Break Up Your Fallow Ground Our intention in looking at the writings in the book of Jeremiah is to not only gain insight into its meaning for its original recipients, but hopefully to come away with a message for ourselves as spiritual Israel. As discussed previously in our feature series, the primary message that the prophet was to deliver from Yahweh was of Jerusalem’s coming destruction through an invasion from the north. Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evi

Question or Topic In the following verse, does the circumstances of "time and chance" relate only to men in general, or does it also refer to those who are in covenant? Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Scripture Ecclesiastes 9:11 Answer This questio

Question or Topic We read the following concerning Pharaoh – "And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth" (Exodus 9:16). We know that God also is said to have hardened his heart. How do we explain this process to others, based on our understanding of free will? Scripture Exodus 9:16 Answer The ways of providence are one of the most remarkable demonstrations that we have in the