Update 2020: Articles Most Read
On October 19, 2015, I
began an expositional study on the book of Isaiah, finishing it on May 9, 2017.
In 2016, we were joined in the study by a large number of people. Although the
order changes a little bit every year, those chapters from 2016 continue to be
the most read articles on our blogspot. I will give you the top ten articles
read up to this date in 2020.
Other articles on the
blogspot were outnumbered by those of 2016, but I want to give you a list of
ten, which I think that you will enjoy and from which you will profit. They
will be listed after the ten most visited articles from the beginning of the
blogspot in 2010 which, as I mentioned, are chapters of Isaiah. There are two exceptions
and one concerns the views of two famous preachers from the 19th Century,
over the return of Israel to its Promised Land: J. C. Ryle and C. H. Spurgeon. Also,
please read what I believe to be an illuminating article about the meaning of
the word hubris – the sickness of
those, who believe that they know everything.
Our grandson, John, created this blogspot in 2010 and so the
statistics are dated from that time. As of today, the total number of visits to
this English blog has risen to 171,662. This past year we have had 21,913
visits. When we add the visits to our Spanish blogspot, the total number of
visits increases to 491,601 and the number of visits over the last year was 90,143
(obviously, we have many more Spanish than English readers).
The Ten Most Read Articles from 2020:
1. Hezekiah’s Illness and
Error 11/04/16 http://calltocommitment.blogspot.com.es/2016/11/hezekiahs-illness-and-error.html
This study covers both
chapter 38 and 39 of Isaiah. It includes an attempt to explain a very
complicated issue concerning the sovereign will of God.
2. Spurgeon, Ryle and the Jews 12/17/16
Towards the end of the
20th Century, two men of God saw that His promises, given to the Jews
by their prophets, must be fulfilled. These specifically referred to their
return to the Promised Land. Around that time the Zionist Movement began, in
which the God of Israel placed in the heart of His people to return to
Palestine.
3. Bel and Nebo Fall 1/06/17
This is
an article, which was not on the list of top 10 read in 2019. It covers chapter
46 and 47 of Isaiah and is about Babylon’s two major gods, Bel and Nebo.
Babylon existed, but had not yet become an empire in Isaiah’s day. Isaiah, by
inspired prophecy, sees its rise and its religion, which actually mothered many
other religions to the present time. That is why she is called The Mother of Harlots in the book of
Revelation.
4. A Mighty Move of
God 10/26/16
This is a study of
Isaiah, chapter 37, with subtitles: Judah humbles itself before God; Jerusalem
honors God above all; The house of prayer; The answer from God through Isaiah;
and A mighty move of God.
5. Judgment upon Phoenicia 6/02/16
This is a study of
Isaiah 23, which also was not on the list of top ten articles read last year.
It is about a powerful trading region north of Israel. In its day, its ships
dominated the Mediterranean Sea. The most well-known cities were Tyre and
Sidon. Tyre was an idolatrous city, home of the infamous Jezebel, wife of King
Ahab of Israel. Isaiah actually prophesies the invasion of Alexander the Great,
centuries later.
6. Eight Tactics of the
Enemy 10/22/16
This
is an important study about how the enemy works against the minds and lives of
God’s people to this day. It is from Isaiah 36.
7. Divine Power and
Attributes 11/17/16
Here
is one of the most powerful chapters in the book of Isaiah… chapter 40. It
begins with these words from the Almighty, “Comfort, comfort my people!” You
know this chapter particularly, because of its last verse: “They that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
8. Blessing Follows the
Curse 10/13/16
My comments on chapter
34 and 35 of Isaiah, verse-by-verse, learning as the Holy Spirit teaches us
from His textbook. It is wonderful to see, throughout the Bible, that the
Lord’s stories have good endings!
9. The Syndrome of
Hubris 10/01/16
The subject of this
article is one that I most frequently bring up in preaching these days.
Understanding this Greek term Hubris, helps us to understand
what is happening in the minds and hearts of many “Christian” leaders in our
times.
