by Justin Marple | Mar 8, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
One of the most unfortunate divisions of text in Scripture into chapters and verses has to be the division between First and Second Samuel. Chapter and verse numbers are a much later invention that we use to help find particular Scriptures. Sometimes they...
by Justin Marple | Mar 6, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The book of Micah is sandwiched between two books concerning Nineveh (Jonah and our present concern: Nahum). Nahum has a double title: “An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh” (Nahum 1:1). The book is a Hebrew...
by Justin Marple | Mar 4, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
In this section Saul continues to act as king and the transition to David as king begins. All this begins with YHWH’s idea to have Samuel invite Jesse of Bethlehem to a sacrifice in order to reveal one of his sons as the next anointed king. Unlike...
by Justin Marple | Mar 4, 2013 | General Teachings, TEACHING
The latest Christian media event of note is the miniseries called The Bible on the History Channel. The opening preface in type on the screen gives us the philosophy of the presentation, curious for the way that it is worded: “This program is an adaptation of Bible...
by Justin Marple | Mar 3, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Luke for Lent, SERMONS
Luke 20:20-26 has the famous answer of Jesus to the question, “Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” with “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” But the main...
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