Dr Paul Allen

Foster Bible Pictures 0060-1 Moses Sees a Fire Burning in a Bush (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In Exodus 24:9-11 we read:  Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu , and the seventy elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel . Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. 11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. Question: Moses and others saw God with their own eyes? But later, Moses was not allowed to see God's face. Exodus 33:18-23. If Moses already saw the face of God , then who's face was he not allowed to see? Answer: In the first use God is said to speak to Moses 'face to face' that is not from some distant position as in a dream, or vision but speaking audibly to him while under some visible form. In other words, God spoke to Moses like a person does who is having a conversation. God spoke out of a burning bush, out of a pillar of cloud, e...

Alistair Begg recently spoke at Western Seminary . And just before he got into his sermon, he went on a fascinating little digression about the fact that American men don’t sing during worship .  It’s not just that we can’t sing, but that we don’t. And, although his primary focus is on worship, he thinks it’s a more widespread cultural phenomenon . In other cultures, especially in the UK , singing is a normal part of life. Men sing at football matches and in the pubs. So when they enter the church, singing is normal. But in America, it’s different. In Australia they just stand there. So Begg makes a fascinating point at the end of the clip when he says that he thinks you can really tell that a male has really been converted when he begins to sing during worship.  Check it out. If the video doesn’t start at the right place, jump to the 5:08 mark for the relevant clip. Mind you it may also have something to do with the music? But that's another story. Related arti...