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1. The Unity of Isaiah
(OT Prophets Commentary/Isaiah Commentary)

... for this. It is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of Isaiah's vision in preparing the way for the new covenant.  ...

2. The End of Israel and Judah (2 Kings 17-end)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... fathers His statutes and covenant), it lists the evils they did (this time the more serious evils – Asherah mentioned in both), provoked YHWH to anger, and then said that God removed them out of his sight. ...

3. The Political-Prophetic Intrigue of 2 Kings 8:7-16:20
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... But YHWH was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor has He cast them from His presence ...

4. The Heidelberg Catechism
(teaching/general teachings)

... they were able to understand, were instructed in the mystery of this covenant sign, and also in the covenant of God, so our children too are to be instructed in the significance of baptism which they have ...

5. The Disputations of Malachi
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... that God distinguishes between the righteous and the wicked and that the distinguishing factor is that the righteous are in covenant relationship with God. Malachi 1:6-2:9: The 2nd Disputation The ...

6. The Unity of Zechariah (with analysis of chapters 7-14)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... of lessons from past covenant history, accented by references to the lawsuit complaint of earlier prophets and the exile punishment (1:2-6 and 7:7-14; cf. 8:14); exhortation to fulfill present duty (1:3-4 ...

7. Solomon's Wisdom & Folly
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... of covenant obedience: “And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days” (1 Kings 3:15).  This brings the dream ...

8. How to Read Zechariah (especially Zechariah 1-6)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... covenant community.  These three are symbolically represented in Zech 1:8 by the red horse, the deep (“glen, etc.”), and the myrtle trees. Thus Zechariah introduces the primary characters of the ...

9. 2 Samuel 21-24 and the Poems of Samuel
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... of the contrast between David and Saul.  Saul did not keep the covenant made by Joshua with the Gibeonites.  David managed to keep both the covenant Joshua made with the Gibeonites as well as ...

10. Haggai and the Davidic Covenant Renewal
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... time it is elaborated – “of Hosts, according tot he covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt.  My Spirit remains in your midst.  Fear not” (Haggai 2:4-5). The command to not ...

11. Zephaniah and The Twelve
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... reminiscent of the “vengeance of the covenant” (Lev. 26:25) with its futility curses (Deut. 28:30).”” The first oracle then closes, “The great day of YHWH is near, near and hastening fast” (Zeph 1:14a).  ...

12. The Fall of David: 'You Da Man' (2 Sam 10-12)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... was wise.  The text invites us to make such comparisons because Chapters 9 and 10 stress hesed (“loyal-love”).  David showed hesed to Mephiboseth, heir of Saul, because of his covenant with Jonathan ...

13. The House of Saul v. The House of David and David as King (2 Sam 2-9)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... forever before me.  Your throne shall be established forever” (2 Sam 7:16). This covenant with David tells us now where to watch for the seed of the woman. Chapter 8 relates briefly the conquests ...

14. The Bible Miniseries: Episode Two
(teaching/general teachings)

... the Giant of Gath.  My only major complaint about their telling of the story is the episode with Bathsheba.  In the biblical text there is more of a gap between God's covenant with David and ...

15. David and the Death of Saul (1 Sam 21-2 Sam 1)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... destroy Saul's house (which fits the covenant he just made with Jonathan in chapter 23).  Thus the chapter begins with “cutting off” from the robe and ends with Saul asking David not to “cut off” ...

16. Another Oracle Concerning Nineveh: Nahum
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... other side of this “who will by no means clear the guilty” is a line from Exodus 34:7.  Nevertheless, this opening passage is a victory hymn.  And God's jealousy is fitting for the covenant relationship ...

17. Micah: Cycles of Doom & Hope
(OT Prophets Commentary/Joshua Commentary)

... And what we see in this vision is YHWH coming down and the earth transformed (mountains melt, valleys split open).  Micah 1:5 lays out the charge that the two nations have broken covenant and then ...

18. The Prophetic Pronouncements of Artistic Amos
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... lime.  They would not be under the Torah of Moses, but they are under the Covenant of Creation and the use of the wisdom pattern suggests that these war crimes were universally recognized in the ancient ...

19. Hosea
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... YHWH” (Hosea 1:2).  And the passage develops the idea that our covenant with God is like the marriage covenant. The second part of the command included to have “children of fornications/whoredom.”  ...

20. The New Temple Vision (Ezekiel 40-48)
(teaching/Copy of Ezekiel Commentary)

... of Ezekiel (Ezek 2:3-3:27); Recommissioning of Ezekiel (Ezek 43:10, 11, cf. 40:4) Indictments for Breaking Covenant, Stipulations: Abominations of False Worship at Temple (Ezek 4-8); New Covenant Stipulations: ...