Tag: Prophecy
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1 Corinthians 14:34-35: Should Women Be Silent in Church?
Two alternative ways of seeing this strange passage show that Paul didn’t intend to keep women from speaking.
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Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
This beautiful “Christmas” hymn is based on a prophecy in Isaiah 11:1-2 that Jesus will be from the root—the family line—of Jesse, King David’s father. The title is “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” and it was written in 15th century Germany and was translated to English by Theodore Baker in 1894. Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath […]
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Psalm 101 and Jesus
“A PSALM OF DAVID” means this is a royal psalm, a psalm about the place of the Davidic monarchy in God’s plan for his people. David writes about his commitment to faithful living before the Lord (vv. 1-4). David is to be the righteous one par excellence for the people of God. As king, David can proclaim that he […]
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The Splendid and Stern Gospel of John the Baptizer
In Luke 3, John the Baptizer’s gospel is hard, stern, and in-your-face. He preaches a radical lifestyle of self-sacrifice, compassion, and justice (vv. 10-14). He even goes so far to say that the Christ has an axe ready to cut down the unfruitful tree and winnowing fork ready to burn the worthless chaff (vv. 9, […]
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The Gospel According to Isaiah
Some have called Isaiah the “fifth gospel” because it is so blatantly clear about the coming Messiah. It was written before the gospel narratives in the New Testament, so perhaps it’s not “fifth” in order. Perhaps a better name could have been given. Nevertheless, Isaiah preaches the gospel of Jesus, and it couldn’t be more […]
JAMES PRUCH 