by Justin Marple | May 28, 2013 | Isaiah Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
A particularly helpful resource on the structure of Isaiah is the pdf found here by Dr. Ken Bailey. In this article he lays out the structure of each pericope in Isaiah 40-66 including what he calls high-jumps and other chiasms. In his book on First...
by Justin Marple | May 22, 2013 | Isaiah Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
What follows is an overview of the entire book of Isaiah looking at its structure and features as well as its importance. I have preached through the entire book of Isaiah from 2010-2012, which you can find those sermons on this site. Therefore, even though the...
by Justin Marple | May 15, 2013 | Former Prophets, Kings Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
First remember the alternating pattern of the history of Israel in the book of Kings: Hoshea – #7 It is in this context that we reach the significant seventh king named Hoshea. The evaluation of Hoshea in Kings: “He did what was evil in the sight of YHWH, yet not as...
by Justin Marple | May 13, 2013 | Former Prophets, Kings Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
2 Kings 8:7-16:20 includes much political-prophetic intrigue. This is not a unit of text, per say, not a particular section, but actually many sections. The first tells us about the Syrian political situation with Elisha the Prophet playing a prominent role. Then...
by Justin Marple | May 10, 2013 | Former Prophets, Kings Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
We are almost ready to begin with 2 Kings. Nothing demonstrates how this should be understood as the Book of Kings instead of two books (1 Kings and 2 Kings) better than the arbitrary place where the one ends and the next begins. The discussion that...
by Justin Marple | May 8, 2013 | Former Prophets, Kings Commentary, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
We have noted that there is a pattern to the discussion of each king in the book. This pattern is especially pronounced when looking at the Kings of Israel in 1 Kings 15-16.It begins with the name of the king and the timing in relationship to the kings of...
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