基利心山和以巴路山

“When the Lord your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessings on Mount Gerizim and the curses on Mount Ebal.” (Deuteronomy 11:29) “All Israel, both native-born and foreigners, with their elders, officials and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant […]

角

For animals, the horn symbolizes beauty and strength. It is also a weapon for protection and combat. Therefore, the Hebrew people saw the horn as a symbol of power and might, and the Bible uses it to refer to glory and salvation. In prophecies and visions, the horn also symbolizes rulers and dynasties, both righteous […]

耶稣之死

“At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’). When some of those standing near heard this, they said, ‘Listen, he’s calling Elijah.’ […]

本丢·彼拉多

Pontius Pilate was the fifth Roman governor of the province of Judea, serving from 26 to 36 AD. He was the highest-ranking representative of the Roman emperor in Judea. Pilate had military authority, commanding a force of 3,000 Roman soldiers. He was typically stationed in Caesarea but would move to Jerusalem during the Passover festival […]

窗外的朱红绳 

According to the Book of Joshua (Joshua 2:1-7), when the Israelites were camped at Shittim, across the Jordan River from Jericho, Joshua sent two spies to scout Jericho’s military strength. The spies came to the house of Rahab, a prostitute who lived on the city wall. When the city guards came to search for the […]

耶利哥

Ancient Canaan wasn’t a unified country but was made up of many autonomous city-states. Each city-state, which included a fortified city and the surrounding farmland and villages, had its own independent leader and army and was sometimes a vassal state of the Egyptian pharaohs. Jericho was a heavily fortified city that controlled the vital route […]

亚那和该亚法

Annas (Hebrew: חנן), son of Seth, was born in 23/22 BC and died around 40 AD. In 6 AD, the Roman legate Quirinius appointed Annas as the first High Priest of the newly established Roman province of Judea, just after the Roman emperor had deposed the ruler Herod Archelaus and directly incorporated Judea as a […]

交通

Most people are familiar with the general meaning of the word “communication.” But what does it mean when Christians use the term “fellowship” (or “koinonia”)? “Koinonia” is an important aspect of Christian life. The Greek root of the word means to “share something in common with someone.” The word always implies active participation and a […]

客西马尼园和万国教堂

Gethsemane (Hebrew: גת שמנים, meaning “oil press”) is an orchard in Jerusalem, located in the Kidron Valley at the foot of the Mount of Olives. It is now within the modern city of Jerusalem. Tradition holds that this was a place where Jesus Christ often prayed and meditated, which is why Judas knew where to […]

拣选

The Hebrew word for election is bahar, and the Greek words are eklegomai or haireomai. These can be used in an active or passive sense, meaning to choose or to be chosen. The object can be a person or a thing. In the Bible, election refers to God, in His eternal will and lovingkindness, specially […]