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William Blake, English poet, painter, and visual artistry pioneer, was infatuated by biblical prophecy and the proverbs, so between 1790-93 he composed his own prophecies and proverbs. Among them, we find this: “The hours of folly are measured by the … Continue reading →

Years ago when I arrived in Switzerland to begin my work there as a resident faculty member at the European Bible Seminary, I went down to the local courthouse to apply for my work visa. The man who interviewed me … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY Part V It would have been interesting to hear this phrase in Aramaic, the vernacular language of Jesus. Even the Greek vocabulary gives us other choices … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY Part IV Verse 13: But the man who owned the field said to one of them, “Friend, I am being fair with you. You agreed to … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY Part III Verse 9-10: The workers who were hired at five o’clock came to get their pay. Each worker got one silver coin. Then the workers … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY Part II Verses 3-5a: About nine o’clock in the morning the man went to the marketplace and saw some other people standing there. They were doing … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY Part I Verse 1: God’s kingdom is like a man who owned some land. One morning, the man went out very early to hire some people … Continue reading →

Sometime ago I read this quote: “Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” It was attributed to French-Algerian philosopher, author, and … Continue reading →

THE POWER OF HALLELUJAH! Some years ago when I was serving as the field representative for the East European Iron Curtain countries out of my denomination’s European Office in Switzerland, I planned my first visit to communist Hungary to meet … Continue reading →

SUMMARY OF MATTHEW CHAPTER 19 We began this chapter with a question to Jesus by the Pharisees about divorce. We found out that there were two opposing Jewish schools of thought on this question. One school taught that a man … Continue reading →