by Justin Marple | Nov 12, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The first chapter of Proverbs serves as an introduction to the book. We have the title (not just of the first section but the whole book), then a statement of the purpose for the book, and then we see two speeches — that of the father and that of woman wisdom....
by Justin Marple | Nov 10, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Faith under Pressure (Daniel), SERMONS
Daniel 10:1-11:1 allows us to see some of the fighting behind the scenes. The decisive battle in the war began with the death of Jesus Christ on the cross and ended with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Nevertheless, we Christians are prone to battle fatigue...
by Justin Marple | Nov 4, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
There are several things that we should note about the book of Proverbs before we begin to interpret particular verses of the book. We will begin by looking at the place of Proverbs in its canonical context — that is, as a book of Scripture and particularly as...
by Justin Marple | Nov 3, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Faith under Pressure (Daniel), SERMONS
Daniel 9 includes his prayer of confession for himself and for all Israel. This is a model prayer, which is why we have been using some of its lines for our prayer of confession each Sunday, but it is also by a representative of righteous Israel — Daniel. This...
by Justin Marple | Oct 29, 2013 | Job Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
Job 38 begins, ”Then YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:” God is not answering Elihu and will only answer the three friends at the end. He speaks out of a heavy windstorm. This is a theophany – a fancy way of saying that God appears to Job....
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