Frederick E.J. Harder

NOTWITHSTANDING the priceless worth of knowledge, the stupendous ad­vances that have been made in accumulat­ing it, and the seemingly unlimited pos­sibilities for future learning, there are cer­tain limitations on its acquisition. These…

Take my instruction instead of silver,

And knowledge rather than choice gold;

For wisdom is better than jewels,

And all you may desire cannot compare with her

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WHY DID God forbid access to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Was He protecting the tree? For this a fence would have been more effective, as later events proved. Was God trying to protect man from the deadliness…

ISAIAH 40 is one of the truly magnificent chapters of the Bible. Its opening mood is enchanting: comfort, tenderness, peace, pardon. Its commission is superb: Prepare the way of the Lord! Its prediction is dazzling: The glory of…