by Justin Marple | Oct 27, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Faith under Pressure (Daniel), SERMONS
Daniel 8 tells us about a little horn who arose near the end of the Greek empire that we now know was named Antiochus IV. That little horn conquered human rulers that God had put into place, set himself up as an antichrist, wore out many saints, and changed the times...
by Justin Marple | Oct 24, 2013 | Job Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The book of Job has been a book not so much about suffering as it is about faith. Lindsay Wilson says, ”Suffering is simply the setting in which the issue of the book is raised.” Job has been bold and even confrontational in his speeches with his friends...
by Justin Marple | Oct 21, 2013 | Job Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The third cycle of dialogue in Job shows the friends of Job reduced to silence because they are unable to refute Job. The cycle also gives Job the opportunity to make a final case that could be presented before God. We still await the evaluations of Elihu the Buzite...
by Justin Marple | Oct 20, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Faith under Pressure (Daniel), SERMONS
Daniel 7 shows us visions of four beasts — one like a lion, one like a bear, one like a leopard, and the fourth is a hideous monster. But the thought that any of these beasts could stop the plan of God is laughable. Thus my apologies for the title —...
by Justin Marple | Oct 13, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Faith under Pressure (Daniel), SERMONS
Daniel 6 is the famous story of Daniel in the lions’ den. As his friends had been in the fiery furnace of Babylon before being thrown into the burning fiery furnace, so too Daniel was in the lions’ den of the Persian empire before being thrown into the...
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