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 | Nov 8, 2010 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The Gospel of Genesis is highly structured and artistic. You can observe this from earlier posts on Genesis with its prologue and ten books and the way each is organized. But now I am going to add an observation regarding a pattern that emerges from the whole. The...
by Justin Marple | Sep 19, 2010 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” By starting “in the beginning,” the author already betrays an eschatological (speaking of last things) focus. When we read “in the beginning” the expectation would be that eventually we will get to its antonym...
by Justin Marple | Mar 24, 2010 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The current sermon series, I have been preaching on the temptations and the trial of Christ, has driven me back to the beginning. Book One of Genesis displays the same themes that I have been preaching.In Book One, Adam is the one being tested but he responded by...
by Justin Marple | Feb 5, 2009 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Genesis has much more to say about sex and marriage than the creation of woman out of man and the scene at Sodom. Sex and marriage is a theme that can be found throughout the book and the righteous make a lot of mistakes. The book teaches that sex and marriage are to...
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