By Evan Knies A few Sunday nights ago, we walked through this study with our students. These notes are adapted from Wayne Grudem's Systematic. There were three major offices among the people of Israel in the Old Testament: the prophet (Nathan, 2 Sam. 7:2), priest (Abiathar, 1 Sam. 30:7), and king (David, 2 Sam. 5:3). In …
Azazel and Yom Kippur: Understanding the Scapegoat of Leviticus 16
By Billy Doolittle Leviticus 16 most notably gives the origin of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holy day in which Israel atones for their sin. Two sacrifices occur within Leviticus 16. Aaron is commanded by the Lord to sacrifice a bull and sprinkle its blood on the mercy seat. The blood of that bull atones for …
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Israel of God
By Evan Knies In Galatians 6:16, Paul uses the phrase “Israel of God”. He calls the Galatians the "Israel of God" to show that there is one People united in the Son. The Israel of God is the blood bought, elect, bride of Christ. In Him and because of Him, “Israel” receives her promises. In …
Book Briefs: Textuality and the Bible by Michael B. Shepherd
By Billy Doolittle Dr. Michael Shepherd is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. He earned his M.Div and PhD from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary under the guidance of Dr. John Sailhamer. He has published many works including The Text in the Middle, Daniel in the Context of the Hebrew Bible, …
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Jeremiah 26 and the Book of the Twelve
By Billy Doolittle Ancient history teaches us that the book of the twelve was seen as one whole book, or at least we're contained on a single scroll. In this present work, I will argue that Jeremiah 26 interprets a quotation from Micah in the context of other books in the twelve. The question sought …
The King’s Table 