Why mention the bells on horses? They are mentioned in order to shock Zechariah’s audience.
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An Amillennial Interpretation of Zechariah 14: The Lord Summons the Nations to His Feast | Ben Habegger
This picture of a remnant from the Gentile nations which engages in perpetual observance of the Feast of Booths (or “Tabernacles”) beautifully reveals the deep meaning and eventual fulfillment of this Old Testament feast.
An Amillennial Interpretation of Zechariah 14: The Lord Does Battle Against the Nations | Ben Habegger
The nations will either willingly submit to the Lord or else be subject to punishment.
An Amillennial Interpretation of Zechariah 14: The Lord’s Reign from Jerusalem | Ben Habegger
Once the Lord arrives to rescue Jerusalem, the Lord remains to forever reign from Jerusalem.
An Amillennial Interpretation of Zechariah 14: The Lord’s Coming to Jerusalem | Ben Habegger
The opening verses of chapter 14 portray the final conflict between the nations and the holy city. This conflict culminates in the sudden arrival of the Lord God and his heavenly hosts.
An Amillennial Interpretation of Zechariah 14: The Need for an Amillennial Approach | Ben Habegger
The last chapter of Zechariah tends to be neglected by amillennialists, especially in comparison to the emphasis given it by premillennialists.
A Case for Calvin’s Second Use of the Law | Timothy Decker
Comparative religions studies thrive off observing similarities between ancient faiths and practices, proposing the root cause of one to the other. While there is a great deal of commonalities between the two law codes, the differences far outweigh their similarities.
10 Rules for Interpreting the 10 Commandments | Timothy Decker
I suspect that I am not the only one who has tended to limit the Decalogue or simplistically read, interpret, or apply them. And if I’m not alone, as I suspect I am not, then this article is especially to help you engage in this subject.
A Gut Feeling? Akkadian Entrail Divination and Its Polemical Prohibition in the OT | Timothy Decker
Christians should be cautious, as though feelings, happenstances, and desires are equated to God’s will. Such conclusions based on flimsy forms can be just as arbitrary as interpreting entrails of sacrificial animals.
Connections to Christ from Genesis 22 by Austin McCormick
“Salvation cannot be found in the first Isaac, but there is salvation in the one Isaac is pointing us to.”