Psalm 68

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 68 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps068.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_068.pdf

Psalm 68 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/81

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Logos is offering R. C. Sproul's Walk with God: An Exposition of Luke's Gospel and Meditations for Every Wednesday and Friday in Lent: On a Prayer of S. Ephraem as their free offerings for February. You can also purchase other books at significant discounts and enter to win the 59volume T&T Welwyn Commentary series. These offers can be accessed here and here.

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This curated list of best teaching advice seems pretty solid. Over the years I have become more convinced that teaching is less about content and more about people. Obviously content is huge but impactful life-change usually happens at the personal level.

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Michael Kruger has a good post here arguing that Justin Martyr knew of the Gospel of John.

The "Colossian Heresy"

Interpreters have frequently debated the exact nature and identity of the false teaching addressed by Paul in Colossians. But I am wondering whether it might be time to see the aberration as an amalgamation of various elements of false doctrine rather than a teaching traceable to a single source. In any case, the following is a slide that I have used in the past to help illustrate the false teaching in terms of a spectrum. Given what I have stated, I am not sure how helpful the visual is but include it nonetheless.

 

Psalm 67

I am working on a commentary on the Psalms. I have decided to compile some helpful links that I discovered during my research. It includes a mix of exegetical and sermonic links. Here is what I have for Psalm 67 (in no particular order). Feel free to mention any that you find helpful in the comments section.

Jerome Creach: https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=4066

Analysis by C. J. Labuschagne: https://www.labuschagne.nl/ps067.pdf

William Barrick’s notes: https://drbarrick.org/files/studynotes/Psalms/Ps_067.pdf

Psalm 67 devotional: https://www.generations.org/devotionals/80 

Daniel Akin sermon resources: https://www.danielakin.com/a-missionarys-psalm-through-the-psalms-series