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Category Archives: Luke
Who Was Joseph's Father?
I was asked today about the seeming disparity between the genealogy of Matthew and Luke, both of whom provide a different father’s name for Joseph the (supposed) father of Jesus: Jacob (Matthew 1.16) and Heli (Luke 3.23). There are two … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogies, Jesus Christ, Luke, Matthew
Tagged difficulty, discrepancy, genealogy, Jesus, Joseph, Justin Martyr., Mary
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Teaching the NT in Two Weeks (for 7th Graders)
The New Covenant: The Life of Christ (Matthew-John) The One Who Comes – The path of the LORD was prepared by the coming of John the Baptizer. Jesus of Nazareth was born to fulfill the word of the LORD and … Continue reading
Daniel 10 – Prepared for the Final Vision
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
Posted in Colossians, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Ephesians, Exodus, Ezekiel, Ezra, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jude, Leviticus, Luke, Psalms, Revelation
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Daniel 8 – The Vision of the Ram and the Goat
Vision de Daniel à SuzeBy: Stephanus Garsia (11th Century) 8:1-2 – Daniel has a vision three years after the dream of chapter seven (approximately 550BC) while Belshazzar was still in Babylon (and his father, Nabonidus, still king of all Babylon). … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Additonal Esther, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Ezekiel, Genesis, Isaiah, Jude, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Nehemiah, Numbers, Philippians, Psalms, Revelation, Zechariah
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Daniel 7 – Visions in the Night
This chapter is considered by most to be the most significant chapter of Daniel and also a key chapter of the Old Testament. There are some who have proposed that Daniel has borrowed from the ancient Near Eastern mythologies around … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 2 Thessalonians, Daniel, Exodus, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Luke, Malachi, Psalms, Revelation
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Ezekiel 35-36 – Two "Mountainous" Prophecies
35:1-9 – A prophecy against Mount Seir. Where is Mount Seir and what does it represent? It is the primary site for the kingdom of Edom (house “father” was Esau) which lies to the southeast of Israel and Judah. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Daniel Block, Deuteronomy, Douglas Stuart, Ezekiel, Genesis, Iain Duguid, Joel, Leviticus, Luke, Matthew, Numbers, Obadiah, Psalms, Revelation
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Ezekiel 20:45-21:32 – The Sword of Judgment
20:45-21:5 – What does the LORD mean by opposing “the south”? There was never a forest of the Negev (one of the three terms used for “south” here and so not to be taken as referring to the Negev region … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Samuel, Daniel Block, Ezekiel, Genesis, Iain Duguid, Jeremiah, Leviticus, Luke, Matthew, Proverbs, Romans
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Ezekiel 12-13 – Blind and Deaf Leaders
12:1-2 – The key to the following prophecies in Ezekiel is found in these two verses. “They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people” (see … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Thessalonians, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, 2 Peter, Daniel, Daniel Block, Ezekiel, Ezra, Iain Duguid, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Luke, Nehemiah, Psalms, Revelation
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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 your face against the mountains of Israel”? Perhaps this has reference to the “high places” (6:3, 13) … Continue reading
Ezekiel 4-5 – Playing God Against Jerusalem
4:1-3 – Why the illustrated sermon? Or is it far more than an illustrated sermon? Does this prophetic play act (“sign-acts” Block NICOT 164-167) effect what is dramatized? Why does Ezekiel make a model of Jerusalem and then lay siege … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Kings, Daniel Block, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Ezekiel, Genesis, Hebrews, Iain Duguid, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Leviticus, Luke, Numbers, Zechariah
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