Isaiah: introducing the good news – Seeking the kingdom
Join us in person or by podcast for 12 sessions of “Formed in God’s Story: Isaiah.”| Seeking the kingdom
Join us in person or by podcast for 12 sessions of “Formed in God’s Story: Isaiah.”| Seeking the kingdom
Review of Robert B. Chisholm Jr. and Michael Hontz, Isaiah 1-39 in the Kerux commentary series by Kregel| Reading Acts
There is no one who is higher than the Lord Jesus. He is Yahweh, God of gods, King of kings, Lord of lords. He is seated on the throne in the heavenly temple and the train of his robe fills the pla…| nuakh
What could possess a person to put his life and reputation in jeopardy, to steal one of the most important documents in American history, to evade the FBI, and to bind and gag his own father? If yo…| Bible Study Nerd
In a comical twist of irony, as I sit down to write about quietness, my house is anything but quiet. Sounds of bathtime shenanigans echo down the stairs to my desk, shattering the calm that I so long for at the end of a busy day. For some of us, quiet moments are hard to … Continue reading The Power of Quiet→| Bible Study Nerd
The Bible exists in a symbolic world where particular images are common: trees, tables, bread and wine, mountains, the sea and its denizens, the creation week, and many more. These have specific me…| nuakh
REMEMBERING Meditations on the Past, Part 1 Adria and I are recently returned from time in Europe. We visited among other places Berlin, Prague, and Vienna. In these places we were confronted with …| Peripatetic Pastor
This post is about the kings of Assyria, Judah, and Israel (northern kingdom). The rulers are how we label and set times (years) for the actions we see in the Bible. The Bible has many historical notes in it that … Continue reading →| Mark's Bible Study
Spiritualizing the influence of Egypt and Babylon has been done many times, I really cannot remember a sermon about the evils of Assyria. From my background studies I will say they were not nice an…| Mark's Bible Study
References for King Ahaz are: 2 Chronicles 28, 2 Kings 16, and Isaiah 7:1-12. Isaiah 14:28 is the year he died, and Isa 57:3 – 13 describe the actions of Ahaz. To get a good portrait of him you need … Continue reading →| Mark's Bible Study
By Brian T. German Read Isaiah 2 and 13:6–13 and Luke 23:26–56. The Old Testament is saturated with special days. The creation of humanity certainly makes the list (Gen. 1:26–27), as does God’s day of rest (Gen. 2:2–3). The day the Israelites were brought out of Egypt was to be remembered throughout the generations (Ex. 13:3), along with the day that the temple was consecrated (1 Kings 8) — and rebuilt (Ezra 3). And who could forget the day the sun stood still (Joshua 10:14)? But ...| The Lutheran Witness
Shrove Tuesday (Cued up to amazing music ministry before sermon) Isaiah 25:1-10; Luke 5:29-37 (Gafney) Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! In the Name of Go…| The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. | Womanists Wading in the Word™
Ehrman has argued that the Hebrew Bible is primarily henotheistic with the exception of at least Isaiah, which is monotheistic. I will quote him at some length [1]:| Think Christian Theism
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. (Isaiah 43b) – The Lord| SermonQuotes
