by Justin Marple | Nov 11, 2012 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Every election cycle the refrain is repeated: the Republican Party needs to sever ties with the Religious Right. And every time the Republican Party has a setback with regard to electoral matters, the first thing many suggest is the “need” to jettison the social...
by Justin Marple | Nov 6, 2012 | Ezekiel Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
We now turn to the chapters of Ezekiel that are the oracles of restoration. Ezekiel 34-36 has three major sections. The first two begin with the language of judgment oracles but end with the oracle of restoration. They do not fit the chapter...
by Justin Marple | Oct 31, 2012 | Ezekiel Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
In this post we will explore the structure of the climax of the book of Ezekiel (chapters 25-32) and then the turning point of Ezekiel 33 and look at the benefit of knowing this structure for the sake of interpretation and application. We have seen the view that...
by Justin Marple | Oct 24, 2012 | Ezekiel Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
We have seen that there has been a pattern of 2+2+2+1 for the seven oracles. Indeed, we might simplify this to say that there is a pattern of 6+1. And the +1 is the final punch. So it is no surprise that there is a pattern of 6+1 cycles for this...
by Justin Marple | Oct 17, 2012 | Ezekiel Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Ezekiel 26:1-6 for Tyre and 28:20-23 for Sidon basically follow the same format we saw for the oracles in Ezekiel 25. The one major difference is that the reason is not explicitly stated for Sidon. In any case, these two oracles are grouped together into...
by Justin Marple | Oct 10, 2012 | Ezekiel Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Ezekiel 24 is one hinge of the book together with Ezekiel 33. The former chapter ends with the sign of Ezekiel’s muteness that God says will last until the day when the fugitive from Jerusalem will come with the news that the city has fallen. The...
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