acquiescence, agreement, ascendancy, avowal
I. Introduction In the introductory chapter to this Gospel of John we were privileged to meet the Eternal Word; the Word become flesh (“John Chapter One Commentary”); even Jesus Christ who, as we learned, fast purposed to visit the Gentile badlands of Galilee to plant some seedlings in that spiritually dry, spiritually rough, spiritually unplowed […]
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I. Introduction A commentary on the Gospel of John, chapter seventeen. Here we find our Savior Jesus making HIs final report and requests to He who sent Him on the Salvation ministry about which we are made privy to hear Him pray in this sacred chapter of the Gospel of John. The Cross lies just
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I. Introduction A commentary on the Gospel of John chapter one. We will follow this format: Verse of Scripture utilizing the YLT text followed by an NASB mouse-over of that verse. Key words in the YLT text will be footnoted with a link to a word study based on the Greek text, and/or a general
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on James chapter three. We will follow this format: Verse of Scripture utilizing the YLT text followed by an NASB mouse-over of that verse. Key words in the YLT text will be footnoted with a link to a word study based on the Greek text, and/or
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Isaiah chapter six. This chapter finds Isaiah in the Temple of God, seeking Him, and there, seeking, seeking, seeking, he is allowed to see his God and our God, even Jehovah God, high and lifted up, exalted, surrounded by the hosts of heaven, who are
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Isaiah chapter seven. This chapter finds Assyria rolling, looming large and foreboding, like a line-storm rolling south and west into the Levant. And reactions to this storm by both God’s people and otherwise catalyze many of the particulars that our Existent God Jehovah a priori
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I. Introduction “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” With these words ended the prior chapter (Isaiah 57:21, “Isaiah Chapter Fifty-Seven Commentary”). There are several possible addressees in this chapter, which translates to different possible settings: 1 Perhaps the exiles in Babylon are the subject, and the context references their seventy-year
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I. Introduction Having exposed the wickedness of God’s watchmen in the previous chapter (Isaiah 56:9-12, cf. Isaiah 56:9-12, NLT, “Isaiah Chapter Fifty-six Commentary“), this chapter finds Isaiah (the Holy Spirit) exposing the lot of the wicked whom said watchmen, by their negligent watching, did not steer away from spiritual ruin; that is, from their very
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Isaiah chapter fifty-six. Having melded such good news in the previous chapter: “…Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk. Why do
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on Isaiah chapter fifty-five. Isaiah’s prophetic ministry was to Judah (and beyond!), and began in the year king Uzziah died (740 BC, Isa 6:1); it lasted through the reigns of Jotham (c. 742-735 BC-W.F. Albright), Ahaz (c. 735-715 BC-W.F. Albright), and Hezekiah (c. 715-686 BC-E.
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