“Moreover, men of high talent can speak effectively in any way. Luther laid on his back, bound hand and foot, would have preached impressively” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 407).
Private Edification Kept Private
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #164 “Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?” (1 Cor. 14:6). Paul allows …
The Reply to Imagination Schlock
“The excessive display of second-rate imagination which some men make so offensive, drives other men to the opposite extreme, so that they shrink from illustration and imagery where they are really needful” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 405).
Surveying the Text: Deuteronomy
Introduction: Remember that the Exodus happened around 1440 B.C., and the book of Deuteronomy was given at the tail end of the forty years in the wilderness, just a short time prior to the invasion of Canaan. This puts it right around 1400 B.C. The name Deuteronomy refers to a “second giving” of the law. …
The Point of Prophecy
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #163 “But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. I would that ye all spake with tongues, but …
Surveying the Text: Numbers
Introduction: The dates for Numbers encompass the entire 40 years in the wilderness, following the Exodus in 1440 B.C.—and it extends throughout that 40 year period. The name of the book comes from the fact that it contains the results of two censuses. To the modern reader, the book can seem like something of a …
Imagine the Point
“It is thus mainly through imagination that we touch the feelings, and thereby bring truth powerfully to bear upon the will, which is the end and very essence of eloquence” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 399).
An Unknown Known Language
“For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries” (1 Cor. 14:2). The gift of tongues is an exercise in mystery. A man speaking in tongues is a man who is speaking mysteries in his spirit. It …
Surveying the Text: Leviticus
Introduction: The dates of this book are roughly the same as what we find for Exodus. It provides detailed instruction for worship, picking up where Exodus stopped. The name of the book comes from a Greek phrase for “pertaining to the Levites,” that phrase being levitikon, which was then run through a Latin filter. During …
Some Assembly Required
“Piles of brick and lumber and sand are as much a house, as the mere piling up of thoughts will constitute a discourse” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 397).