From Job 8-10 Job laments his current situation. He believes he is innocent and his suffering is unjust. But he recognises that even were he to present his case against the LORD, the LORD would [ Read More … ]
Hopefully from my last post you can see each successive explanatory function is an increasingly better fit with the original series of numbers. Unfortunately, once a group emerges that produces a new explanatory formula they become [ Read More … ]
From Job 5-7 In the start of today’s reading Eliphaz is still speaking to Job. He talks about how the wicked are punished and the poor are hopeful. He acknowledges that the LORD disciplines his [ Read More … ]
The following series discusses some issues relating to interpreting the bible. This is post one of three. Here are the links to the other posts. 2 Sola Scriptura and Semper Reformanda 3 Historical Evolution of Interpretations For any [ Read More … ]
From Job 1-4 In the start of the book Job is commended by the author. He is blameless and upright. He fears God and when tempted by evil he turns away from it. The LORD [ Read More … ]
From Esther 6-10 Pur means ‘to cast lots’. The casting of lots in the Bible is similar to throwing dice or drawing straws. Earlier in Esther Haman cast lots to nominate the day when the [ Read More … ]
From Esther 1-5 Introduction The book of Esther never mentions God’s name, yet God clearly orchestrated all of its events. Esther, a Jew living among the exiles in Persia, became queen of the empire in [ Read More … ]
From Nehemiah 12-13 Except for the last chapter the remaining few are records of the various leaders over the people, the villages around Jerusalem and the existing priests and levites who serve at the house [ Read More … ]
From Nehemiah 10-11 Those who reaffirmed and signed the covenant were recorded in the book of Nehemiah. Today’s passage describes what they committed themselves to. This post is part of my bible in a year [ Read More … ]
From Nehemiah 8-9 Now that the wall has been built and the administration for the temple worked out. The people need a fresh start. They need to hear from the law again to be reminded [ Read More … ]