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First Sunday of Lent: 40 Days of Exoduses Summary
Day 1: Noah’s Exodus Judgment on the antediluvian world – Ark as embryo of new creation – Deliverance of Noah – Confirmation of God’s covenant with Noah – Rest and the fall that followed. Day 2: Terah and Abram’s Exodus … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, Genesis, Lent, OT, OT Theology, Theological, Theology
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Abraham, Lot, and the Flight from Sodom – 40 Days of Exoduses (4)
The Cutting Off of Flesh In Genesis 17, twenty-four years after leaving Haran, YHWH gives Abram circumcision, the sign of the covenant, and a new name, Abraham – Father of a Multitude. All males in Abraham’s household must be circumcised. … Continue reading
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Abram’s Exodus from Egypt – 40 Days of Exoduses (3)
A Nation in One Man Immediately following Terah and Abram’s exodus from Ur, we encounter one of the most striking exoduses of all. Following a famine in the land, Abram goes down into Egypt and prophetically lives out the later … Continue reading
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Terah and Abram’s Exodus – 40 Days of Exoduses (2)
The Imperial Building Project Genesis 11 begins with the development of a great building project, under the rule of the mighty empire-founder, Nimrod (10:8-12). This great city and the tower that reached up to heaven were designed as a means … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, Genesis, Lent, OT, Theological, Theology
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Noah’s Exodus – 40 Days of Exoduses (1)
For Lent this year, I have decided to blog on the subject of exoduses in the Bible, leading up to the great Exodus that Christ accomplished in his death and resurrection. The more that we recognize the development, scope, and … Continue reading
The Cup of the Adulteress: Understanding the Jealousy Ritual of Numbers 5
The ritual of jealousy in Numbers 5:11-31 is a law that disturbs and perplexes many people. Many regard it as if it were some bizarre and ridiculous process lying somewhere between a superstitious magical ceremony, a Jeremy Kyle paternity test, … Continue reading
Orthodox Alexithymia and Unorthodox Sentimentalism
The issue of ‘orthodox alexithymia’ has resurfaced in a number of contexts online over the last few days. Richard Beck describes what he means by this term: What I’m describing here might be captured by the tag “orthodox alexithymia.” By “orthodox” … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Society, Theological, Theology, Worship
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Steven Wedgeworth and Peter Escalante on the Two Kingdoms and Natural Law Debate
Things will probably be rather quiet here over the next week. However, over on The Calvinist International there is a vigorous discussion of the subject of natural law and two kingdoms theology. You might want to take a look. Opposite the … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, On the web, Politics, Society, The Blogosphere, Theological, Theology
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Blogging Through Chauvet’s ‘Symbol and Sacrament’ – Introduction
First published in 1987 in French as Symbole et Sacrement: Un relecture sacramentelle de l’existence chrétienne, Louis-Marie Chauvet’s Symbol and Sacrament was one of the first thinkers to think through what the linguistic turn might mean for the area of … Continue reading
Posted in Sacramental Theology, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology
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How We Forgot What Sonship Means
In last night’s post on the subject of relationships and intimacy in the modern world, I suggested that the modern form of society has led to a shift in our ways of perceiving relationships, which affects the way in which … Continue reading
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