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According to Psalm 1, the wise person pursues happiness by delighting in law of the LORD. Psalm 2 ends on a similar note; namely, the wise person pursues happiness by serving the LORD with joyful fear. However, despite this happy ending, Psalm 2 begins by
Psalm 1 is an invitation to discover the blessedness that awaits those who desire to delight in the Word of God. The person who wants to pursue blessedness will not walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of scof
All of Zechariah’s visions have a unifying theme: the restoration of God’s people through the fulfillment of His promise to be their salvation. Closely tied to this theme is God’s promise to eliminate evil forever and to establish His reign and rule
When God takes the curse off His people He does what we cannot: He deals decisively with sin. God does what we cannot by dealing decisively with sin.
In this challenging text, we learn the importance of loving the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength.
Despite spending 70-years in exile, Israel’s occupancy in the Promised Land is not guaranteed. It will depend on keeping covenant with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; with the God of Moses, Joshua, and David. They will need to keep covenant with t
According to the apostle Paul, “whatever was written in former days (i.e., in the OT) was written for our instruction,” (Romans 15.4). Thus what is written for Zerubbabel is written for us. And by us is meant the church.
Many figures in the OT predict the coming ministry of Jesus Christ. Zerubbabel is one such figure. His role in the rebuilding of the temple predicts Christ's own role in building His church and our mission as His disciples.
Zechariah's vision of the golden lampstand framed between two olive trees represents God's promise to provide the power needed to carry out His mission with the assurance of His presence.
After dressing Joshua in pure vestments, the LORD informs the high priest of his covenantal responsibility to keep his new vestments clean. He must keep all of God’s commands. He must carry out his responsibilities as high priest according to highest st
The end of Zechariah's third vision leads us to expect the fourth vision to begin with the Lord plundering the nations in judgment. However, as his fourth vision begins it is not the nations being judged. It is Joshua, the high priest of Israel who stands
In the late afternoon on the day of His resurrection Jesus has a conversation with two disciples on the way to Emmaus. They are kept from recognizing Him until He interprets for them everything Moses, the Prophets and all the Scriptures taught concerning