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Tag: Old Testament Poetry

  • Psalm 50 Commentary

    Psalm 50 Commentary: From the beginning of man’s relationship with God – after Adam sinned – sacrifices became commonplace among humans. The taking of an animal’s life in place of your own is a feature of many ancient religions. And it was certainly a feature of the one true religion revealed in Scripture. But almost as…

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  • Job 26 Commentary

    Job 26 Commentary: Have you ever been party to an argument in which both people are making the same points – but somehow amazingly both are in disagreement? Well, this is exactly the situation that the biblical character Job finds himself in – in Job chapter 26. So let’s turn our attention to Job 26.…

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  • Job 25 Commentary

    Job 25 Commentary: The God who created the universe has revealed himself in a book. The book that we hold in our hands. The Holy Scripture. And there are numerous facts that we can gain about God from creation. But without this book we are left in the dark about much of what God is…

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  • Psalm 49 Message

    Psalm 49 Message: The reality in this world of wicked men who are also powerful is a dreadful one. We know that God is all-powerful and that he hates evil. And yet, he seems to at least permit the existence of wicked men in this world – who are not only allowed to exist in…

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  • Job 24 Commentary

    Job 24 Commentary: Each of us has a natural sense of justice. We want good to win and bad to lose. And this is the case by-and-large whether we’re Christians or not. The definition of what is good and what is bad certainly differs between Christians and the lost. Nevertheless, humankind typically cheers for what…

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  • Psalm 48 Commentary

    Psalm 48 Commentary: Let’s turn our attention to Psalm 48. Psalm 48 is a praise psalm. And the praise of the psalmist is directed toward two entities. First, the psalmist praises a particular city – Mount Zion – Jerusalem. But ultimately the psalmist has his praises set on the Lord. But these two entities –…

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  • Ecclesiastes 5 Message

    Ecclesiastes 5 Message: Someone just asked what the message of Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 was. So, below is my response.

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