The story of Esther is one of ironic reversals, an aspect found even in the chiasm of its feasts. The prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel both predicted a great military...
The book of Esther describes the fulfillment of the battle of Gog and Magog The correlation of the “Gog and Magog” battle in Ezekiel...
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed. Matthew’s Gospel, like all Scripture, is structured after the foundational sequences established in...
Jesus’ trial before Pilate consists of seven scenes. They follow a familiar pattern. Peter Leithart writes, The Fourth Gospel is a series of trial...
“Ho! To the land of fluttering wings beyond the rivers of Ethiopia…” Isaiah’s oracle concerning Cush is the “Day 2” step of a “de-creation”...
Whose house is Solomon referring to? As the king of Israel, the primary referent is his own dynasty. Songs of Ascent is the title...
God sends Assyria as a “grim reaper” to cut off the rulers of Syria and Ephraim and shake down their wealth. For the introduction...
Walking the length and breadth of Genesis 2 Every Bible text is a landscape. A flyover will set forth its general shape—its mountains, plains,...
As “a new commandment,” the apostle ordered his Gospel after the rubric of the Ten Words. In very basic terms, John’s Gospel has two...
How do we master the Bible? From the course notes for Bull’s Bible School. Read Part 1: “Why is the Bible so difficult?” The Bible...