by Justin Marple | Mar 1, 2016 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Jonah is a very short and yet very stylized story. The text naturally divides into four short chapters. The fourth one even refers to words that are chronologically set in the first one: “O YHWH, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is...
by Justin Marple | Apr 29, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Malachi means “my messenger.” It is the word often used for angels because they are messengers of God. But people also can be messengers of God. It is not altogether certain that Malachi is the name of the prophet who wrote this letter, it is possible that the...
by Justin Marple | Apr 22, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Last time we talked about the structure of the whole book and examined the first introduction, the seven visions, and the climax of the book (Zech 6:9-15).This time we have the second half of the book including the introduction to this half (chapters 7 & 8) and...
by Justin Marple | Apr 15, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Zechariah is the longest book among The Twelve. In some ways it also is the most fascinating. It also has been called the “most obscure” book of the Hebrew Scriptures. It also is a very important book considering the many references to it in the New...
by Justin Marple | Mar 25, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Haggai and Zechariah, which is the book after Haggai in The Twelve, both begin by dating their books by the reign of King Darius. Haggai begins, “In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of YHWH came by the...
by Justin Marple | Mar 20, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Zephaniah is the only prophetic book with a genealogy of such depth – “The word of YHWH that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah…” (Zephaniah 1:1). Hezekiah is not identified as the king of Judah, but that is...
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