the unknown God

When Paul arrives in Athens, the center of philosophy, in Acts 17 (the word “wishers” in verse 18 literally means “philosophers“), he doesn’t bombard them with Bible texts, but appeals to their common sense, to wisdom. Philosophy means: love of… Lees verder

the floating axe

In the stories of Elijah and Elisha we find repeatedly told how something new comes to replace the old. This starts with the prophets themselves, Elisha succeeds Elijah. These two prophets, who even in their names are very similar, are… Lees verder

Joseph’s new name

The principle that people are given different names is found many times in Scripture. Abram becomes Abraham (Gen. 17:5), Jacob becomes Israel (Gen. 32:28), Saul becomes Paul (Acts 13:9), etc. All these name changes have meaning and often the meaning… Lees verder