This week’s study focused in on introducing to biblical prophecy:
- What is prophecy?
- Who are the prophets?
- What did they prophesy about?
- Do we need to adjust our views of the Old Testament to better understand prophecy?
It was a great study to put together and really helped focus me in again on what to expect over the next ten weeks. A few ideas struck me as I prepared the lesson, and would like to share them with you. Read more... (693 words, estimated 2:46 mins reading time)
I’m pleased and honored to be able to teach a ten-week class on the Book of Isaiah on Wednesday nights at Peters Creek Baptist Church, from 6:30-7:30. We’re going to spend a few weeks introducing the idea of biblical prophecy and how to read it, followed by a big picture overview of what the book of Isaiah is about. I’m going to be posting audio of the lessons, along with class notes, slides, and visual aids, for those of you interested. Click on the “Book of Isaiah” link above, or here to be taken to the page. If you have any questions or comments please post them on that page. The class begins tomorrow, 2/24.
In recent weeks I’ve been spending a good deal of my free time reading the book of Isaiah and some of its commentaries. It has been quite an illuminating experience, and looking at the book as a whole has made it somewhat less daunting than I’d always imagined it. Today I noticed a connection that I thought was quite interesting that I’d like to share with you.
In the Gospel of Luke there is a scene where Jesus opens up the scroll of Isaiah and tells those in the synagogue that the Scripture he read was being fulfilled in their midst. What he read was from Isaiah 61.1-3, Read more... (851 words, estimated 3:24 mins reading time)
Tonight will be the final class of the class I am teaching at Peters Creek Baptist on the Book of Genesis. We’ve spent ten weeks going over the book, and I have been encouraged by both the questions asked and the reception of the message from the book. As a way to preserve the class, I have been posting audio recordings of the sessions, as well as the class notes and several handouts I prepared to better appreciate the text. These are available to all you if you are interested. Just hover you mouse over the “Salt and Light” tab above and click on “Genesis” to be taken to the page. You’ll also notice a “Psalms” link as well. That will take you to the material from a class I taught this summer, also at PCBC. Read more... (226 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)
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