Monthly Archives: August 2015

HELPFUL HINTS:  There are a number of things that took me several years to comprehend, but which turned out to increase my joy of reading: First: “Do not read fast, just to reach the end of the document in a hurry.”  … Continue reading →

Whenever the song leader or pastor asks you to lift your hands in prayer or praise to the Lord, remind yourself that lifted hands are a sign of surrender. So when you raise your hands to magnify the Lord, if … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PREFACE (Conclusion) As we have seen, all the works that followed the initial revelation of God to Moses down through the scribes and prophets, were compiled, commented upon, with exegesis and … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda INTRODUCTION (Con’t) Here are some additional documents that you will also see inside the Mishnah, Jerusalem Talmud and Babylonian Talmud. They are meant as additions to, clarifications of, and interpretations for … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PREFACE Over my half century of studying God’s Word, I became more and more appreciative of understanding the time, era, culture, tradition and conditions Jesus had to deal with when He … Continue reading →

LET’S HEAR YOU SAY IT, HALLELUJAH! – The compilers of the Psalter wanted the pilgrims to have a closing hymn that would both serve as a crescendo of praise, as well as a benediction. So they chose this psalm written … Continue reading →

BE STRONG TO STAND STRONG – The days of celebration in Jerusalem were coming to an end and the feast was being concluded, so the compilers of the Psalter wanted to give the pilgrims a song to sing that would … Continue reading →

So often we start our day frustrated, demoralized, tired and weary, and things only get worse as the day progresses. Many times this is caused by the fact that when we show up for work or begin the morning we … Continue reading →

A pastor and his wife were returning from a funeral, when the wife said to her husband, “We ladies notice that whenever a minister’s wife passes, the minister is usually remarried within a very short time. We think it’s because … Continue reading →

ARE YOU SOLD OUT TO GOD – It would not be uncommon for many pilgrims to leave the Holy City and return to their everyday life without expecting God to continue blessing them and showing them with His favor. So the … Continue reading →