by Justin Marple | Aug 5, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 This unit begins and ends with a note about wisdom: ”Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed” (Ecc 8:1); ”When I...
by Justin Marple | Jun 27, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 The next section of Ecclesiastes appears to be Ecc 5:1-7 in English versification (Hebrew verses 4:17-5:6). The ESV subtitles this unit “Fear God,” whereas Enns sums it up as “Watch Your Mouth with God.” The theme connecting this unit to the...
by Justin Marple | Jun 26, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! In this edition of “Pastor’s Green Pastures” we are continuing our way through the order of worship. We have heard the call to come up the invisible Mount Zion. We have ascended that holy hill through the Prayer of...
by Justin Marple | Jun 10, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Qoheleth continues much as we might expect. However, he abandons the royal persona as he continues his lamentations. And we finally see some new points in the next couple sections, which are insightful albeit depressing. We will proceed with a quick review of what...
by Justin Marple | May 26, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
No doubt you know the chorus: ”To everything – turn, turn turn There is a season – turn, turn, turn And a time for every purpose under heaven” And at least the first verse: ”A time to be born, a time to die, A time to plant, a time to reap, A time to...
by Justin Marple | May 22, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
On the prayer of adoration… Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! We live in a day and age when visual entertainment is all the rage. Video games and movies often seek to bring us a rush that short-circuits our minds.1 It is not unusual then to expect that...
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