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1. Introduction to Samuel
(OT Prophets Commentary/Samuel Commentary)

Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings -- these are the four books of the former prophets.  Samuel is One Book.  It is intended to be read as ONE BOOK, not two.  There is no Biblical reason to divide the book ...

2. The Best Judges Cycle is the Least Exciting
(teaching/Copy of Judges Commentary)

... of double wickedness," a pseudonymn that has made it difficult to identify him in extra-biblical sources. The problem is that eventually the judge died (after a generation, 40 years) and the people would ...

3. The Best Judges Cycle is the Least Exciting
(OT Prophets Commentary/Judges Commentary)

... of double wickedness," a pseudonymn that has made it difficult to identify him in extra-biblical sources. The problem is that eventually the judge died (after a generation, 40 years) and the people would ...

4. Tedd Tripp's Shepherding a Child's Heart
(reading report/Recommendations)

... and girls or good teenagers.  The Biblical approach to parenting instead focuses on the heart that produces behavior.  The book shows us how the gospel applies to disciplining our children and what our ...

5. Ken Sande's The Peacemaker
(reading report/Recommendations)

Sande, Ken. The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict, 3d ed. Grand Rapids: BakerBooks, 2004.  ...

6. Paul David Tripp's Age of Opportunity
(reading report/Recommendations)

Tripp, Paul David. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, 2d ed. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2001. While this book will be very helpful for parents of teenagers, it can ...

7. The Torah of Joshua (Joshua 22-24)
(teaching/Copy of Joshua Commentary)

... of a fundamental Biblical principle of peacemaking – when you see something that appears to be a sin that breaks fellowship then you need to confront it and sometimes you will find out that your interpretation ...

8. The Torah of Joshua (Joshua 22-24)
(OT Prophets Commentary/Joshua Commentary)

... of a fundamental Biblical principle of peacemaking – when you see something that appears to be a sin that breaks fellowship then you need to confront it and sometimes you will find out that your interpretation ...

9. Joshua Is among the Prophets
(teaching/Copy of Joshua Commentary)

... Simply reading the books gives us this sense.  This is part of the reason that Biblical scholars sometimes want to go with the label of history rather than prophets.  However, the history of Biblical scholarship ...

10. Joshua Is among the Prophets
(OT Prophets Commentary/Joshua Commentary)

... Simply reading the books gives us this sense.  This is part of the reason that Biblical scholars sometimes want to go with the label of history rather than prophets.  However, the history of Biblical scholarship ...

11. Gospel-Centered Family: Becoming the Parents God Wants You to Be
(reading report/Reformed Reading Report)

... this book to all Christian parents because it is brimming with gospel truth and practical Biblical wisdom.  Application (specific, shows just how valuable & relevant the book is): This book is really ...

12. Meredith G. Kline, God, Heaven and Har Magedon
(reading report/Recommendations)

... that is a biblical-theological work tracing the theme of the Mount of Gathering (Har Magedon) from Eden to the end of Revelation.  A superb book written for everyone willing to read and absorb it.  A more ...

13. Cycle 7: The White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:1-21:8)
(teaching/Revelation Commentary)

... 12:9, alongside a number of other Biblical books, shows that Satan was a part of God's heavenly court until after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ when he was defeated and cast out of heaven.  ...

14. John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
(reading report/Recommendations)

Calvin, John.  Institutes of the Christian Religion, trans. Ford Lewis Battles, ed. John T. McNeill.  Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. Written to complement his commentaries on Biblical books, ...

15. The Monsters: Behemoth, Leviathan and Rahab
(teaching/Canon Commentary)

... were also coopted by the Biblical authors in Isaiah and Jeremiah and in Psalms and Job.     Isaiah 27:1 says, "In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan ...

16. Composition Complete
(teaching/Canon Commentary)

... In other words, for the rest of this time when prophecy has ceased, there should be no more books added to the Book and there should be no more revisions (no more editions of Biblical books, no more editing ...

17. The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation
(reading report/Reformed Reading Report)

... Pentateuch (which I would call the Torah) compares and contrasts Abraham and Moses is particularly helpful. But the greatest value of this book lies in its tracing of biblical-theological themes and allusions ...

18. The Wisdom Shape of the Prophets
(teaching/Canon Commentary)

... and 3+1 is a feature of Biblical wisdom literature.  Usually the +1 is the punch -- Kings ends with the nation of Judah in exile; the Twelve ends with Malachi announcing the coming Day of YHWH.  I would ...

19. The Wisdom Shape of the Prophets
(OT Prophets Commentary/OT Prophets Commentary)

... and 3+1 is a feature of Biblical wisdom literature.  Usually the +1 is the punch -- Kings ends with the nation of Judah in exile; the Twelve ends with Malachi announcing the coming Day of YHWH.  I would ...

20. Book Nine, Genesis 36:1-37:1
(teaching/Copy of Genesis Commentary)

... feature of biblical narrative.  The second narrative also ends with a statement forming an inclusio with the second heading: "these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according ...