The final structured discourse in Matthew is divided between a litany of specific catastrophic signs of judicial reckoning prophesied in condemnation of the temple and its representative apostasy, idolatry, and…
David provides another installation for the 'Do Not Destroy' Miktam catalogue in the Psalter. While many of David's life situations come to mind as we read this Psalm, the title…
The author of Hebrews has thoroughly employed the thematic content of the covenants of old to reveal the communion and perfection achieved in the gospel of Jesus Christ. His argument…
The inaugural events of the rule and reign of Christ spoken with prophetic power and illustrative language cannot be fully understood or appreciated apart from their greater linguistic and revelatory…
The last great discourse in Matthew's gospel signals a seismic shift in redemptive history marked by signal events. Sparks fly and powers clash as Daniel's 70 weeks come to fruition...…
In Psalm 58 we have a classic text illustrating the faith of the believer with respect to the future of this world. Psalms like this give us insight as to…
Hebrews 1:1 signals a milestone reached in special revelation – a superlative threshold has been crossed eclipsing the former administration/era/order. The direction and movement of redemptive history has been from…
Commentators have noted that the structure of Matthew's gospel includes 5 sermons bracketed by identical literary devices. In chapters 5-7, after His disciples approach Him, Jesus delivers His 1st discourse:…
Having recently studied II Sam 24 and noting the parallel text in I Chron 21... the contrasts in the record of scripture with respect to the events surrounding the temple…
The first word of II Samuel chapter 24 indicates a note of context and begs the question: “To what former occasion for the anger of the Lord does our author…