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

... “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne....” This historical marker introduces the call of Isaiah – it is his first and the foundational vision that the rest of the vision ...

2. The Style of Biblical Poetry: Part 2, Imagery & Genre
(OT Writings Commentary/Psalms Commentary)

We have two major topics for this article.  The first is imagery and the second is the sub-genres of the Psalms.  One might argue that the second topic should have been the first thing that one ...

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

First remember the alternating pattern of the history of Israel in the book of Kings: Hoshea – #7 It is in this context that we reach the significant seventh king named Hoshea.  The evaluation ...

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

2 Kings 8:7-16:20 includes much political-prophetic intrigue.  This is not a unit of text, per say, not a particular section, but actually many sections.  The first tells us about the Syrian ...

5. Elijah to Elisha (2 Kings 1:1-8:6)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... lost in the translation of 2 Kings 1:8.  The phrase “a hairy man” in Hebrew is first the word for “a man,” and second is the word “Baal” and third is the word translated “hair.”  Perhaps, “a ...

6. The Kings of Israel & Elijah the Prophet
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... It notes that only half of the people followed him at first but that he overcame the opposition (1 Kings 16:21-22).  Then the pattern begins at 1 Kings 16:23: “In the 31st year of Asa king of Judah, ...

7. The Style of Biblical Poetry
(OT Writings Commentary/Psalms Commentary)

... in other areas of the Scriptures too (including the parts that are not poetry).  This is the first post on the style of Biblical Poetry and we will talk about the cultural disadvantages we face when ...

8. The Heidelberg Catechism
(teaching/general teachings)

... Notes on the Content of the Heidelberg The first question and answer sets the tone: What is your only comfort, in life and in death? (the new question omits the comma) And the beauty of the answer ...

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

... English chapter divisions totally ignore the structure of the book.  The disputations are Malachi 1:2-5, 1:6-2:9, 2:10-16, 2:17-3:5, 3:6-12, and 3:13-4:3.     Malachi 1:2-5: The First Disputation ...

10. Jeroboam and Judah (1 Kings 12-14)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... from the first word in each, Jeroboam is quoting Aaron.  He set one of the golden calves in Bethel and one in Dan.  And they became snares for the people of Israel.  Kings, no fan of the ...

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

Last time we talked about the structure of the whole book and examined the first introduction, the seven visions, and the climax of the book (Zech 6:9-15). This time we have the second half of the book ...

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

... has firmly established Solomon as King of Israel, the author makes some pointed criticisms of the king.   First, Solomon married the daughter of Pharaoh as part of an alliance with Egypt. Second, ...

13. An Introduction to Kings and the Death of David
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... of the rest of Scripture to interpret the book of Kings. The book of Kings fits into the canonical structure of the former prophets in two basic patterns.  The first is an ABA'B' pattern where the ...

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

... Haggai prophesied in Jerusalem. The first eight chapters are all dated within the first four years of King Darius (521-518 B.C.).  Chapters 9-14 are much more difficult to date.  Some call ...

15. What It Really Means to Be Open Minded (Luke 24:36-53)
(sermons/2013 Sermons)

Luke 24:36-53 shows us what it really means to be open minded.  Some accuse Christians of being "closed-minded," and actually the first disciples of Jesus had closed minds.  We too have had our ...

16. Kings as the Climax of the Former Prophets
(OT Prophets Commentary/Kings Commentary)

... of the hero of the previous book (Judges 2:6-10 retells Joshua's death from Joshua 24:29ff and Kings tells us for the first time of David's death (2:10ff).  And both Judges and Kings show a downward ...

17. 2 Samuel 21-24 and the Poems of Samuel
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... order – these both happened at some earlier point than the end of David's reign. There is a giant theme for both 2 Sam 21:15-22 and 23:8-39. In the first section (2 Sam 21:1-14) we are reminded ...

18. The Exile and Return of David (2 Sam 15:13-19:43)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... 16, Absalom will play the role of Reuben.  Remember that Jacob/Israel = David.  So David's firstborn would be like Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob/Israel.  Reuben slept with his father's ...

19. The Bible Miniseries: Episode Five
(teaching/general teachings)

Perhaps it is the Protestant that I am, but I wish they had spent more time on the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus than the stations of the cross.  But thankfully they left an hour to tell ...

20. Seeking the Kingdom of God? (Luke 23:50-24:12)
(sermons/2013 Sermons)

Luke 23:50-24:12 tells us about the burial of Jesus and the women and Peter unable to find Jesus at the tomb on the first day of the week.  Luke's Gospel does not tell us the facts in the form of ...