My Mysterious Bible

The Fifth Plague against Egypt

God kills the livestock of Egypt. Resources used: 
Douglas K. Stuart, Exodus, vol. 2,The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006), 220–224.
 
Alan Cole, Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 2, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973), 102–103.
 
The Lexham Bible Dictionary

The Fourth Plague

God sends swarms of flying insects to torment only the Egyptians.

The third plague of flying insects.

We dive into the third plague which happens a little differently than the first two.
 
Resources used:
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ex 8:16–19.
 
“ A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I”
 
David Brown, A. R. Fausset, and Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 299–300.

The Second Plague against Egypt

Egypt is overrun by frogs.
 
Resources Used:
David Brown, A. R. Fausset, and Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 297–299.
 
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ex 8:1–11.
 
John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ex 8.

The Plagues of Egypt Series Part 1 - The Nile turns to blood.

Exploring the context of the first plague against Egypt. 
 
Resources used:
Alan Cole, Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 2, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973), 96–98.
    

Unveiling Ecclesiastes 10:19

Examining a strange passage about money in Ecclesiastes.

Melchizedek in the New Testament

Exploring the very different profile of Melchizedek in the New Testament as compared to the Old. 
Resources Used:
Robert Hinckley, "Adam, Aaron, and the Garden Sanctuary." Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, XXII/4 (2013): 5-12.more. by Robert Hinckley.
 
Commentary Critical & Explanatory on the Whole Bible 
 
The Lexam Bible Dictionary
 
Naked Bible Podcast 170

Melchizedeck in the Old Testament

Who is this mysterious Priest/King of Salem? Who does he worship? 
 
Resources used:
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD)
Naked Bible 166: Melchizedek Part 1a

Why does Ezekiel spend hundreds of days on his side?

Ezekiel gives us an extreme example of a sign act.
 
Resources used:
Faithlife Study Bible
Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Eze 4:1–3.
Sign Acts: The Weird, Wonderful World of Prophetic CommunicationVisual Aids for an Ancient Audienceby Whitney Woollard – Sep 12, 2018 bibleproject.com
Lamar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, vol. 17, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994).
 

Balaam's Error

What exactly is Balaam's error, and what does the New Testament have to say about him?