Preaching hard texts of the Old Testament /
Achtemeier, Elizabeth Rice, 1926-
Preaching hard texts of the Old Testament / Elizabeth Achtemeier. - Peabody, Mass : Hendrickson, c1998. - xv, 192 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The Holy One of Israel --
Narratives and Law --
"He shall rule over you"--Genesis 3:14-19 --
The sacrifice of Isaac--Genesis 22:1-9 --
"The Lord is a man of war Exodus--15:1-21 --
"Let not God speak to us"--Exodus 19:9-20; 20:18-21 --
"The skin of Moses' face shone"--Exodus 34:29-45 --
The bronze serpent--Numbers 21:4-9 --
Excursis: the ban Deuteronomy--20:10-18 and conquest texts --
Moses forbidden to enter the land--Deuteronomy 24:1-12 --
In the days of the Judges--Judges 4:1-7 --
The rejection of Saul--I Samuel 13:1-5 --
Uzzah and the ark--2 Samuel 6:1-15 --
The translation of Elijah--2 Kings 2:1-12 --
Put away your foreign wives and children--Ezra 9-10 --
The persecution of the Jews--Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 --
Writings --
Skin for skin--Job 2:1-10 --
"When Israel went forth from Egypt"--Psalm 114 --
"By the waters of Babylon"--Psalm 137 --
Sophia--Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 --
"Arise, my love"--Song of songs 2:8-13 --
Prophets and Lamentations --
"Streams in the desert"--Isaiah 35:1-10 --
"I make weal and create woe"--Isaiah 45:1-7 --
"Thou didst pierce the dragon"--Isaiah 51:9-11 --
Strange prophetic actions--Jeremiah 13:1-11 --
Mourning--Lamentations 1:1-6 --
God in human form?--Ezekiel 1:26-28 --
"The saints of the most high"--Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 --
Marry a harlot--Hosea 1:2-9 --
God's use of natural catastrophes--Amos 4:4-13 --
"The Lord repented"--Amos 7:1-6 --
"The day of the Lord"--Zephaniah 1:14-18 --
The golden lampstand--Zechariah 4:1-14.
1565633334 (pbk.)
98020141
Bible.--Old Testament--Homiletical use.
BS 1191.5 / .A245 1998
251
Preaching hard texts of the Old Testament / Elizabeth Achtemeier. - Peabody, Mass : Hendrickson, c1998. - xv, 192 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The Holy One of Israel --
Narratives and Law --
"He shall rule over you"--Genesis 3:14-19 --
The sacrifice of Isaac--Genesis 22:1-9 --
"The Lord is a man of war Exodus--15:1-21 --
"Let not God speak to us"--Exodus 19:9-20; 20:18-21 --
"The skin of Moses' face shone"--Exodus 34:29-45 --
The bronze serpent--Numbers 21:4-9 --
Excursis: the ban Deuteronomy--20:10-18 and conquest texts --
Moses forbidden to enter the land--Deuteronomy 24:1-12 --
In the days of the Judges--Judges 4:1-7 --
The rejection of Saul--I Samuel 13:1-5 --
Uzzah and the ark--2 Samuel 6:1-15 --
The translation of Elijah--2 Kings 2:1-12 --
Put away your foreign wives and children--Ezra 9-10 --
The persecution of the Jews--Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 --
Writings --
Skin for skin--Job 2:1-10 --
"When Israel went forth from Egypt"--Psalm 114 --
"By the waters of Babylon"--Psalm 137 --
Sophia--Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 --
"Arise, my love"--Song of songs 2:8-13 --
Prophets and Lamentations --
"Streams in the desert"--Isaiah 35:1-10 --
"I make weal and create woe"--Isaiah 45:1-7 --
"Thou didst pierce the dragon"--Isaiah 51:9-11 --
Strange prophetic actions--Jeremiah 13:1-11 --
Mourning--Lamentations 1:1-6 --
God in human form?--Ezekiel 1:26-28 --
"The saints of the most high"--Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 --
Marry a harlot--Hosea 1:2-9 --
God's use of natural catastrophes--Amos 4:4-13 --
"The Lord repented"--Amos 7:1-6 --
"The day of the Lord"--Zephaniah 1:14-18 --
The golden lampstand--Zechariah 4:1-14.
1565633334 (pbk.)
98020141
Bible.--Old Testament--Homiletical use.
BS 1191.5 / .A245 1998
251