by Justin Marple | Jan 10, 2009 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Here we find the shortest book in Genesis. It is undoubtedly intentional that the shortest books are Books Five and Seven because Book Six is so long and about Abram/Abraham. With a full ten books, we might expect number seven to have a place of special...
by Justin Marple | Jan 1, 2009 | Deuteronomy Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The “Shema,” Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (ESV)
by Justin Marple | Dec 24, 2008 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
While Books Five and Seven are brief, Book Six makes up for it with volumes of material. While Books Five and Seven contain no poetic section, Book Six makes up for it with three poetic sections. The title of Book Six is “Now these are the generations of...
by Justin Marple | Dec 24, 2008 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The title of Book Five is “These are the generations of Shem” (Gen 11:10). It is considerably shorter than any book we have seen and it is missing the poetry and epilogue. The text is in a hurry to get to Abram.The royal genealogy follows the pattern we...
by Justin Marple | Dec 19, 2008 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
The fourth book begins with the title, “These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth” (Gen 10:1). So this book will be about the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. But interestingly in the opposite order: Japheth, Ham, and...
by Justin Marple | Dec 13, 2008 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
Even though Book Three is much longer than Book Two, it follows the same pattern. It begins with the title “These are the generations of Noah” (Gen 6:9). The book should focus on the descendants of Noah with such a title, but the last book did not record...
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