The Voice of Elijah® October 2005 Newsletter

A Promise Is Good, but a Promise Kept Is Better

This is the third in a series of articles that, when complete, will explain how the Prophets concealed the first of seven messages hidden in the Hebrew Scriptures by their use of the ancient Hebrew idioms “build a house,” “raise up a seed,” and “make a name.” The first two articles in the series appeared in the July 1996 and October 1997 issues, and a third article that should have been attributed to the series appeared in the October 2002 issue. This article first explains the nature of the promise and what was promised. It then tracks the promise as it was handed down as an oral blessing in the Book of Genesis. The article concludes with Abraham handing down the promise to his son Isaac.

The Forecast

The purpose of this column is to explain various weather-related parabolic images that relate to the Last Days and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The “forecast” in this edition revisits the parabolic imagery of “hail” and “flood waters” that Isaiah used in Isaiah 28.

Questions & Answers

The first answer explains how prophecy and history relate to the content of The Teaching concerning the promise that God delivered to Adam and Eve. The second explains the parable concerning the “virtuous woman” in Proverbs 31. The final answer responds to a request for another article in “The House” series.