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Easter Sermon - April 08, 2007
The following is largely inspired by Jon D. Levenson's Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel. In his novel, The Death of Ivan Illych, Leo Tolstoy tells the story of the life and death of his title character. Ivan Illych is...

Sermon Notes, Easter Sunday - April 02, 2007
INTRODUCTION Twice in Acts, an apostle uses Psalm 16 as a proof text for the resurrection of Jesus (Acts 2:25-28; 13:35). Psalm 16 is an Easter Psalm. THE TEXT "Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. I...

Victorious righteousness - March 29, 2007
Dahood takes "righteous" in Psalm 118:15, 19 as "victory." The joyful shouting is heard from the tents of the victorious, and the gates are the gates of victory. He cites Isaiah 41:2 and 49:24 as other texts where this nuance...

More notes on Psalm 118 - March 29, 2007
More notes, taken from or inspired by Michael Dahood's Anchor Bible commentary. 1) Dahood makes good sense of the entire Psalm by assuming that it moves from a place of battle and victory (vv. 5-14), to the victory celebration in...

Notes on Psalm 118 - March 28, 2007
More or less random notes on Psalm 118. 1) The Psalm has an interesting, clumpy, arrangement. It begins and ends with the identical exhortation to "give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good, for everlasting his lovingkindness" (vv. 1, 29)....

Sermon notes, Palm Sunday - March 26, 2007
INTRODUCTION On Palm Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem as the King, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9-10 (Matthew 21:5; John 12:15). But the gospel writers mention Psalm 118 in this connection as well (Matthew 21:9, 42; Mark 11:9; 12:10; Luke...

Glory and craft - December 26, 2006
In English, Psalm 19:2 is arranged in a neat parallel structure: A. The heavens B. tell C. the glory of God. A'. The firmament B'. proclaims C'. the work of his hands. In Hebrew, the verse is chiastic: A. The...

Exhortation - September 10, 2006
What is the message of the imprecatory Psalms? That Christians have an excuse to be mean-spirited, vicious, and vengeful? That Christians should distribute curses and blessings in equal measure? That Christians get to be macho and talk tough? No. The...

Imprecatory Prayer - September 03, 2006
Are imprecatory prayers appropriate for the children of Abraham? If so, then they are appropriate for us, for Paul says in Galatians that we are all "sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus," and that if we "belong to...

Feminine temple - April 20, 2006
Psalm 144:12 asks that the Lord make "our daughters as corner pillars cut after the pattern of a palace." "Pattern" is TABNIT, the noun used to describe the pattern that Moses sees on the mountain and later guides the building...

Righteousness and Resurrection - June 15, 2004
Psalm 71:19-20 shows the connection between the righteousness of God and the resurrection of the dead. The Psalmist praises God for His righteousness that reaches to the heavens, a righteousness manifested in the "great things" God has done (v 19)....

Creation Patterns in Psalm 110 - May 22, 2004
Keil and Delitzsch point out that Psalm 110 is structured as three sets of seven clauses. Each of these sets of seven consists of a "tetrastich together with a tristich." These three sets are verses 1-2, verses 3-4, and verses...

Ascension Sermon Outline, May 23 - May 19, 2004
A Footstool for His Feet, Psalm 110:1-7 INTRODUCTION Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, He ascended into heaven to take His place at the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:3). This past Thursday marked the fortieth day...

Covenant and Counsel - April 05, 2004
Psalm 25:14 says that "the secret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him, and His covenant He will cause them to know." The parallel structure of the verse indicates that "secret" and "covenant" are describing the same reality, and...

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