Studies In The Bible

The Servant of the LORD as the Arm of the LORD

יוחנן סטנפלד Yohanan Stanfield 05/08/2024

What’s the connection between “the arm of the LORD” and “the servant of the LORD”? In the story of the exodus, they represent respectively God’s divine power and His human vessel. The arm of the LORD symbolizes the LORD’s strength and might in His bringing His people from slavery to freedom, while Moses as the LORD’s instrument was called His servant.

The difference between the two is clear. The first is divine, and the second is human. Against this backdrop, it is surprising to discover that in Isaiah chapters 40 to 53, the motifs of the arm of the LORD and the servant of the LORD are used in a way that both demonstrates their distinctiveness but also brings them to a point of correlation which is as significant as it is unexpected.

In those chapters the use of both the motif of arm of the LORD and servant of the LORD is noteworthy. Each of them is charged with its own individual import, and they represent, as in the story of the exodus, the power of the LORD on the one hand and his human instrument on the other. We will look briefly at each, starting with the servant of the LORD.

Psalm 13: From a scream of pain to a song of trust

יוחנן סטנפלד Yohanan Stanfield 19/02/2024

Tragedy and trauma, shock, grief, pain and suffering – these are words that are on our lips much since the 7th of October, the “black

A conversation with God for a time such as this: the book of Habakkuk

יוחנן סטנפלד Yohanan Stanfield 23/10/2023

A conversation with God for a time such as this: the book of Habakkuk At a time when the people of Israel are in shock

An Unexpected Crown

אנה גורשניק Anna Goreshnik 08/02/2023

The unfortunate news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death was received not long ago throughout the world. The lives of the royal family had always received a lot of attention, and the popular TV series, “The Crown”, is evidence for this. After the death…

Mirror Images in the Book of Joel

יוחנן סטנפלד Yohanan Stanfield 25/01/2023

When did you last read the book of Joel? It’s well worth reading! It may be short, but it contains a message with a breadth that covers both Israel and the world as a whole. One of the outstanding features of the book of Joel is its many repetitions. It is interesting to examine each of these repetitions in its own right, but when they are considered together…

Coming out of the crisis with Ruth the Moabitess

אנה גורשניק Anna Goreshnik 14/12/2022

Going through a hard experience in life? Depressed? Practical advice from a woman who went through several serious crises in life – Ruth the Moabitess. The Biblical stories however, as hard as they may be, bring hope and optimism. Whereas Greek philosophy sought ways to be ‘free’ from the [control of a] fatalistic destiny, even by the most drastic means, the Bible offers an approach of ‘choosing life’ and shows how to live in the midst of difficulties, to deal with them and sanctify life…

The Tanakh in the New Testament

יוחנן סטנפלד Yohanan Stanfield 20/06/2022

The New Testament opens with these words: “The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (Matthew 1:1, NASB). With these first words from the first book of the New Testament, it is made clear that Yeshua (Jesus) is part of the Jewish people, the fulfilment of the promises made to Abraham and to David. These words also make clear that the New Testament has a deep connection to the Tanakh (the Hebrew name for the Old Testament)…

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