My Mysterious Bible

We dive into the third plague which happens a little differently than the first two. Resources used: Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL...

Egypt is overrun by frogs. Resources Used: David Brown, A. R. Fausset, and Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, &am...

Exploring the context of the first plague against Egypt. Resources used: Alan Cole, Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 2, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973), 96–98.

Examining a strange passage about money in Ecclesiastes.

Exploring the very different profile of Melchizedek in the New Testament as compared to the Old. Resources Used: Robert Hinckley, "Adam, Aaron, and the Garden Sanctuary." Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, XXII/4 (2013): 5-12.more. by Robert Hin...

Who is this mysterious Priest/King of Salem? Who does he worship? Resources used: The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DD...

Understanding what is hidden in plain sight when it comes to understanding Melchizedek in the Old Testament. Resources Used: Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electro...

We look at the two Old Testament Passages that mention Melchizedek. Resources used: Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Pr...

Ezekiel gives us an extreme example of a sign act. Resources used: Faithlife Study Bible Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic e...

What exactly is Balaam's error, and what does the New Testament have to say about him?

The significance of Balaam and the talking Donkey. Resources used: Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Nu 22...

We dive into what Elohim does and does not mean when not used to refer to the God of the Bible.