Jesus words, “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required” can certainly apply to our senior correspondent, Don Robson. He has been showered with many blessings throughout life. He is a fine writer, his articles attest to this, yet music is his great passion and it has been expressed by playing hymns on the piano as a boy in Sunday school, at British Israel conferences and meetings, through compositions and a fifty year stint in the church choir.
Business beckoned him after obtaining his Chartered Accountant designation and until his retirement in 1992, spent 37 years with IBM, progressing through many financial positions, including project manager. Success followed him everywhere, even in his family life to which he is devoted. It’s easy to see that God certainly mapped out Don’s future, even acquainting him with the Israel Truth when he was still a teenager. His articles speak for themselves.
Recently, I was browsing the book of Jasher, looking through the story of Joseph. We all think of Joseph as a Christ-like figure and his rise from slave to prime minister in Egypt was astounding indeed. We also recognize that his life was programmed by God to accomplish His purposes and He provided Joseph with the tools for the job, especially the ability to interpret dreams.
When I began to write these articles, my first was, "Abraham, a Christian", because I was distressed that my church was referring to Abraham as a Jew. And why should this upset me? We are giving our Christian heritage over to the Jews, even though there was no such thing as a Jew in Abraham's day. In fact, one could make a better case for calling Abraham a Chaldean, since he was domiciled in the city of Ur in Chaldea. So, again in my church, I hear Moses and his forebears referred to as Jews.