Pastor Shaun Marksbury

  Old Testament Overview:  A Twelve Week Trek through the Text Part 1 - Introductions.  This Session: Introducing Bible Study Introducing the Bible Introducing the Torah I. Introduction to Bible Study   Bible study starts with reading it. The best way to know the Bible is to read it through, right-to-left! Not random verses! Not here a little, there a little! Studying the bible includes: Observation, Interpretation, Application (O-I-A Method) Start by reading and noting what the text says in context After all the observations, identify what it means Then move to application! OBSERVATION Observe what’s there! Bible books: Book as a whole  Divisions  Sections  Segments [chapters]  Paragraphs  Sentences [verses]  Clauses  Phrases  Words  Interpretation comes after observation. (“Elementary.”) Good interpretation is based on the Historical-Grammatical Method. That’s considering the history and the grammar of the text. We con...

If you've had any interaction with the Black Hebrew Israelites (BHI), you have probably heard that the true identity of the Hebrew people is the African peoples (or some such nuance).  As evidence of this, BHI adherents will point to the blessing/cursing chapter of the Law, Deuteronomy 28, and see there a prophecy concerning Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.  Perhaps even outside of BHI, you've wondered if this chapter discusses this.   The Prescribed Truth Podcast takes on this reading: