Category Archives: Job

The Beauty of the Book of Job

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

Ah…the beauty of the poetics of Job at last have been discovered and boiled down to the following helpful equation (courtesy of Robert Polzin, Biblical Structuralism, Philadelphia: Fortress, 1977, p.75):   Fx(a) : Fy(b) ≅ Fx(b) : Fa – 1(y)  Aren’t … Continue reading →

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God Is Not Safe

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

God is not safe! Or so I have come more and more to confess.  It was C. S. Lewis writing of the deific character Aslan that he was not “safe,” but he was “good.”  Being honest, I have tended to … 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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Ezekiel 33-34 – The Beginning of the Gospel According to Ezekiel

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

33:1-6 – The choosing of a watchman.  Who is the one who will bring “a sword”?  What are the duties of a watchman?  What are the consequences for the watchman and the people if the watchman gives warning?  What are … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel 29-32 – A Message Against Egypt

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

29:1-6a – A prophecy against Pharaoh.  The date notice places this prophecy on January 7, 587 BC.  The prophecy against Pharaoh (king of Egypt) is also be connection a prophecy against all of Egypt.  Pharaoh Hophra (Greek—Aphries 589-570 BC; see … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel 24-25 – A Time To Mourn And A Time Not To Mourn

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

24:1-5 – The siege begins. The exact date (January 5, 587BC according to Daniel Block NICOT I:772-774) is given in order to verify that indeed the word of the LORD declared what happened before it could be verified. Note the … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel 14 – When Righteousness Saves

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

14:1-5 – “Some of the elders”. This group represents the rest of the elders who seek the LORD outwardly but are inwardly idolaters. What does it mean when the LORD says He will answer such persons Himself? In what way … Continue reading →

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