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1. The Deuteronomy of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 10-15)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Jeremiah Commentary)

...  A major part of the prophetic role was intercessory prayer on behalf of the people, but Jeremiah was ordered not to intercede.  In a later post I will show you the pattern of the laments in ...

2. Book Two of the Psalms: The Prayers of David and His Christ
(OT Writings Commentary/Psalms Commentary)

... side of these two are Psalms 65:1 and 68:1 both labeled as “To the choirmaster.  A psalm of David.  A song.”  Thus these four psalms follow a chiastic pattern. Book Two: Order on Purpose ...

3. Book One of the Psalms: The Suffering of Christ
(OT Writings Commentary/Psalms Commentary)

... is a normal pattern in Psalms. Psalm 22 No doubt you remember the opening line of Psalm 22 in the Aramaic: “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”  “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” (Psalm 22:1). ...

4. Keeping the Peace in Worship (1 Cor 14:26-33a)
(sermons/2013 Sermons)

1 Cor 14:26-33a shows us that there is a need for order in worship.  Paul has been saying all along in this essay that we are to keep the law of love in church.  So you might say that freedom, ...

5. All the House of Israel Was Uncircumcised in Heart (Jeremiah 2-9)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Jeremiah Commentary)

... a vassal king rebelled against his suzerain king there was a proper legal format for the charges in the ANE – Jeremiah 2 follows that pattern. Thompson tells us that the elements of this form are ...

6. Introducing the Psalms (Psalms 1&2)
(OT Writings Commentary/Psalms Commentary)

... psalms – to be sure only some would we strictly categorize as “wisdom psalms” as a sub-genre identification.  But all of the Psalms are meant to help us live into harmony with the divine pattern of ...

7. Variations on the Chiasm in Isaiah
(OT Prophets Commentary/Isaiah Commentary)

... parts of Isaiah.  Below are some examples of patterns to note when reading through Bailey's article.   High-Jump Format Isaiah includes a number of variations on the familiar chiasm.  Note ...

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

... the divine pattern, the order of the universe, that God has laid down.”  Wisdom aims to bring your own “actions, experiences, and perceptions into harmony with the pattern.”  This explains why ...

9. 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 ...

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

... the rapid progression through kings of both kingdoms.  There are a number of patterns in the history of these nations that are very insightful.   Syrian Politics 2 Kings 8:7ff continues with ...

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

... became king of Israel was Ahaziah's brother, son of Ahab and Jezebel.  That cycle does not begin until 2 Kings 3:1.  In a break from the pattern of addressing kings is 2 Kings 2, which is all ...

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

We have noted that there is a pattern to the discussion of each king in the book.  This pattern is especially pronounced when looking at the Kings of Israel in 1 Kings 15-16. It begins with the name ...

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

... Poetry is patterned language.  The author manipulates language often so that they will make certain 'poetic' effects.  So formal definitions are appropriate. But we could also define poetry ...

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

... The book consists of the superscription of Malachi 1:1 followed by six disputations, plus Malachi 4:4-6 (English).  Disputation is essentially a question and answer pattern.  Unfortunately the ...

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

... Rather than following the pattern God revealed, he created a religion “devised from his own heart” (as it says about the timing of the feast he created) (1 Kings12:33).  The first golden calf episode ...

16. 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 ...

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

... be to say that the section is a complex (ABA') chiasm with the hinge (B) at the climax and the two “A” portions following an alternating pattern of a,b,c.  Part a of each panel begins at night or ...

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

... spiral of the nation. This suggests the former prophets follow an A,B,A',B' pattern. Kings relies heavily on Samuel and continues many of its themes, its types, and its stories.  The death notice ...

19. 2 Samuel 21-24 and the Poems of Samuel
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

...  These four heroes followed David's example in giant-slaying. The second B section (2 Sam 23:8-39) gives us a pattern of three and thirty.  There were three men singled out as mighty men – Joshebbasshebeth ...

20. Slow to Believe? (Luke 24:13-35)
(sermons/2013 Sermons)

... He is with us, even when we cannot see Him, on that road of doubt and sadness.  Then He offers a gentle rebuke that we should know the pattern is suffering and then glory.  But even then some ...