Category Archives: Joshua

Irony in Translation: Joshua 1.17a

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Rick Wadholm

My month of December is being spent translating Joshua (as a consultant) and I was struck by Joshua 1.17a which I have translated: In the same way we obeyed Moses, we’ll obey you. These are the words of Israel to … Continue reading →

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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Just a fun post with a short music video because this song got stuck in my head a few days ago after a discussion of the historicity of Joshua and walls of Jericho (Joshua 6). Indeed, when the text of … Continue reading →

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Esther 9-10 – The Day of Reckoning and Rejoicing

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

9:1-4 – The day arrives.  After all that had been done and the joy of chapter eight, the actual day for the struggle of the Jews had yet to be decided though things were increasingly in the favor of the … 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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The Old Testament for Seventh Graders (in Four Weeks!) 4

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

Life Under the Covenant – Joshua-Malachi Story: Living in the Land (Joshua-2 Chronicles) – Israel entered the land of eternal promise, but once they were in the land they failed to live according to the covenant.  The LORD rescued them … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel 47-48 – The River And The Land

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

<!–[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 indicate where the “sea” was once kept in Solomon’s temple, but there is no mention of such … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel 45-46 – Sacred Land and Days

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

<!–[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 area seven miles wide and seven miles long.  One section stretching seven miles long and three miles … Continue reading →

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Ezekiel 6-7 – Too Late to Repent

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Rick Wadholm

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 your face against the mountains of Israel”? Perhaps this has reference to the “high places” (6:3, 13) … Continue reading →

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2 Kings 22-23:30 – Josiah – Is There Still Hope?

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Rick Wadholm

22:1 – Josiah – son of Amon. He reigned for 31 years (640-609BC) over Judah doing what was right in the sight of the LORD as David had done – he was the ideal king (Deut.17:20) and fulfilled the prophecy … Continue reading →

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