The Sabbath in Exodus

June 1, 2023Posted inChiasms, Sabbath
Exodus 24 to 40: A Large Chiasm About the Building of the Tabernacle and the Sabbath This large chiasm in the book of Exodus is a very simple one, but it has one very striking feature; the Sabbath Day plays a very important role in it. Immediately after the instructions for building the tabernacle the…

God’s Covenant with Abraham, Part 5: You and Your Children

May 12, 2023Posted inCovenants
In Genesis 17:7 God promised Abraham, "I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you." He kept this promise throughout the Old Testament. But he also gave the same promise to believers in…

Proverbs 23:15 to 24:22: A Chiasm about Envy

May 8, 2023Posted inBook of Proverbs, Chiasms
Proverbs 22:17 to 24:22 comprises the third section of the Book of Proverbs. Section 1 (chapters 1–9) consists of a series of discourses which Solomon made to his son. Section 2 (10:1–22:16) bears the title “The Proverbs of Solomon” (10:1). The third section contains sayings of the wise (22:17). Some think that these were also…

Covenant with Abraham: Part 4

May 4, 2023Posted inCovenants
Hear how God first fulfilled his promises to Abraham when he multiplied Israel in Egypt, gave them the land of Canaan and appointed David as their king. But these were only typical fulfillments. The spiritual realities to which these promises pointed were the gathering in of the Gentiles, heaven and the great king, our Lord…

Christ in the Psalms: Psalm 7

May 1, 2023Posted inChristology of Psalms
A Meditation of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. 1. O Yahweh my God, in you I take refuge. Save me from all those who pursue me, And deliver me, 2. Lest he tear like a lion my soul, Rending in pieces while there is none to deliver.…