Genesis 22 contains the famous account of Abraham’s aborted sacrifice of Isaac. But in the aftermath of that event, there was apparently some drama going on in the background. What did Sarah think of all this? After Abraham came back from the mountain, he lived in Beersheeba. “So Abraham returned unto his young men, and …
Noahic Clickbait
So no, I haven’t seen the movie, and no, this is not a review of it. Aside from that resulting in a couple of hours that I couldn’t get back, there would be the problems caused by the possibility of me writing a review of an Aronofsky film that might run counter to the analysis …
Judas and Jesus
As I have been preaching through 2 Samuel, I have pointed to what I regarded as a reverse type of Christ, which was the death of Absalom. You have two sons of David, one faithless and the other faithful (thus “reverse”), but who both died hanging on a tree, both pierced by a soldier, and …
His Brothers Shall Return
During Advent, I have been preaching through a series of messages on the Lord’s family — Joseph first, then Mary, and then His brothers and sisters. The outline for the sermon yesterday had been done since Wednesday, and in that message I was pointing out how the Lord’s brothers did not believe in Him until …
Looking Through
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). God has given us many gifts — indeed, there is nothing we have that is not a gift. But there is only one gift from Him that enables us to see through things. …
Double Categorization
Nancy and I are reading through Richmond Lattimore’s translation of the New Testament, and yesterday we came to Luke 21. This is the place where the disciples were gawking at the Temple, and Lattimore says that the Temple was done up with “fine stones and dedications.” That made me wonder what the word underneath “dedications” …
Not in View
In the area surrounding 1 Peter 3:10, the apostle Peter gives a wonderful set of exhortations on keeping your lips from speaking evil, and your mouth from telling lies. His section on avoiding a life of deceitfulness is a quotation from the Psalms (Ps. 34:13). But for those who are over-scrupulous about such things — …
What a Divided Jordan Signifies
In 1 Kings 2, we have the fascinating story of Elijah’s rapture into Heaven I think it could be helpful if we looked at this passage for some of the reasons why the third chapter of Hebrews treats the land of Canaan as a type, first, of the whole world, and second, of Heaven itself. …
But You Must Listen . . .
In the book of Deuteronomy, in the passage where Moses promises the people a prophet greater than he (Deut. 18:15ff), there is a very interesting aside that the Lord makes. The people had been afraid at Horeb, when the Lord spoke to them directly, when they heard the voice and saw the great fire. First, …
An Interesting Touch
Joseph’s garment was torn from him by his brothers (Gen. 37:23), and it was taken in order to tell a lie about him (Gen. 37:32). Joseph’s garment was torn from him by Potiphar’s wife (Gen. 39:12), and it was taken in order to tell a lie about him (Gen. 39:18). Joseph’s garment was placed on …