by Justin Marple | Dec 18, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matthew 25:31-46 shows us the living nativity will resume when Christ returns. This time we will be separated like sheep from goats and the sheep will sit on the right hand (the place of honor) and the goats on the left. Sheep and goats in Palestine can sometimes...
by Justin Marple | Dec 11, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matt 25:14-30 says some important things for us to consider as we think about our birthday presents for Jesus or our Christmas gifts for God. Here is the yearly update on the Christmas Price Index, the cost of the 12 days of Christmas, and some reflections on the...
by Justin Marple | Dec 6, 2011 | Former Prophets, Joshua Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
When we say “the torah of Joshua” we do not mean to say that Joshua belongs to the Torah and therefore not to the Prophets. Quite simply, the “torah” of Joshua means the “instruction” of Joshua. We seek to answer, “What does...
by Justin Marple | Dec 4, 2011 | Former Prophets, Joshua Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
In Joshua 13-21 we have the divine landowner, the king of the land, YHWH (The LORD) God, dividing up the land that He controls. The key vocabulary word in the whole is “to divide.” Actually, the main point of each section in Joshua is very easy to see by observing...
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