by Justin Marple | Nov 17, 2014 | Daniel Commentary, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
Continuing in the book of Daniel we come next to Daniel 5 and then Daniel 6. Daniel 5 is the judgment of Belshazzar and Daniel 6 is the lions’ den story. Both of these are wisdom stories and even court narratives. Both of these have had parallel chapters that...
by Justin Marple | Nov 4, 2014 | Daniel Commentary, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
The commentary below assumes that you will supplement these observations with what you hear in the sermons on Daniel 3 and Daniel 4 elsewhere on this site (2013 sermons) and that you have in front of you the pdf handout available as a link on the first Daniel...
by Justin Marple | Oct 28, 2014 | Daniel Commentary, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
This post tries to focus on some of the things not mentioned in the sermons on Daniel 1 & 2 available elsewhere on this website (2013 sermons). It also assumes that you have the handout linked on the previous post about Daniel (”The Unity of Daniel”)....
by Justin Marple | Oct 26, 2014 | Daniel Commentary, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
In this post we will explore the unity of the book of Daniel. The book shows diversity between Daniel 1-6 and 7-12 in genre, yet there are various ways that the book insists that we read the whole together. This is more than just saying that the book is meant to be...
by Justin Marple | Oct 13, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
The final three chapters of the book include the feasting at Mordecai’s promotion and the two feasts of Purim. These chapters bring about a resolution to the themes of the book, tell us the purpose of the book, and show us the resolution of the most important...
by Justin Marple | Oct 6, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Just to review where we are as we look at Esther 6-7 we will recall the Dillard-Longman outline of the book and also test the argument that Karen Jobes makes that the feasts follow a particular pattern in the book and what that means for interpreting Esther 6 and...
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