Pastor Shaun Marksbury

“ How Should Christians Think about the Presidential Election” ( Jeremiah 29:4–7) Series:               Topical                                                    Text:                 Jeremiah 29:4–7 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                                     Date:              ...

Old Testament Overview Part  9: Major Prophets, Part 1 This Session Introductions Isaiah Jeremiah  I. Introductions In the Hebrew canon known as The Latter Prophets.  Why? There were earlier prophets – Moses, then Samuel, Nathan, etc.!   The historical books are written by the former prophets, whereas God intends the prophetic thrust of these latter books go beyond their time.   Moses predicted curses on those who failed to follow God’s Law, the Torah, and the other former prophets demonstrated this.   When we get to Isaiah and the rest, these were men who came later, and they were men of God’s Word. We’re following the canon in our modern texts, which will also include Lamentations and Daniel. The historical books have brought us up to the time of the exile: In 722–721 BC, the Assyrian Empire besieged Samaria in the northern kingdom of Israel, captured the inhabitants of the land, and deported them. A permanent departure — they did not ret...

(Last update, 6/19/17.) This is a short compilation of Scripture verses taken out of context. The point? These examples demonstrate the importance of keeping surrounding passages in mind when reading and interpreting the Bible. Feel free to add your own examples, and I will continue to update this post occasionally. Genesis 4:17 (and v. 14) “Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch…” I heard this one from someone who called me after leaving the service a bit perplexed. A preacher excitedly delivered a message on a Scripture he had not noticed before. Someone had used the fact that Cain’s son was named “Enoch” to present the forgiveness of God to those who repent, a message full of potential. The preacher noted that Enoch walked so closely to God that God simply “raptured” him from the earth (cf. Gen 5:24). He further postulated that Genesis 4:14 was an apology on Cain’s part. However, what the pastor failed to notice was that these are two, different Enochs. T...