest The Letter to the Hebrews is the only letter that speaks about Christ’s high priesthood. The letter highlights how superior this…
Blessing through Prayer
“Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and…
In memory: Remembrance of Christ’s death
The Greek word anamnesis, which means “memory” or “remembrance”, occurs four times in the New Testament. It is impressive to take a look at these…
The Old Man and The New Man
The Old Man and The New Man In the New Testament, we read three times about the “old man” (Romans 6:6; Ephesians 4:22; Colossians 3:9).…
Guiltless guilty: Christ was unjustly condemned
Truly this man was righteous. Luke 23:47 The leaders in Israel put up fierce resistance to the Lord Jesus. They wanted to kill Him shortly…
He towers above all: Christ – the Firstborn
The term “firstborn” has two meanings in Scripture: – The Son who was born first. We find this in many places in Scripture, for example…
Intensive Prayer before Important Decisions
Each one of us comes to points in life where we have to make important decisions. It was the same in the life of Jesus.…
Persevering in Prayer
“All night he continued in prayer to God.” (Luke 6:12) “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out…
In the midst of His days: Christ died young
He was cut off from the land of the living. Isaiah 53:8 Psalm 102 is one of the so-called Messianic Psalms. In this Psalm we…
He did not see the decay: Christ – resurrected after three days
The 16th Psalm is a psalm by David. But this psalm is about someone greater than David. This could already have been clear to an…
The Fast Mite
Record Speed The mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis from Southern California runs about 322 body lengths per second. Relative to its body size, it is the fastest…
Gethsemane
The accounts of the four Gospels about what happened in Gethsemane undoubtedly belong to those sections of the Bible, that give us the deepest impressions…