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“I Will Betroth Thee unto Me in Righteousness” (OT Lesson 34)
I have to begin this post by apologizing for missing a lesson! My schedule last week didn’t allow me to comment on OT Lesson 33, covering the book of Jonah and sections from Micah. It’s not that there is nothing interesting to say about these books — there certainly is — it’s just that I [...]
Also posted in Doctrinal Issues, Scripture Tagged apostasy, Hosea, Hoshea, lesson, Lesson 34, love, minor prophets, Old Testament, restoration, Sunday School Comments closed
Biblical Wisdom Literature: Job (OT Lesson 32)
Job 1-2; 13; 19; 27; 42 The first thing that caught my attention when I looked at the Sunday School study guide for this lesson on Job was that the prescribed lesson plan jumps around the book of Job, skipping many chapters in between. This is, I’m sure, par for Sunday School study of Job [...]
Also posted in Scripture Tagged Elihu, Eliphaz, Job, John J. Collins, lesson, Lesson 32, Leviathan, Old Testament, Redeemer, Resurrection, Sunday School Comments closed
Biblical Wisdom Literature: Proverbs and Ecclesiastes (OT Lesson 31)
This Sunday School lesson covers the entirety of the biblical books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Of course justice cannot be done to these books in one lesson (or in one blog post). I will attempt to give a bit of an overview of what these two books are about in a way that I hope [...]
Also posted in Scripture Tagged Ecclesiastes, Hebrew Bible, John J. Collins, Lesson 31, Old Testament, Proverbs, Revelation, scriptures, Solomon, Sunday School, Wisdom Comments closed
Ancient Israelite Religious Reformation (OT Lesson 30)
2 Chronicles 29-30; 32; 34 (2 Kgs 18-19; 22-23) The Sunday School curriculum calls this lesson “Come to the House of the Lord.” This is an appropriate title for this block of scripture, as the narrative here relates how kings Hezekiah and Josiah of Judah cleansed the Temple of Jerusalem of all the alleged idolatrous [...]
Also posted in Doctrinal Issues, Early Judaism, Scripture Tagged Asherah, bamot, Brant Gardner, Chronicles, destruction, Deuteronomic, Deuteronomist, Deuteronomy, Frederick Huchel, groves, Hezekiah, high places, idolatry, Josiah, Kevin Christensen, kings, masseboth, reformation, Reforms, Temple Comments closed
“He Took Up…the Mantle of Elijah” (OT Lesson 29)
This lesson is about the transition of the prophetic office from Elijah to his successor, Elisha, and the ministry of Elisha to the people of Israel. One of the first things that one may notice, after reviewing and comparing the narratives concerning Elijah and Elisha is that there are many similarities between them, especially in [...]
Also posted in Heavenly Ascents, Scripture Tagged 2 Kings, Bible, Chariot, Elijah, Eliseus, Elisha, Lesson 29, Naaman, Old Testament, School of the Prophets, sons of the prophets, Sunday School Comments closed
Gospel Doctrine Resources for Lessons 20-21
As I have not been able to keep up with posting my thoughts on Gospel Doctrine lessons for the past few weeks, I would like to direct you to a few very good resources that provide wonderful insights. For Lesson 20 — Ruth; 1 Sam. 1 Gerald Smith at Joel’s Monastery gives a very in-depth [...]
“God Reveals His Secrets to His Prophets” (OT Lesson 35)