By 1564, Queen Mary had appointed the Italian musician,David Rizzioas her secretary. Rizzio also became friendly with Lord Darnley and helped with the plans for his marriage to Mary.[25]Queen MarymarriedHenry Stewart, Lord Darnleyon 29 July 1565 in the chapel of Holyrood House.[26]However,...
This north-east part was called “Ulster” centuries before Henry VIII (no friend of St Patrick’s!) used the word to dub one of the four administrative provinces into which he divided his Irish kingdom. Whatever elements, across the centuries, came to Ulster were drawn into its distinct i...
Swift will sign a three-year, $24 million deal with the Chicago Bears when free agency starts on Wednesday. The Ravens have been connected with Swift, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley since the end of last season.
If man was to return to God, God had to take the initiative. If God had not sought man out, he would have kept going in the same direction—away. This is very clear in the biblical story of Adam’s hiding from God immediately after his disobedience. He and all his descendants would ...
The first text is 2 Samuel 7, containing Nathan’s great prophecy about the royal house of David, which now became the beneficiary of a special covenant to guarantee that his descendants would reign forever over his kingdom. A number of lines of our psalm, especially those pertaining to the...
The next place in the order was held by the Gershonites, the descendants of Levi’s eldest son, who were charged with carrying the various drapes, veils, and hangings of the Tabernacle (24-26). All this work was supervised by the priests (verse 27), particularly Ithamar, Aaron’s youn...
Esau’s blessing (vv. 39–40) does give some reprieve to his descendants; they will not serve Jacob’s descendants forever. Their subjection will eventually come to an end (cf. 2 Kings 8:20–22; 2 Chronicles 21:8–10). Monday, January 28 ...
The Prophecy of Zephaniah: The Scythians were Eurasian nomads who for centuries roamed the vast grasslands along the Dniepr, the Don, and the Volga. In Assyrian records they are known as the Ashguzai, and in the Bible, which calls them the Ashkenaz, they are descendants of Gomer, in the ...