by Justin Marple | Feb 18, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Obadiah is the shortest book in the collection of The Twelve. But short does not mean unimportant as it serves a very important function in the collection. The opening verse identifies the book as “the vision of Obadiah.” And the vision is introduced...
by Justin Marple | Feb 12, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The book opens, “The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake” (Amos 1:1). Dating by the...
by Justin Marple | Feb 10, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 10:23-11:1 concludes the central essay of the letter on our relationship with the culture so that we may see others saved. We will discover what it would mean for you to seek the advantage of others so that they may be saved. Looking at the beginning and end...
by Justin Marple | Feb 7, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The first and third installments in The Twelve both begin by dating the prophecies that follow by the reigns of both southern and northern kings. Those two books in this collection also were written primarily to the northern kingdom. But Joel, the second...
by Justin Marple | Feb 3, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 10:14-22 completes the triad of “all things to all people,” ‘some things to some people,’ with ‘nothing to anyone.’ These are the three ways we are to relate to the surrounding culture. The issue is how far can we go in...
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