by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018 | Mene Mene Resources, Understanding the Prophets
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 4 (Purple) God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. How he was for Jacob is how he is for us. His plans and intentions back then have not changed. Time words in Scripture reflect this over-arching character of God’s...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018 | Mene Mene Resources, Understanding the Prophets
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 3 (Orange) GOD The amazing SIMILE of the HEN deserves its own posting. (Link Will Be Here). Despite of the way Israel unfaithfully treated both Yahweh and his prophets, Yahweh remains open and willing to keep his side of the...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018 | Mene Mene Resources, Understanding the Prophets
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 2 (Green) Christ notes the weights and measures he, as Judge, will compare them to: Justice, Mercy and Faithfulness. The scribes and Pharisees would weigh out the exact amount they owed to God. Christ points out how useless that...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018 | Mene Mene Resources, Understanding the Prophets
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 1 I love it when all the Principles of the Prophets, or the whole Rainbow Scaffold, is found in one passage. (If you are unaware of my ongoing Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin Video series, click here for an overview). Here, in Matthew,...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Mar 3, 2018 | Mene Mene Resources, Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin, Theology and Worldview, Understanding the Prophets
The story of King Ahaz, the Syrian threat versus the Assyrian hope, the Immanuel promise, and the names of Isaiah’s sons all point to one amazing truth: This suffering world is the venue for sorting people both by their deeds and by God-given faith. The first verses...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Mar 2, 2018 | Mene Mene Resources, Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin, Theology and Worldview, Understanding the Prophets
The story of King Ahaz, the Syrian threat versus the Assyrian hope, the Immanuel promise, and the names of Isaiah’s sons all point to one amazing truth: This suffering world is the venue for sorting people both by their deeds and by God-given faith....
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