Category: Old Testament

What does the apostle Paul mean when he uses the word “veil” in 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:3? For years I didn’t really understand 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:3...

This morning I was reading in Exodus 30:11-16. (Yes, a passage that is sandwiched between instructions for the construction of the incense altar...

Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very...

How do you understand the I AM name for God in relation to your views on time and eternity?

We need to talk about the human heart. Confusion abounds. Perhaps we should start with the Scriptures. The Hebrew word rendered ‘heart’ in English...

When I first started to learn how to pray on my own, I thought that I had to kneel when I prayed. Most of the people I had read about who were...

God’s control of the future is first revealed when Daniel 1:2 states that “the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his [Nebuchadnezzar’s] power.”

This is the third post of a four-part series connected to the new book "Interpreting Daniel for Preaching and Teaching" authored by Talbot School...

Why would Daniel, an Israelite from Judah, write in Aramaic rather than Hebrew? And why would his book have a combination of both languages?

When we read the stories of Daniel it’s easy to miss out on the story of Daniel. The episodic nature of the narratives and visions inclines readers...

One of the courses I teach regularly at Talbot School of Theology is Biblical Backgrounds. It’s a class designed for Bible, Theology, and Ministry...

It is a contingent matter whether or not mathematics is applied to the physical universe! The easiest way to see this is to realize that it is contingent whether there is a physical universe at all.

What would Psalm 119 sound like as an English acrostic? In Hebrew, an acrostic is precisely what Psalm 119 is. What is an acrostic? An acrostic is...

The Old Testament presents a variety of ethical problems for modern readers, but the major ethical problem there is God’s commanded destruction of...

I was privileged to write a chapter about the book of Judges for a volume that honors my doctoral advisor, professor Nili S. Fox. My contribution...

I was privileged to contribute a chapter titled “The Lost World of Lexical Semantics: Samson’s Spectacle in Judges 16:25” in For Us, but Not to Us...

This is the third post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Here you can find Part 1 and Part 2 . From history, we know that Nabonidus...

This is the second post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Read the first post, Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? (Part 1) and the third...

The book of Daniel is a key document for the Christian faith. It has significant prophecies about the future. Jesus Christ and the writers of the New Testament referred to it often.

At long last, the ancient city of Colossae will soon be excavated! Excavation will begin this year — nearly 200 years since the ancient site of...

I'm excited to introduce a set of resources from GlossaHouse publishers that make language learning a lot more fun: The Illustrated Hebrew Bible...

Until recent decades, the Psalms have been a mainstay for individual and corporate prayer for Christians. For 2000 years, churches sang and prayed...

This is the first post in a three-part series on the top ten myths about the Ten Commandments. Part 2 and Part 3 will be published over the course...

The following is the fourth post in a series on the new Biola Learn course called The Geography of Israel. Join The Good Book Blog and Associate...

The following is the third post in a series on the new Biola Learn course called The Geography of Israel. Join The Good Book Blog and Associate...