October 15, 2020 A Groom by Blood. What did Zipporah Mean? There are many cryptic expressions in the Bible, the meaning of which still isn’t completely clear. Such passages are called crux interpretum (literally interpreter’s…
October 10, 2020 What is the Meaning of the Feast of Tabernacles? Q: “What is the meaning of the Feast of Tabernacles?” A: The feast of Tabernacles (or Booths) was one the three great feasts of…
October 7, 2020 Joshua as a Prototype of Jesus Christ On September 1, according to the Julian calendar, the Church celebrated the memory of the Old Testament saint Joshua. There is a separate book…
September 16, 2020 What Does the Word “Gehenna” Mean? Most English Bibles translate three different Greek words as “Hell,” but these terms do not all mean the same thing. The word “Hades” (ᾅδης)…
September 2, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: the “Fear” of Samuel On September 2, we celebrate the prophet Samuel commemoration day. He stands on the verge of two decisive eras in the history of not…
August 26, 2020 Developing a Sacrificial Mindset There are passages in the Scripture that we read, and remember, and even mention in various contexts without truly comprehending their significance. (I rather…
August 21, 2020 Why Are There So Many Curses and Cruelties In The Psalms? The Old Testament is not the “good” part of the Holy Scriptures: the Fall, the Flood, captivity, executions, idolatry, and lots and lots of…
August 13, 2020 Old Testament Saints of August: The Holy Maccabees, the Holy Prophets Micah and Samuel old testament saints? Yes! God created saints, holy men and women, long before the coming of Christ, and “martyrs before the Martyrs” as our…
July 16, 2020 Get Up Early to Speak to God I myself will awake early. Psalm 57:8 This is said by a person who is constrained by worries and griefs. He will rise early…
July 15, 2020 The Bible and the Ugaritic Literature French archaeologists discovered thousands of clay tablets in 1929 in the newly discovered city of Ugarit, one of the oldest trade city-states of the…
