Psalm 62 is a part of the second collection of Davidic psalms (Psalms 51-71). Seven different enemies of God’s messianic plan have just beennoted in Psalms 54-60. Note, the heart-felt cry of the messianic king isdirected to God (Elohim) in Psalm...
Ezekiel and Daniel are recognized as exilic prophets. By this we mean that theywere part of the Jewish citizenry taken captive by the Babylonians. Ezekiel hadbeen deported with King Jehoiachin in 597 B.C., roughly ten years prior to theBabylonian...
The Bible describes a future day when a coalition of seven nations, which arehostile toward Israel, join forces to wage war against the Jews. The commander-in-chief of these military forces is referred to as Gog, who is described as a rulerof Rosh...
Psalm 61 can be viewed as an individual, royal lament. Positioned in Book Twoof the psalms, we once again note that the primary name used for ourSovereign Ruler is God (Elohim) rather than LORD (Yahweh). The more generalname for our Sovereign Ruler...
God has sovereignly anointed David as the next king of Israel, removing Saul from the post (1 Sam 16:12-14). Saul, aware that the Lord was with David in a special way (1 Sam 18:12; 20:31), was jealous and fearful of David, even whileDavid had “success...
On this Easter Sunday, we are pausing to examine one of the most vivid,memorable resurrection appearances recorded in the gospels. We areentitling this account The Emmaus Encounter, a story which is unique to Luke.Here we find two followers of Jesus...
Zechariah 9:9-17 serves as the prophetic backdrop to the events associatedwith Palm Sunday, as described in all four gospel accounts. The passage weare exploring today is bookended by the two phrases The oracle of the word ofthe LORD (9:1, 12:1). The...
Take time to compare Psalms 14 and 53. At first glance, they appear identical, don’t they? Upon closer inspection, subtle differences become visible. Bothpsalms begin with this statement: The fool says in his heart, “There is no God” (Elohim). In...