Cromwell’s Soldier Pocket Bible
Cromwell’s soldiers, nicknamed the Ironsides kept the Pocket Bible in a buttoned pocket on the inside waistcoat, near the heart, and under the soldier’s outer coat. who would go into battle singing hymns like Psalms 46:7 “The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our Refuge.”
The Angel of Death as an Outsourced Service
This Exodus story stands flat-footed upon the ground and there it must remain. The world is big enough for us. No angel of death need apply.
Two and Two Makes Five
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
Literary Devices in the Book of Isaiah
Many of the book’s passages such 9:5-6 form the foundation of the messianic movements and eschatological theology in Judaism and Christianity. For many years, I had been reading the book contextually, but have just recently started parsing it for structure. Here are a few interesting stylistic and literary devices.