The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife – Prophetic Acts
Many people who read the Bible have questions about the death of Ezekiel’s wife. The primary issue in the minds of many people is God’s role in the death of the prophet’s wife. Why did God cause th…
Claude F. Mariottini
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Isaiah: The Prophet of Hope
My new book, Isaiah: The Prophet of Hope has been published and the book is now available on Amazon. Below is a brief excerpt from the book: Isaiah was a remarkable prophet. He was able to involve …
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Exodus: Moses in Midian
“[Moses] killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand” (Exodus 2:12). Moses’ crime was a serious crime. Moses had killed an official representative of the Egyptian court in the exercise of his funct…
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Vines, Fig Trees, and the Problem of War
The combined image of the “vine and fig tree” appears several times in the Old Testament. The following are some the passages where vine and fig tree appear together: “During Solomon’s lifeti…
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Jonah and the Ninevites
The book of Jonah is based on the life of a nationalistic prophet who lived during the days when Jeroboam II was the king of Israel (2 Kings 14:25). Most people who read the book of Jonah emphasize…
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Translating the Bible: Israel’s War Against the Amalekites
After the people of Israel left Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness of Sin and journeyed by stages, going from place to place as the LORD commanded (Exodus 17:1). The wilderness of Sin is a…
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Israel in Babylon (Isaiah 52:4)
A few days ago, a reader asked me to explain Isaiah 52:4 in relation to Exodus 1:8. The issue in question is the oppression of Israel by both Egypt and Assyria. The reader writes that after reading…
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Sufferers and the Book of Job
The post below is an excerpt from my book Job and the Problem of Suffering. The greatest satisfaction Job derived from his ordeal and subsequent encounter with God was the knowledge that God had be…
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Other Gods Mentioned in the Old Testament
“You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). The second commandment declares that in Israel no other god should be worshiped in addition to Yahweh. While the intent of the commandment ma…
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Job and the Problem of Suffering
The post below is an excerpt from my book Job and the Problem of Suffering. In the Epilogue of the book, after God’s revelation to Job, Job was forced to reconsider his entire situation. After the …
