Category Archives: God

God Who Sees

Posted on January 2, 2015 by christopher fisher

One very strong reoccurring theme in the Bible is that God knows what men do. In Ezekiel 8, there occurs a very telling illustration of man’s denial of this and God’s hatred of this belief. Ezekiel is called by God. … Continue reading →

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movie review – exodus: gods and kings

Posted on December 17, 2014 by christopher fisher

I have to admit, as soon as I saw that Ridley Scott was directing an Exodus movie I was thrilled. I know Scott is not Christian. But with the care he treated Robin Hood and his visionary creation of Blade … Continue reading →

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understanding jeremiah 3

Posted on December 14, 2014 by christopher fisher

In Jeremiah 3, the author (presumably Jeremiah) attempts to convince Israel to repent and to return to God. To do this, the author attempts various means. The author condemns. The author forgives. The author incentivizes. Both the carrot and the … Continue reading →

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when God killed children in vain

Posted on December 9, 2014 by christopher fisher

Jer 2:30 “In vain [shawv] I have chastened [naw-kaw’] your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion. In Jeremiah 2, God is lamenting that Israel has abandoned Him. In this chapter, God … Continue reading →

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zeus never lies

Posted on December 9, 2014 by christopher fisher

From Prometheus Bound: So think carefully! This is no idle threat but the utter truth, coming from Zeus’ mouth and he never lies but brings everything to fruition. In Prometheus Bound, Zeus is said to “never lie”. This is obviously … Continue reading →

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understanding psalms 90

Posted on November 25, 2014 by christopher fisher

Psalms 90 styles itself as a psalm written by Moses or passed down from Moses. The authorship is interesting concerning the content. The theme of the psalm is how man lives for a short time, yet God lives forever. In … Continue reading →

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walter brueggemann on david’s celebrity

Posted on November 24, 2014 by christopher fisher

From Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament: By focusing on this material, we immediately center on David, the “star” of Israel’s narrative, who pushes Israel’s storytellers to imaginative extremes. More than this, the text as we have it suggests … Continue reading →

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satan borrows God’s power to use against job

Posted on November 10, 2014 by christopher fisher

In the book of Job, Satan approaches God and offers up a bet against God’s most favored human being, Job. Satan actually makes two bets (the first of which Satan loses fairly quickly). Both bets involve supernatural acts levied against … Continue reading →

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elihu was a false prophet to job

Posted on November 9, 2014 by christopher fisher

From John Franklin Genung: The friends, however, have exhausted their resources, and through three discourses have been silent, as it were, snuffed out of existence. It is at this point, then, that Elihu is introduced, to renew their contention with … Continue reading →

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God intended it for good – genesis 50:20

Posted on October 30, 2014 by christopher fisher

When Calvinists want to use a verse that shows God decreeing or predestining evil for His good purposes, they often turn to Genesis 50:20. This is peculiar because Classical theologians for the most part reject the descriptions of God found … Continue reading →

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