Table Of ContentDevotions on the Hebrew Bible
Milton Eng & Lee M. Fields
Zondervan Academic (2019)
Fifty-four short devotions based on passages from the Hebrew
Bible—written by some of the top biblical language scholars of
today.
The main point of each meditation in Devotions on the Hebrew Bible
comes from a careful reading of the passage in the Hebrew Bible, not
from an English translation. The authors use a variety of exegetical
approaches in their devotions: grammatical, lexical, rhetorical,
sociohistorical, linguistic, etc. Some insights focus on particular words
and their role in the passage, while others highlight background studies
or provide a theological reading of the passage.
Each devotion draws students into translating a short passage and
pursuing an understanding of why this or that insight matters for their
lives and ministries. Devotions on the Hebrew Bible encourages
professors, students, and pastors alike to keep reading and meditating on
the Hebrew Scriptures and find new treasures from the biblical...
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Devotions on the Hebrew Bible
Copyright © 2015 by Milton Eng and Lee M. Fields
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Devotions on the Hebrew Bible : 53 reflections to inspire and instruct / edited by Milton Eng and Lee M. Fields.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-310-49453-9 (softcover)
1. Bible. Old Testament. Hebrew — Versions. 2. Bible. Old Testament — Meditations. I. Eng, Milton, editor.
BS718.D47 2015
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Table of Contents
Chart: Arrangement of Old Testament Books in the Hebrew Bible
Introduction
GENESIS 15:6
A Faith That Grows
Randall Buth
GENESIS 37:30b
Emotional Meltdown: Stuttering in Hebrew
Hélène Dallaire
EXODUS 4:11
God Prepares His Messengers
David Deuel
EXODUS 20:4
You, Who, Me?
Milton Eng
LEVITICUS 18:4
How’s Your Walk?
Lee M. Fields
NUMBERS 17:23 [ENGLISH 17:8]
Productive and Protected Ministry
Roy E. Gane
DEUTERONOMY 6:4 – 9
All Your Lēbāb
Brian L. Webster
DEUTERONOMY 7:14a AND PSALM 128:1
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Blessed ( ) or Blessed ( ) or Both?
Hélène Dallaire
JOSHUA 1:7
A Challenging Commission
Mark Ziese
JOSHUA 2:18
Rahab’s Hope
George Schwab
JUDGES 3:9
Who Saved Israel, Othniel or Yahweh?
Miles V. Van Pelt
1 SAMUEL 1:28
Hannah’s Request
Chloe Sun
1 SAMUEL 17:1
A Fresh Look at the David and Goliath Story
Bryan Beyer
2 SAMUEL 11:15
So He Will Be Struck Down and Die
Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
1 KINGS 3:25 – 26
Understanding a Mother’s Heart
Paul D. Wegner
2 KINGS 5:14
Turned Like a Little Child
George Schwab
ISAIAH 5:7
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So Near, Yet So Far
Verlyn D. Verbrugge
ISAIAH 21:11 – 12
The Silent Question and Answer
Barbara M. Leung Lai
ISAIAH 30:18
Taking a Conjunction Seriously . . . Twice
John C. Beckman
ISAIAH 53:3 – 5
The Suffering Servant
Jennifer E. Noonan
JEREMIAH 1:5
The Call of Jeremiah
Chloe Sun
JEREMIAH 25:15, 26b
Universal Guilt, Unlimited Grace
Michael J. Williams
EZEKIEL 34:16
God Feeds His Sheep with Justice
Beth M. Stovell
HOSEA 1:9
I Am Not I Am
Bo H. Lim
JOEL 2:13b – 14a
Who Knows? Those Who Repent!
Brian Schultz
AMOS 4:4 – 5
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Sacrificing to Sin
Kevin Chau
OBADIAH 21
The Kingship Belongs to YHWH!
Daniel I. Block
JONAH 1:5, 9, 16
“I Fear Yahweh”
Sara Fudge
MICAH 1:9
A Prophetic Landscape
Mark Mangano
NAHUM 1:8a; 3:19c
How Will God’s Judgment Pass over You?
Michael J. Williams
HABAKKUK 2:4
By Faith
Lee M. Fields
ZEPHANIAH 3:17
A Reversal of Fortunes: What Comfort!
Brian L. Webster
ZEPHANIAH 3:20
Made for Praise
Jason S. DeRouchie
HAGGAI 1:9
Running to Our Own Houses
Beth M. Stovell
ZECHARIAH 6:11 – 12
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