by Justin Marple | Mar 17, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
In this post we will look at the fall of David. In the chiastic structure of the book this section answers the fall of Saul. Chapter 10 shows us Israel’s defeat of the Ammonites and the Syrians. I might have included chapter 10 under the previous section where...
by Justin Marple | Mar 13, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
The first of the two sections we will look at in this post shows us the House of Saul vs. the House of David. Here we find the setting of the writing of the book of Judges (Ishboseth is king of Israel and David is king of Judah). In the chiastic structure...
by Justin Marple | Mar 11, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Most famous for its line saying, “the righteous shall live by faith” (Hab 2:4), the prophet also was a psalmist. The book begins with an alternating pattern of lament and then answer, includes five woe oracles, and the third chapter is a long psalm....
by Justin Marple | Mar 11, 2013 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Episode two gets a mixed review according to Scripture. The story of Joshua and Judges were not done particularly well, but the story of David (for the most part) is done quite well. The recapitulation at the beginning of the second episode was particularly...
by Justin Marple | Mar 10, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Luke for Lent, SERMONS
Luke 22:66-71 may seem like a short passage but it is in dialogue with Luke 20:41-44 and Luke 22:53 and the surrounding context of those verses. A power struggle between the religious leaders of Israel and Jesus comes to a head with the trial of Jesus. And it is...
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