Playlist: Horn, Symbol of Strength (topic)

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The Doctrine of Israel (Part Twelve): Joseph

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God frequently bypasses the firstborn, selecting for His purposes another sibling. Jacob selected Joseph's second son, Ephraim, to receive the blessing.


Psalms: Book Three (Part Two)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Book Three of the Psalms addresses the compulsion to fast and to mourn. Judah's faithlessness brought about the horrific destruction of Jerusalem on Av 9.


The Beast From the Earth and 666

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The first beast rises out of political turmoil, while the second rises out of an entrenched, worldwide religious system, totally opposed to God's laws.


The Christian and the World (Part Ten)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Anxiety and fretting (symptoms of coveting and idolatry), in addition to cutting life short, erode faith, destroying serenity by borrowing tomorrow's troubles.


Lamentations (Part Five; 1989)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The horn served the ancient Hebrews as a symbol of strength, comparable to the tusk of an elephant, the horn of a rhinoceros, or the horns of a bull. In Lamentations 2:17 this imagery appears when the poet states that the Lord exalted the horn of Jerusalem's adversaries after fulfilling the word He had commanded in days of old. …