by Justin Marple | Jun 10, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
Book One of the Psalter consists of 40 or 41 psalms. The reason for the numerical discrepancy there is that Psalms 9-10 form one alphabetic acrostic, which suggests that at one time at least they were one psalm. Supporting this understanding further is the...
by Justin Marple | Jun 5, 2013 | Jeremiah Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Below is a discussion of the content and form and some features of Jeremiah 2-9, which is part of the oracles against Judah in the book of Jeremiah. Note especially the themes of prophetic lawsuit and circumcision of the heart. Jeremiah 2 And the only other...
by Justin Marple | Jun 3, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The book of Psalms is the first book of the writings and sometimes the whole of the writings is referred to simply by the title: Psalms. Thus Jesus said, “that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled”...
by Justin Marple | May 30, 2013 | Jeremiah Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
There were two different ancient editions of the book of Jeremiah. One is reflected in the main Hebrew text that we follow today and the other is reflected in the Septuagint (Greek translation). In cave 4 at Qumran there were fragments of three partial Hebrew...
by Justin Marple | May 28, 2013 | Isaiah Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
A particularly helpful resource on the structure of Isaiah is the pdf found here by Dr. Ken Bailey. In this article he lays out the structure of each pericope in Isaiah 40-66 including what he calls high-jumps and other chiasms. In his book on First...
by Justin Marple | May 22, 2013 | Isaiah Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
What follows is an overview of the entire book of Isaiah looking at its structure and features as well as its importance. I have preached through the entire book of Isaiah from 2010-2012, which you can find those sermons on this site. Therefore, even though the...
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