by Justin Marple | Aug 11, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Deuteronomy is one of the gospels, just from the Old Testament. Here Moses continues to sound themes that Jesus will discuss at length, themes that are the very reason Jesus came. Jesus spoke a lot about the heart. Even when He did not mention the heart, He often...
by Justin Marple | Aug 7, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
In Deuteronomy the relationship between Deuteronomy 5 (containing the Ten Commandments) and Deuteronomy 6 is very similar to the relationship between Deuteronomy 7 and Deuteronomy 8. Since we looked at 5&7 in the last post, we will now focus on 6&8. When...
by Justin Marple | Jun 14, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The English title of the fifth book of Scripture, Deuteronomy, a compound of Greek words meaning “second law” or better yet “second Torah” perceptively picks up how Moses is intentionally presenting this material as given a second time. Here...
by Justin Marple | May 23, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
We have been arguing that most of Deuteronomy should be understood as fitting the Hittite covenant treaty formulas of the second millennium B.C. (i.e. the time of Moses and shortly thereafter). The speeches are specifically attributed to Moses and he speaks in the...
by Justin Marple | May 16, 2011 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Deuteronomy: The Prologue 1:1-5Deuteronomy begins with a prologue (Deut 1:1-5). The effect of this prologue is to emphasize that this book contains the last word on the words of Moses. The setting is “beyond the Jordan” (from the perspective of being in the Promised...
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...
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