Rev. David Appold studies Genesis 25:25-34 regarding God’s gracious election as seen in Jacob’s story, the significance of the birth order and names of the brothers, the significance of Jacob getting Esau to give up his birthright, and what Jacob’s inheritance has to do with Christ and the Christian Church.
Sharper Iron & Truth in Genesis: Son of the Promise
Rev. David Appold studies Genesis 18:1-15 regarding God’s promise to Abraham, who is visiting Abraham, the significance of the Lord eating with Abraham, why Sarah gets singled out, and why Sarah’s laughter gets memorialized in Isaac’s name.
Sharper Iron & The New Covenant: Hermeneutics of Suspicion
Rev. David Appold studies 2 Corinthians 6:10-13 regarding the contrasts in these verses and the perception of them coexisting, Paul’s freedom of speech, and having a wide open heart to hearers.
Sharper Iron & The New Covenant: At Home with the LORD
Rev. David Appold studies 2 Corinthians 5:6 regarding the good courage that we have in Christ Jesus.
Sharper Iron & The New Covenant: The War Cry of Mortified Flesh
Rev. David Appold studies 2 Corinthians 4:12 regarding how the life and death of Jesus are at work in the apostles and the church, and the difference between the mystical union and make believe.
Sharper Iron & Heroes of Faith Alone: An Eternal Dominion
Rev. David Appold studies Hebrews 11:32k regarding the story of Daniel and how his life mirrors the life of the Church.
Sharper Iron & Heroes of Faith Alone: The Resurrection of Isaac
Rev. David Appold studies Hebrews 11:17-19 regarding the testing of Abraham and the typology of Jesus as the new Isaac.
Sharper Iron: Hidden Under the Ordinary Mysteries
Rev. David Appold looks at 1 Corinthians 4:1-21.