Book 5 of the Psalter opens with a thematic, poetic, symmetrical, and contextual song. The theme is the praise worthy testimony of the steadfast love of Yahweh redeeming His people.…
Ephesians 2:11-13 establishes that the Jew/Gentile separation based upon physical circumcision has been transcended through the shed blood of a unifying mediator. (13) “But now in Christ Jesus you who…
Covenant signs accompany the revelation of God to His people from the earliest pages of scripture. At times individuals would ask for a sign from God to confirm His word,…
When society has given the remnant every reason to despair, having defiled themselves in the rituals of covenant suicide, the psalmist reminds us that the Lord, the God of Israel,…
Ps 106 completes a set of 4 historical songs recounting events from creation through the occupation of Canaan as occasions for worship and reflection. Ps 106 is the closing chapter…
These 5 verses are central to the major themes of Peter's epistle. Further examination reveals additional passages in his letter which reiterate similar, all important truths... chapter 4:12-19, for example,…
Psalm 105 picks up where Ps 104 left off, chronicling the revelatory faithfulness of the Lord according to His covenant unfolding in Genesis and beyond. The occasions for worship in…
I Peter 1:12 issues a directive for elect exile sojourners to conduct their affairs while they remain distant from their final destination and consummate homeland. We are to practice voluntary…
In prior messages, we've noted how a Biblical philosophy of history might be summarized as: time measured by the progress of redemption. Accordingly, the historical context of Genesis might be…