by Justin Marple | Feb 19, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
After lamenting what could have been if Israel had only really heard (i.e. obeyed) God, Isaiah 48 gives us the command, “Go out from Babylon, flee from Chaldea…” (48:20). This is not a command to physically leave Babylonian captivity but a command...
by Justin Marple | Feb 18, 2012 | Recommendations, REVIEWS
Enns, Peter. Ecclesiastes. The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2011. This commentary arrived yesterday and I have already read the whole thing. It is persuasive and helpful. Several years ago I read...
by Justin Marple | Feb 15, 2012 | Former Prophets, Judges Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The contrast of Joshua and Judges is obvious from the very beginning. The latter prophetic book shows us the downward spiral of Israel. It shows us the Canaanization of Israel. The judges of Israel increasingly resemble Canaanite leaders and the people of Israel...
by Justin Marple | Feb 13, 2012 | John Flavel, Quotes, REVIEWS
Of keeping the Law Wherein doth the perfect keeping of God’s law consist? A. It consists in the perfect and constant Conformity of the internal and external Actions of Heart and Life, to every Command of God, Gal 3:10 — Cursed is every one that...
by Justin Marple | Feb 12, 2012 | Recommendations, REVIEWS
Old, Hughes Oliphant. Worship: Reformed according to Scripture. Rev. and Expanded Ed. Louisville, Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. This book really opened my eyes and taught me a lot about our tradition and worship.
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