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

... no doubt that Psalms 22 and 23 are meant to be next to each other.  I mentioned last time that Psalms 1 and 2 are the introduction to the Psalter and tell us that the book is a book of Torah (hence ...

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

... YHWH?' Those who handle the Torah did not know me; the shepherds [or rulers] transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit” (Jeremiah 2:8 poetry).  ...

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

... Law of Moses, and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled” (Luke 24:44).  And Jesus was referring to the whole of the Old Testament Scriptures: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings.  And ...

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

... slightly different perspective.  Either evaluation shows you why the Samaritans only used the Torah.  The text is mocking this mixed worship. Kings of Judah The rest of the book of Kings ...

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

... his father's murderers to death but sparing their children in accord with the Torah. Amaziah was defeated in battle by Joash/Jehoash of Israel.  Then we see the concluding formulas for Joash/Jehoash ...

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

... of life versus YHWH's Torah.  So we do not want to make every difference like within Psalm 1:1 into a major point. Next time we will talk about another characteristic of poetry that is important ...

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

... this: keep the Torah of Moses (the main theme of the first three disputations) and be prepared for the coming Day of YHWH (the main theme of the second three disputations). Stuart is the one who alerted ...

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

... Solomon to be strong and courageous and keep Torah (1 Kings 2:2-3, Joshua 1:6), Solomon judged between the prostitutes (1 Kings 3:16ff and Rahab the prostitute in Joshua 2), Solomon divided the land into ...

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

... prophets (Isaiah being the next book).  And this is in the context of the Torah and the Writings before and after the Prophets.  This part of the approach drives us to look outward into the text ...

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

... the Torah required the high priest to enter the Holy of Holies in the clean and beautiful vestments described in the Torah.  The fact that he is dressed in “filthy garments” exposes him to Satan's ...

11. 2 Samuel 21-24 and the Poems of Samuel
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... the books of Torah ((prologue), narrative, poetry, epilogue) what does remain true is that the key to the structure of those books of Torah and now Samuel is the poetry. If you remember the chiastic structure ...

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

... O. Palmer Robertson's commentary on the book suggests that the prophet wrote after the rediscovery of the Torah in the Temple during Josiah's reign.  Thus the design of the book is to promote the ...

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

... It is instructive that David did not inquire of YHWH concerning this and David did not appear to know the Torah regulations about how it should be moved.  They moved it much the same way that the ...

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

... unbelief that will keep him out of the Promised Land, and thus ends not with the end of the Torah, but with the spies at Jericho in the book of Joshua. Thus you are ready to see what will come to pass ...

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

... paths.  For out of Zion shall go forth the Torah, and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.” (Micah 4:1-2).  This is very similar to his contemporary – Isaiah 2. Like Isaiah 2, Micah continues by ...

16. Is Saul among the Prophets? The Rise of Saul (1 Samuel 8-12)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

... previous scene showed YHWH defeating their enemies, but now they want a king to fight their battles. The principle here, like in the Torah with Moses, is repeated that rejection of the prophet of YHWH ...

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

... of despised enemy peoples turn out to be a trap sprung on unsuspecting Israel” (p.380). Normally the prophets base their sermons on the Torah of Moses.  In this case, Amos appears to be indicting ...

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

... Torah and events in it like Jacob striving with God at Bethel (Hosea 12:3-4). And Hosea has the famous lines that Paul will later use, “O Death, where are your plagues?  O Sheol, where is your sting?” ...

19. Book of the Twelve or Minor Prophets?
(OT Prophets Commentary/Book of 12 Commentary)

... them to destruction. And so the Prophets ends this way: “Remember the Torah of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I have commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.  Behold, I will send you ...

20. Restoration Vision, Sign-Acts, and Apocalypse (Ezekiel 37-39)
(teaching/Copy of Ezekiel Commentary)

... word for "latter" that we saw in the Torah of Moses).  There is no figure from history that sounds like a plausible match with Gog.  Ezekiel is creating a mythical figure – Gog of the land of ...