Structures of Poetic Resonance
There are numerous meta-details around the poetry of Scripture, especially throughout the Psalms. An analysis of facts and details around the structure and background of poetry from a historical, theological, and literary perspective offers a …
Prayers through Psalms
Songs to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument. Psalmoi (Greek) or Tehillim (Hebrew) to mean songs of praise or interest to the reader or listener. My personal prayers while reading through the Books of Psalms …
Suffer the Afflicted
While the reader of the book of Job is presented with extraordinary hardships placed upon a blameless servant of God (Job 1:8), it becomes apparent that suffering can have a transcendent meaning and purpose that …
Song of Solomon Walkthrough
Short OT book (eight chapters) containing only poetry. Its beautiful poetic passages describe the many dimensions of human love; there is little in this book that is explicitly religious. In addition to the popular title, …
Book of Ecclesiastes Walkthrough
Ecclesiastes, Book of. OT book of wisdom literature. Ecclesiastes is philosophical in character, posing deep questions about the meaning and nature of human existence. “Ecclesiastes” is the Greek title for the book and has come …
Book of Proverbs Walkthrough
Principles gleaned from the book of Proverbs that include many words of wisdom that give meaning to a life of understanding and righteousness. Proverbs 1: The value of discernment and instruction is in wisdom for …
Book of Job Walkthrough
Job 1: While Job is faithful, the satan attacked Job with the permissive will of YHWH. Job 2: The satan again attacks Job with the permissive will of YHWH, but Job remains faithful. Job 3: …
The Awakened Harp
This week I finished reading “Awake O Harp” by William Varner. It is a devotional commentary on the Psalms and highly instructive about the meaning and application of the ancient songs and poetry of antiquity …
The Seeds of Adoration
If in the event there are vacant thoughts about how to pray in adoration of YHWH, it is very useful to prepare for yourself a list of attributes supported by Scripture. Here is an example …
The Daily Walk
Today, 09/04/2021, I completed another read-through of the Bible. This time the English Standard Version (ESV). The effort began in September 2017 and I sought to read it through with meticulous attention to word-by-word detail …
Letters to the Church
Today I finished reading through this textbook that is an overview of the New Testament books Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Jude, 1 John, 2, John, and 3 John. Some sections I read through …
The Key of Perfection
To better grasp the subject matter among the chapters in my reading this week, I went through the textbook material and watched Jobes’ companion video lectures about Hebrews scripture. I did this to get the …
Theology to the Hebrews
With careful review of the book of Hebrews, there are distinctive theological themes that appear within the text of Scripture. There is a breadth and depth of subjects that together present a robust view of …
The Gates of Hell
The grotto of Panias is located in Caesarea-Philippi, and it represents ground zero of pagan idolatry from the Old Testament through the New Testament. It is where Tel Dan is located, and it is at …
The Empires of Woe
The purpose of this post is to bring into view the ancient Neo-Babylonian empire and its long-term permanent effect upon the people and place of both Jerusalem and Judea of the Old Testament. Introduction Throughout …
