Category Archives: Deuteronomy

The Divine Command: Love Him, Kill Them (Deuteronomy 7): A Sermon

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Rick Wadholm

The following is a message I shared in response to several questions regarding the violence of God in the Old Testament. This message was preached at Crossroads Church in Bemidji, MN, Oct. 13, 2019. The title of the message is … Continue reading →

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Future Reading Plans

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

While this may be a bit of a stretch, much of it will actually be read by the end of summer and into the fall season.  Many folks have asked what I’m doing now with all my “free time” since … Continue reading →

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Esther 3-4 – A Time for Action

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

3:1-6 – Haman…the Agagite.  Whereas the last we read would have suggested that Mordecai should have been rewarded by the king, we find only the mention of another man who instead receives honors and acclaim from the king…and this man … Continue reading →

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Esther 1-2 – Parties That Bring Change

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

1:1-3 – The stage is set.  According to Adele Berlin, chapter one “portrays the Persian court in all its decadent lavishness” and “sets the tone of the book” which is a “tone of excess, buffoonery, and bawdiness” (3).  This would … Continue reading →

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Susanna and Bel and the Dragon

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Neither of these two additions to the Book of Daniel has come down in a Hebrew text, but instead in the Theodotion, LXX and Latin Vulgate recensions.  They were thus never included as part of … Continue reading →

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Daniel 12 – The Vision of the End

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

11:36-39 – The king who exalts himself.  This king does have certain levels of overlap with Antiochus IV Epiphanes (and many commentators believe that this individual is one and the same), but the description does not fit as it did … Continue reading →

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Daniel 10 – Prepared for the Final Vision

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

10:1 – The Time and General Content of the Vision.  The third year of Cyrus king of Persia would place this vision in approximately 536-535BC.  This would also suggest that the recently begun work on rebuilding the Temple of the … Continue reading →

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Daniel 9 – The Vision of the Seventy Sevens

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

9:1-2 – Understanding the date.  This chapter occurs some time after chapter five and perhaps after chapter six.  If this “Darius” the Mede (which seems likely) is “Cyrus” as explained in earlier notes (6:28) then the year would be 538BC … Continue reading →

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The Old Testament for Seventh Graders (in Four Weeks!) 3

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

The Covenant With Israel – Exodus-Deuteronomy Exodus: God with His People – Israel grew up as slaves in Egypt and Moses was raised up by the LORD to deliver God’s people from Egypt.  God makes His presence known in the … Continue reading →

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Kids and the Bible

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

Every morning (when I’m not already gone for a meeting or class) I read a small portion of Scripture to my children (from the NLT) and we each pray in turn before I send them off on the bus to … Continue reading →

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