10. Only God Foretells the Future 12/05/16
One of the reasons
that Christians have determined that the Bible is the Word of God, is due to
prophecies that have literally been fulfilled. A high percentage of the
biblical writings are prophetic. There are over 300 details concerning the
coming Messiah in the Old Testament, which were literally fulfilled. Prophecies
have been astoundingly fulfilled in the past century and this will go on until
the end of time.
In addition:
I want to bring to
your attention other articles, which received hundreds of visits. If you have
never read them, I greatly encourage you to do so. A short summary is given for
each one…
1. The Baptism in the
Holy Spirit I, II, III 1/15/19 – 1/18/19
I begin with three
consecutive articles on the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. I consider it to be of
the highest importance that this subject be explored and understood in this day
of theoretical, intellectual, non-experiential, powerless Christianity, in which God is so
unreal, and in which, as well, we hear of the sensationalism of false prophets.
We need to go back to examine the power of the Wesleys, George Whitefield,
Charles Finney, C. H. Spurgeon and D. L. Moody, among many others. We need to
re-visit the revivals which occurred around the world, especially in Wales,
Hebrides Islands, India, and in various Christian Colleges in the USA, even as
late as towards the end of the 20th Century.
2. Introduction to
Daniel 10/05/17
I would never
recommend a study on the book of Revelation, without first a careful study of
the book of Daniel. This is an introduction into an expositional study on the
book, which you might consider as your first step to taking on the challenge of
going through this entire book.
3. Matt Luneau Writes about
Brandon 4/29/13
People continue to read
the stories about our friend, Coach Luneau. The coach suffered a stroke since
those stories were written, but he is back on his feet. The following year, his
high school team was undefeated, winning the Vermont State Championship! The
top story on this list is that of a star player’s accident and how God moved
through it to speak to hundreds of people (if not thousands). If you have never
read this story of God’s mighty moving upon high school students, please read
it. If you’ve read it, you may want to read it again.
4. Daniel in the Lion’s
Den 12/15/17
From the expositional study on the book of Daniel, here is the
famous story of Daniel in the lion’s den. Because
spiritual principles are unchanging, we should find modern similarities in all
Bible stories. Here are a few that we will cover in these paragraphs:
Anti-Semitism, the deification of man, supposed infallibility of high leaders,
religious persecution, and evil, destructive opposition without constructive
purpose.
Also from the book of Daniel, a study on the antichrist. Chapter 11:5-20
relates the conflicts between the kings of the north and south; verses 21-35
prophecy the history of Antiochus Epiphanes and verses 36-45 take us to the end
time to the 3 ½ year reign of the antichrist.
6. What Does It
Mean to be Used of God? 5/26/14
This article brings us a surprising lesson! It tells the story
of a young Spanish boy killed in Croatia and how God moved during the eight
months that he was in a coma before he died.
7. Quotes from Len
Ravenhill's Letters, no.
11 2/21/13
I introduce another series, which you can begin by reading this
article. From 1983 to 1993 we received forty-five letters from Leonard
Ravenhill. These are two of them that have been most read on the blogspot.
8. A Voice from Heaven by Dave Brueckner 11/2/13
I am always
anxious to get articles written by our sons, Mike, Dan and Dave. Dan wrote an
article, “I Have Found the Book” about King Josiah. I translated it to Spanish and
it was one of the most read articles on our Spanish blog. I recently reprinted
two messages by Dave and here is another. He tells us that heaven is a noisy
place!
9. Four Beasts 12/16/17
Again a chapter from the book of
Daniel, this time chapter 7. Daniel prophecies of four world empires, a dream
with a similar meaning to that of Nebuchadnezzar. That of the emperor concerned
a four-fold image, which Daniel sees as four savage beasts.
10. Wake Up! It’s
Later Than You
Think 3/19/12
This article is an attempt to make God’s
people aware of the great deception that is taking place even in the area of
Bible translation. Please be informed.
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