OT/NT/ST/CH: 12/22/2022
Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” deals with Babel (Gen. 11) and its exact opposite of Pentecost (Acts 2)
Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Israel:” deals with an overview of the divided kingdom down to Hezekiah’s days, c. 726ish BCP. A discussion occurs about Assyria and Egypt with Israel getting pinched in the middle of those colonizers.
For Genesis 32: Prof. Keil comments on Jacob’s return to the homeland. Angels attend him with comforts as he anticipate hostility from his brother Esau. Of note, God "speaks" to him. We throw that into the teeth of the Barthians. The countless times "God speaks" and does so with infinite ease and infinite skill. Minister: "This is the Word of the LORD." People: "Thanks be to God."
For Judges 20, Prof. Keil comments on the geography and lay of the land as the 11 tribes prepare to assault Benjamin for their harboring sexual abusers and murderers. Tribal, punitive conquest, retributive justice, is about to play out.
For Isaiah 15.1-5, Prof. Henry outlines the burden for Moab. The God of Isaiah is omnipotent and omniscient, predicting future events with infinite ease and with one arm behind his back. There are 3 choices: Isaiah's God, other gods (e.g. human reason for the Aufklärungists), or no God at all. They are mutually exclusive. One is right and the others are wrong. Time to sweep the anti-supernaturalists, especially in the academy, off the field by calling them to evangelical repentance unto life and saving faith in their Assured Sovereign.
ISBE on Johannine Letters, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments on fake professors, claiming to be believers but being loveless. 1 and 2 John belong together.
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