Studies in Ezekiel No. 17, Ezekiel 20:1-44

When you make your way chapter by chapter through a large book of the Bible, opportunity is afforded to treat subjects that you might not otherwise consider for years at a time. Such was the case last Lord’s Day evening. The warning not to follow one…

The Power of Unbelief, Mark 6:1-6

In the previous episodes we have noted the recurring theme of the amazement of the disciples and the crowds at the power that Jesus wielded over nature, the demons, illness, and even death. Now it is Jesus’ turn to be amazed, at the unbelief of the p…

The Celebration of Marital Eroticism in Song of Songs, Pt. 2

Last time we looked in some detail at the Song of Songs and argued that when matters of genre and structure are taken into account the Song is seen to be a poem about the powerful passionate attraction of love, love in its romantic and erotic dimensi…