A Window for Death
As I prepare for my course on Jeremiah this fall I noticed that the commentaries I was using (Brueggemann, Feinberg, Harrison, Kidner, Lalleman,…
As I prepare for my course on Jeremiah this fall I noticed that the commentaries I was using (Brueggemann, Feinberg, Harrison, Kidner, Lalleman,…
9:1-4 – The day arrives. After all that had been done and the joy of chapter eight, the actual day for the struggle…
11:36-39 – The king who exalts himself. This king does have certain levels of overlap with Antiochus IV Epiphanes (and many commentators believe…
10:1 – The Time and General Content of the Vision. The third year of Cyrus king of Persia would place this vision in…
9:1-2 – Understanding the date. This chapter occurs some time after chapter five and perhaps after chapter six. If this “Darius” the Mede…
Life Under the Covenant – Joshua-Malachi Story: Living in the Land (Joshua-2 Chronicles) – Israel entered the land of eternal promise, but once…
This chapter is considered by most to be the most significant chapter of Daniel and also a key chapter of the Old Testament. …
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> 5:1-4 – The party that ended it all. Daniel 5 moves the book forward in time about thirty…
By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion. On the poplars in her midst we hang our…
3:1-7 – The image of gold. Theodotian and the LXX provide an interesting time note that is not included in the Aramaic text…