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How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology
I rejoice that God has granted this new book to release today! I pray that it will serve to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ. Jason S. DeRouchie. How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament:...
Is Every Promise “Yes”? Old Testament Promises and the Christian
The promises of God…. What we dread or hope for tomorrow changes who we are today. This foundational Christian doctrine colors all of our lives as believers, both in times of temptation and trial. God’s promises motivate holiness and awaken expectation and confidence...
A Number of Studies on Zephaniah
The prophet Zephaniah was a Jew with both royal Davidic and black African heritage. The Lord commissioned him to assist the reformation efforts of King Josiah around 622 B.C. The book's message is direct: In light of the impending day of his wrath, the Lord summons...
Your Word Is Alive (Hebrews 4:12)
We’re grateful, Father, That we can trust you. Your word, once spoken Is faithful; it’s true. It’s unshakable; Every promise “Yes”; A firm foundation Upon which we rest. As we face trials And mirrors of shame, Faith in the gospel We strive to maintain… For our...
DeRouchie’s 2016 Resources
Books What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible, contributing editor. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2013. Reviewed at booksataglance.com (Oct, 2014) and in WTJ 76 (2014); JETS 57.4 (2014); DBSJ 19 (2014); CTR 12.2 (2015); Them 40.2...
Isaiah—Celebrating the Servant Savior
Isaiah rebukes Israel’s rejection of God’s kingship while sounding forth the everlasting promise of God's universal kingdom that will come through the peace-establishing, justice-working Servant King, who will reign over transformed ethnic Israelites and...
If Your Right Hand Causes You to Sin: Ten Biblical Reflections on Masturbation
Sexual intimacy within marriage is a beautiful gift from God. It’s an outlet for play and passion, and it nurtures closeness with your spouse, supplying a unique context for giving and receiving love. But as with all God’s good gifts (1 Timothy 4:4), the devil seeks...
Finding Joy Amidst Life’s Enigmas: A Message on Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:1
DeRouchie presented the following message at "Indulge: Spiritual Appetites Need No Bounds," a conference on the future of Christian Hedonism held at Bethlehem College & Seminary, 7–8 October 2016. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is...
Five Ways to Help Our Kids After the Election
We have just witnessed an unprecedented (and unpresidential) presidential election. How are our kids — five-year-olds, ten-year-olds, fifteen-year-olds — processing what has just happened? What are they seeing, thinking, and hearing as they watch the news and talk...
Leader and Savior
A Prayer: LEADER AND SAVIOR (Acts 5:31) God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior. (Acts 5:31) Highly exalted are you, O Lord, Seated enthroned at your Father’s side. Adorned with power, crown, and sword, Our hope rests in you––Leader and Guide. Though...
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Where DeRouchie serves as Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology
Where DeRouchie Serves as Content Developer and Global Trainer
About Jason S. DeRouchie
Dr. Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a churchman and a passionate teacher driven to exalt Jesus from the Old Testament and to help Christians better grasp why the initial three-fourths of the Bible matters for Christians. He is Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology and Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He also serves as Content Developer and Global Trainer with Hands to the Plow Ministries and as a pastor of Sovereign Joy Baptist Church in the northland of Kansas City, MO.
