Robert Wurtz II Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, "A gallows 75 feet high stands by Haman's house. He had it made for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king." The king said, "Hang him on it!" So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then... Continue Reading →
The Wisdom of God
Robert Wurtz II Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counselor? (Romans 11:33–34 KJV) Paris Reidhead once remarked that old time ministers would occasionally preach... Continue Reading →
The spirit of Adonijah
Robert Wurtz II Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting, “I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. (Now his father had never corrected him by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very... Continue Reading →
The Enemy of Unity
First Published 5/13/15 Robert Wurtz II Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1 Corinthians 1:10 NKJV)... Continue Reading →
God and the Free Sparrows
Robert Wurtz II “Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.” (Luke 12:6–7 KJV) The context of our passage deals with the persecution of... Continue Reading →
Pride and Primacy
Robert Wurtz II And he (Jesus Christ) is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (Colossians 1:18) I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. Wherefore,... Continue Reading →