Tag: David
Perplexing Passages (2) – July/August 2019
In the second installment of our newest article category, “Perplexing Passages,” we address three topics: the odd idea that David was an illegitimate son; the perpetual virginity of Mary, which even some of the Reformers maintained; and a succinct theology of the Jews, which is crucial to understand in today’s…
Ep091 – The Root and the Offspring of David – Rev. 22:16a
The words of our text were addressed to the seven churches in Asia, who were the original recipients of the book of Revelation (1:11). They state a glorious paradox: Christ was both a root and an offspring. But how can such a thing be? Scriptures for Study: What encouragement does…
The Lessons of David and Goliath – May/June 2019
Here is a 3,000 year-old tale everyone knows very well, even those who know nothing about the Bible (though some wrongly consider it a fable). It is most often read as a children’s story or presented as a flannel-graph (or updated iPad) lesson. While everyone knows the story, however, what…