Strangely, one of the earliest detailed prophecies of the Messiah came through Balaam, the prophet who was rebuked by his donkey. When Balak was attempting to get Balaam to curse Israel, the wayward prophet uttered these words instead:
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: He hat… Continue

Dake was very conservative in his approach to Scripture, often defending against various liberal attacks. The following notes, from pp. 82 and 51 of The Dake Annotated Reference Bible, express Dake's view of the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch (Genesis through Deuteronomy).

Two Objections to Mosaic Authorship (Ex. 17:14)
1. That the arts of writing and literary composition weren't sufficiently advanced to produce the Pentateuch in Moses' day. This objection is unreasonable in view of the fa… Continue

Included in the Palestinian Covenant is a vital principle of Scripture:
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. (Deuteronomy 11:26-28)


All blessings and curses of Scripture are based on obedience and… Continue

Biblical Types (Ex. 38:21)
The Bible is not as full of types as some would have us believe-that is, types that can be proved by Scripture. Some make nearly every person and event of the O.T. typical. Such a method of intepretation leads to confusion and a wrong understanding of the Word of God. Searching for hidden meaning in every passage and pressing the typical teaching so far imperils the literal teachings and soundness of many biblical truths.
Everything in Scripture intended as a divine ty… Continue

We tend to recall the ten commandments in an abbreviated form. As a result, we often forget some of the additional things God said. Consider this commandment against graven images:
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon… Continue