by Justin Marple | Apr 29, 2018 | 2018 Sermons, Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, SERMONS, TEACHING
The text of the sermon preached this morning at MacAlpine Presbyterian Church is below. The sermon audio is available at this link here. You may also find my commentary on Genesis 37-50 helpful, which is available here. Nevertheless, there are new observations in...
by Justin Marple | Jul 21, 2017 | Genesis Commentary, TEACHING
The following is a paper submitted for the Doctor of Ministry course entitled “Humor and Storytelling in Preaching: From the Bible to Today.” The course was taught by Dr. Sam Lamerson at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The oil...
by Justin Marple | Aug 29, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
We have already discussed the end of Deuteronomy at some length because of the importance of the poems for the structure of the Torah and for seeing that Deuteronomy underwent a Second Edition (with a second poem and epilogue). Now we are going to examine some of the...
by Justin Marple | Aug 21, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Last time we finished the stipulations of the covenant treaty between God as the powerful sovereign and Israel as his servant vassal. In such treaties you will find the main elements that we are going to see today. The main difference is that Deuteronomy sees beyond...
by Justin Marple | Aug 16, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
What we find in these chapters of Deuteronomy continues to prove the thesis demonstrated in the last post. That is, Deuteronomy seeks to explain the Torah and emphasize particular themes. This is particularly the case with regard to the time coming when they will...
by Justin Marple | Aug 14, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The laws of Deuteronomy fit into a larger scheme of the laws of the Torah. We have discussed the relationship of the laws from other angles in other posts. Here we will simply compare the similar regulations in Deuteronomy to other books in the Torah to show that what...
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