acquiescence, agreement, ascendancy, avowal
I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on psalm one, probably a psalm of David (it is not explicitly ascribed to him in the text)—a psalm about life—how to live it; guidance for living (cf. A similar theme in the following, many ascribed to David: Psa 15, Psa 19, Psa 26, Psa 36,
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Nehemiah Chapter Two Commentary I. Introduction What a difficult task Nehemiah had before him that he, so tightly tethered to Jehovah God and the things and interests of his God, set his face to do[1]. Permission, licenses, resources, 765 mi/1231 km one-way, straight-line travel (Susa to Jerusalem), enemies at the site, engineering, labor, labor, labor;
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I. Introduction And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad though
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I. Introduction A. Objective To render a commentary on Matthew chapter twenty-three, verses one through thirty-nine which is based on the Greek text; toward that end, we will give consideration to the following: * Sociopolitical considerations identifying the role of the Greek and Jewish environment in the composition of the passage. * Theological considerations identifying
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on the conclusion to our Savior’s Olivet Discourse, The Gospel according to Matthew, Chapter Twenty-Five. The reader may wish to peruse our commentary on the introduction to our Savior’s Olivet Discourse, the Gospel according to Matthew, ChapterTwenty-Four, as a preparatory introduction to this study. In
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on the introduction to our Savior’s Olivet Discourse, the Gospel according to Matthew chapter twenty-four. With these words from the lips of He who came in the name of the LORD ended the previous chapter: “…Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are
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I. Introduction Our purpose is to render a commentary on the Gospel of John chapter three. We will follow this format: Verse of Scripture utilizing the YLT text followed by an NASB mouseover of that verse. Key words in the YLT text will be footnoted with a link to a word study based on the
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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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