Irony in Translation: Joshua 1.17a
My month of December is being spent translating Joshua (as a consultant) and I was struck by Joshua 1.17a which I have translated:…
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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Just a fun post with a short music video because this song got stuck in my head a few days ago after a…
Esther 9-10 – The Day of Reckoning and Rejoicing
9:1-4 – The day arrives. After all that had been done and the joy of chapter eight, the actual day for the struggle…
Esther 3-4 – A Time for Action
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…
Esther 1-2 – Parties That Bring Change
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 Old Testament for Seventh Graders (in Four Weeks!) 4
Life Under the Covenant – Joshua-Malachi Story: Living in the Land (Joshua-2 Chronicles) – Israel entered the land of eternal promise, but once…
Ezekiel 47-48 – The River And The Land
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> 47:1-6 – A trickle from the temple becomes a great river. The location that Ezekiel is shown may…
Ezekiel 45-46 – Sacred Land and Days
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> By Clarence Larkin (click to enlarge) 45:1-6 – The sacred district. The full sacred area would cover an…
Ezekiel 6-7 – Too Late to Repent
6:1 – Can Ezekiel speak apart from the word of the LORD coming to Him? (cf. 7:1; and see 3:27) 6:2 – “set…
2 Kings 22-23:30 – Josiah – Is There Still Hope?
22:1 – Josiah – son of Amon. He reigned for 31 years (640-609BC) over Judah doing what was right in the sight of…