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Psalm 60
The header references a tune David called “Lily of Testimony” and events narrated in 2 Samuel 8. We catch only some vague hint that David’s source of trouble is likely something to do with Edom. We might reasonably guess that … Continue reading
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Tagged Edom, Israel, King David, old testament history, Psalms, survival, war, wisdom literature
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Our Witness
We are aliens. If you follow much of my teaching on this blog, there’s a pretty good chance you would be alien even to Petra, the band who recorded this song more than thirty years ago. They were fairly generic … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Christian, evangelism, Hippie Jesus Freak Movement, Israel, mysticism, Petra, religion, spirituality
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Psalm 47
This second song in a trilogy has become the source for quite a number of hymns and praise songs in recent decades. The first half serves to justify the rest. In these first four verses, this psalm written by the … Continue reading
Psalm 44
Western scholars seem to be unsure whether the Sons of Korah wrote this or if it was simply dedicated to them. English translations vary on whether it is “by” or “for” them. Even more disturbing is the insinuation by Western … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, human suffering, Israel, Job, mysticism, Psalms, Western scholars
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StT: Galatians 3:10-12
(A little more from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) Galatians 3:10-12 Westerners tend to demand a semantic precision that is often absent in the New Testament. In this context, Paul uses the term “law” (Grk: nomos) in place of … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, epistemology, faith in God, Israel, Law Covenants, religion, the Covenant of Moses
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StT: Acts 8:32-33
(Another sample from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) In the prophetic literature of the Old Testament, Israel was characterized in many different ways. Sometimes as the land she occupied, or some of the fruit-bearing trees there, perhaps as a … Continue reading
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Tagged human suffering, Israel, mission, mortality, mysticism, prophet isaiah, scripture
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Psalm 29
In Israel, politics was never just politics. The Covenant was a suzerain-vassal treaty, a very personal covenant, making Israel in effect a tributary to Jehovah Himself. Idolatry was treason, and very often treason arose from idolatry. It has been widely … Continue reading
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Tagged babylonian exile, idolatry, Israel, King David, politics, Psalms, religion, superstition
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Psalm 28
The greatest threat to David and his people was not some external nation or empire, nor some insidious spy in his court working for some other interest. The greatest threat was departure from the Covenant. More specifically, the greatest danger … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of moses, Israel, King David, moral fabric, Psalms, scripture
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That First Step
Jesus came to correct the false understanding of Moses’ Law. There were plenty of things the Jews of His day got right. For example, there was no blatant idolatry. It wasn’t much of an issue, so Jesus only noted in … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, history, human sexuality, idolatry, Israel, Law of Moses, mysticism, religion, scripture
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