[2] My hands made a harp,
my fingers fashioned a lyre.
[3] And who will declare it to my Lord?
The Lord himself; it is he who hears.
[4] It was he who sent his messenger
and took me from my father's sheep,
and anointed me with his anointing oil.
[5] My brothers were handsome and tall,
but the Lord was not pleased with them.
[6] I went out to meet the Philistine,
and he cursed me by his idols.
[7] But I drew his own sword;
I beheaded him, and removed reproach from
the people of Israel.
Included here are articles that deal with aspects of specific Old Testament Books or passages, but this does not include Lectionary Commentary articles. For more general articles on the Old Testament, see Bible Topics, Issues in Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Theology, The Bible in the Church, a...
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The term miracle is a general term used to describe extraordinary workings of God in the world during certain times of man's history. However there are several terms used in Greek and Hebrew to describe what is commonly called miracle.
Miracles of Jesus
Miracles of Elisha
Marvellous Work...
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Dennis Bratcher
The Rise of AssyriaThe Last Days of the Northern KingdomZechariah and ShallumMenahemPekahiahPekah (736-732) and the Syro-Ephraimitic coalitionHoshea (732-724) and the endThe Assyrian Crisis and the Southern KingdomJothamAhazHezekiahManassehAmonThe Rise of Assyria 745 BC
It is a commo...
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Dennis Bratcher
The Persian Period and Return from ExileThe Decline of BabylonCyrus and the Rise of PersiaPersian Rule and Return from ExileThe Leadership of Ezra and NehemiahThe Decline of Babylon
The Babylonian Empire occupies a prominent place in the pages of Scripture. Because such decisive even...
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The Patriarchal Era (1800-1290 BC)Exodus and the Period of the Judges (1290-1050 BC)Early Israelite Monarchy (1050-750 BC)The United KingdomSaul (1029-1000)David (1000-961)Solomon (961-922)Rebellion of the North and Its AftermathThe Southern KingdomAssyrian Dominance (750-605 BC)The Rise of AssyriaT...
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The most prevalent religious system in the immediate Canaanite context of Israelite culture was the worship of Ba‘al. A network of mythical stories that attempted to explain in narrative the nature of the physical world supported this religious system. As with most myths, the entire story is complex...
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The Old Testament was translated by Alexander R. Gordon (McGill University), Theopile J. Meek (University of Toronto), Leroy Waterman (University of Michigan), and J. M. Powis Smith (University of Chicago). The last person named was also the editor. The New Testament was translated by Edgar J. Goods...
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The Hebrew Scriptures were recognized as authoritative at their inception, and were immediately accepted as such by the Jewish people. The acceptance of the Pentateuch, for example, is recorded in Deuteronomy 32:46-47, and in Joshua 1:7,8.
As a matter of course, the Church of the first century regar...
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1Esdr.1
[1] Josiah kept the passover to his Lord in Jerusalem; he killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month,[2] having placed the priests according to their divisions, arrayed in their garments, in the temple of the Lord.[3] And he told the Levites, the temple servants of Isr
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1 Maccabees
1Mac.1
[1] After Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came from the land of Kittim, had defeated Darius, king of the Persians and the Medes, he succeeded him as king. (He had previously become king of Greece.)[2] He fought many battles, conquered strongholds, and put to death the
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4 Ezra
4Ezra.1
[1] The second book of the prophet Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,[2] son of Ahijah, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, son of Arna, son of Uzzi, son of Borith, son of Abis
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2Mac.1
[1] The Jewish brethren in Jerusalem and those in the land of Judea, To their Jewish brethren in Egypt, Greeting, and good peace.[2] May God do good to you, and may he remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants.[3] May he give you all a heart to worship him
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