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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 11
This is a long chapter, and all of it is required to understand a very broad context. However, the key issue in the narrative is just a short section. Over the previous chapters, we learn that Solomon dramatically changed Israel … Continue reading
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Law of Moses — 2 Kings 2:1-35
David knew his time was gone. He held one last audience with his heir, Solomon. The first word of advice was that Solomon should be a better man. David was subtly confessing that he had allowed too many things to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, blood guilt, feudalism, King David, King Solomon, Law of Moses
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Law of Moses — 2 Samuel 21:1-14
The Books of Samuel appear to have been written by Samuel’s School of the Prophets. It is not a dry chronology like the Chronicles, which was likely drawn from the royal archives. But typical of some Hebrew prophets, the writers … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant family, feudalism, King David, King Saul, Law of Moses, Law of Noah
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The Logic of Biblical Death Penalties
In the Covenant of Moses, the entire nation is adopted by God into His personal household. As you might expect, He holds certain minimal expectations for those living in His household. In theory, if He were to pass from the … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Biblical Law, covenant community of faith, Creation, feudalism, human government, Law Covenants, Satan
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Law of Moses — 2 Samuel 5
We skip over a lot of twists and turns in the saga of David succeeding Saul as King of Israel. During the transition, David was at pains several times to prove he would not hesitate to execute those whose sins … Continue reading
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Law of Moses — 1 Samuel 7:3-17
Samuel was from the Tribe of Ephraim, and was a major prophet, defacto High Priest (because he grew up in the Tabernacle), and the last judge. Israel was under oppression from a new threat. The Philistines had colonized the southwestern … Continue reading
No Approval Needed
You need no human’s approval. Given that reality is quite variable, the only hope you have for solid ground on which to stand is your convictions. In theory, you should be able to read your convictions directly. It’s part of … Continue reading
False Notions of Ownership
We want people to return to Eden. With Creation itself, we all long for a restoration of what we lost. When those of us appointed to eternal life have fully manifested our identity by a shift in orientation away from … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, convictions, covenants, divine justice, divine revelation, evangelism, feudalism, Holy Spirit, TPTB
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Find Yourself
As Christian Mystics, our devotion to divine revelation is absolute, as is our cynicism about humanity. Nothing, nothing, nothing man cooks up without revelation will ever work. The fleshly nature cannot look in the mirror. While flesh can see that … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, divine revelation, feudalism, fleshly nature, Garden of Eden, human institutions, spiritual warfare, the Fall
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Don’t Blame God
So far as we can tell, one of the earliest theological controversies in New Testament times was the business of God’s sovereignty and our temptation. The real issue was the difference between the ancient Hebrew intellectual traditions versus the Hellenized … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, faith, feudalism, historical context of the bible, temptation
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