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

... will say Isaiah (Mark 1:2).  Thus Isaiah can refer to much if not all of the latter prophets.  This is also true for Jeremiah, the second book of the latter prophets (Matt 27:9). But Isaiah ...

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

... his uncle Mattaniah (Josiah's son) on the throne and renaming him Zedekiah.  Thus it is during the reign of Josiah's son that Judah went into captivity.  The judgment that would not happen during ...

3. Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind (1 Cor 12:31-13:13)
(sermons/2013 Sermons)

... any other Spiritual gift to matter. Some of those temporary Spiritual gifts have already ended. But Paul was writing to people who were tempted at the time to say that they were more Spiritual ...

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

... notes that it is difficult to disern any other progression in Psalm 1:1 but that it is set up against Psalm 1:2.  The wicked (no matter what type of wickedness) versus YHWH and their advice or way ...

5. The Heidelberg Catechism
(teaching/general teachings)

... robber, or the like will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Eph. 5:5-6; 1 Jn. 3:14 What the text above fails to capture is the new formatting of the answer.  Often it is a helpful change, ...

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

... wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says YHWH of Hosts” (Malachi 4:1-3, English). Malachi 4:4-6: Summary Conclusion The conclusion of the matter is ...

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

... He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite” (1 Kings 15:1-5). Interesting that again the matter of Uriah the Hittite is mentioned.  Could it be that the ...

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

... Zechariah 11, it has the theme of shepherds and flocks.  For example, it says, “Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered” (cf. Zech 13:7, Matt 26:31, Mark 14:27).  This section describes ...

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

... of the living son, just that the mother of the living son got her son back. The important conclusion to the matter is this: “And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they ...

10. Innocent Blood by John Ensor
(reading report/Reformed Reading Report)

... through abortion is a matter of the highest gospel priorities in modern America.  It is written to Christians to encourage us to have the courage and resolve to prevent the shedding of innocent blood.  ...

11. The Bible Miniseries: Episode Four
(teaching/general teachings)

... was floating around (hence it became a floating pericope in some manuscripts).  But that does not make it Scripture.  Only the original Gospel of John (or Luke for that matter) is Scripture.  ...

12. The Bible Miniseries: Episode Three
(teaching/general teachings)

... is that the Gospels, just as with the Old Testament gospels and prophets and writings, are simply not written as movie scripts.  Thus the miniseries combines stories from Matthew and Luke and does ...

13. Not Any Fish Story: Jonah
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... reading might suggest. And yet the typological message is pretty obvious.  Jesus picked up on this can called it the sign of Jonah (Matt 12:39, 16:4; Luke 11:29-30).  The best we get as to what ...

14. Obadiah and The Prophets
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... of Herod.  The Herod in Matt 2 is identified there as an “Idumean,” which is another spelling for Edomite.  And so yet again Edom was trying to destroy Israel, now in the person of Jesus Christ. ...

15. Rights & Responsibilities (1 Cor 8)
(sermons/2013 Sermons)

... went to buy meat in ancient Corinth, or any other Gentile city for that matter, chances are that it would have been sacrificed in a pagan worship service to some idol before you found it in the marketplace.  ...

16. God's Gift Giving Guide (John 3:16)
(sermons/2012 Sermons)

... ample supply and is one size fits all, it is something that will last.  It is "The Gift" and all other gifts will be cheap imitations no matter how hard one tries.  What are you going to do with ...

17. The Other Christmas Baby (Luke 1:5-25)
(sermons/2012 Sermons)

... these little babies -- even the good news about John the Baptist who as an unborn child would even then point people to Jesus.  This is why these events matter to us even today -- they point us to ...

18. The Politics of Abortion
(presbyterian pro-life/general ppl)

Every election cycle the refrain is repeated: the Republican Party needs to sever ties with the Religious Right. And every time the Republican Party has a setback with regard to electoral matters, the ...

19. Our Royall Luck, Buford & Cofer
(family/josiah)

... matter. There may be some families included that are of less interest to you than others, but the advantage of this particular collection is that all of these families are truly connected.  Additionally, ...

20. A Parable, an Analogy, and a Riddle/Fable (Ezekiel 15-17)
(teaching/Copy of Ezekiel Commentary)

... of child sacrifice falls under the point about idolatry.  But the reason that I pulled it out as separate is how it is introduced: “Were your whorings so small a matter that you slaughtered my children ...