by Neil Silverberg | May 25, 2020
In Psalm 137, while seated by a river in Babylon, an unnamed Psalmist recounts what it was like to gather with other Israelites at the temple in Jerusalem. Weeping as he remembers Zion, he finds it difficult to sing the Lord’s song when asked by one of his captors. A...
by Neil Silverberg | Jul 31, 2019
“Better Than the Prophets” examines the first three verses of this glorious epistle. In this brief paragraph the writer of Hebrews sounds out the theme of the entire letter—that Jesus of Nazareth is better than everything which preceded Him!But he starts by...
by Neil Silverberg | Jul 1, 2019
In our continuing study of the letter to the Hebrews, we want to examine a key word that unlocks the door of understanding the central theme of the letter. It is the word shadow and appears in the verse that is before us: “For since the law has but a shadow of the...
by Neil Silverberg | May 15, 2018
“And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.” Hebrews 8:11 In this final installment of our study of the New Covenant, we focus on the incredible...
by Neil Silverberg | Feb 5, 2018
In the previous blog, I introduced the new book I invested a significant portion of 2017 writing, New Covenant Life. The book will be available digitally later this month. My last blog introduced how the old covenant, which was given by God, failed to produce...
