We saw that the content of Genesis 2 is meticulously arranged as a “social” version of Genesis 1, that is, a human temple. However, the formula is triune, which brings us to the...
What is the significance of the placement of the tribes of Israel around the Tabernacle in the book of Numbers?
God’s choice of David from among his brothers in 1 Samuel 16 not only prefigures the baptism of Jesus, it also presents David as...
The prophecies in the final chapters of Zechariah, taken in isolation, are extremely confusing. They seem to describe, very darkly, some events which took...
In Matthew 24:29, Jesus employs “cosmic language,” signs in the sun, moon and stars, to predict the imminent end of the Old Covenant. His first-century audience would have recognized...
Like the books of Samuel and Chronicles, the book of Kings is so long and detailed that it was divided into two scrolls. But...
Every one of God’s houses throughout Bible history has “former days” and “latter days.” This pattern of construction and reconstruction is a process of...
Is there a theological reason for the order of the books in the New Testament canon?
Our familiarity with the Bible is a two-edged sword. Knowing it well enables us to wield it, but it often shields us from being truly...
The first chapters of the Word of God have a poetic rhythm. This is used to discredit their accuracy as historical narrative, but the...