What Do Clothes Have to Do With Sin and Redemption?

What Do Clothes Have to Do With Sin and Redemption? Picture with me a doctor, a business woman, or a football player. What all of these people have in common, including the cowboys in the picture above, is a certain type of clothing that identifies their profession. A few months ago I wrote an article … Continue reading What Do Clothes Have to Do With Sin and Redemption?

Cosmic Warfare in the Book of Joshua

Cosmic Warfare in the Book of Joshua The book of Joshua has suffered a damaged reputation in recent years. Many archaeologists consider the account of the Conquest as fantasy. Kathleen Kenyon’s dating of the fall of Jericho to 1550 BC has led them to conclude that there was no city to conquer in the time … Continue reading Cosmic Warfare in the Book of Joshua

Motifs in Samuel: Meaning and Significance

Motifs in Samuel: Meaning and Significance A number of years ago I wrote a post that pointed out how the recognition and study of motifs within a biblical narrative can contribute to its understanding (see here). In that post I surveyed motifs found in Genesis (the Jacob story), Judges (the Samson story), and Samuel (Saul’s … Continue reading Motifs in Samuel: Meaning and Significance

The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif

The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif As the title suggests, this recent book by author Brian A. Verrett, advocates that the messianic theme found in the books of Samuel is enhanced by tracing a serpent motif (on the subject of biblical motifs, see my post here). The serpent referred to is the serpent of … Continue reading The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif

The Unseen Realm: The Movie

The Unseen Realm: The Movie If you’ve ever wondered about some of the strange passages in the Bible that talk about the Nephilim (Gen. 6:1-4; Num. 13:33), the disobedient “spirits in prison” (1 Pet. 3:18-22; 2 Pet. 2:4-5), or the cosmic battle we face against the “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places,” (Eph. … Continue reading The Unseen Realm: The Movie