Some biblical texts seem as if they were written specifically for our time. This week’s reading is one of them.

It was through warfare that Israel entered the Promised Land and this has been the character of Israel’s history until today.

Hidden within the Torah portion Pinchas is one of the most moving and profound moments in the Bible.

What we learn of God’s ordered ways relating to life on earth, must surely be to teach us about His ways for all eternity.

In the fourth book of Moses, Bemidbar — Numbers — there is a section that seemingly deals with an attempt to curse the people of Israel.

Every nation of the world should study this week’s Torah portion, especially those who seek to do Israel harm.

The weekly portion invites us to pause and ask: Who are the Miriams in our lives?

The Bible has many examples of people who responded to God for His purposes in their day, not realising how their relatively simple motivations and obedience was part of God’s greater eternal purposes.

The weekly portion Korach describes a rebellion that at first glance appears almost idealistic.