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Job 38
The storm arrives. Whether literal or not, it surely must have felt all too real for Job. We can’t pretend to know how God speaks to others, so one reader’s imagination is as good as the next. Job got a … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, hearing the voice of god, hebrew poetry, Job, scripture
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The Western Devil
God revealed Himself to humanity through a long path of ancient lore. Abraham came out of Mesopotamia, a land renowned in its day for hosting a vast lore of archives representing ancient religions and mythology. Some of that traveled far … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, epistemology, history, human reason, intellect, Mesopotamia, mysticism, scripture
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Job 37
The literary purpose of Elihu’s final words here open the door to what God intends to say when He speaks about this whole thing. To see the whole point of all this, we take a moment to review how we … Continue reading
What’s So Good about It?
Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading
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Tagged church history, culture, history, Law Covenants, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, traditional Christian calendar
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Don’t Soil Yourself
Don’t forget the third pillar of disentanglement. Dear reader, my heart is burdened for you. Sometimes I hardly know where to start. Can you follow the quantum logic I use here? Have I explained it well enough and often enough … Continue reading
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Tagged government, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, resistance, scripture, spirit realm, spirituality, survival, war
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A Critical Lesson of Job
Our lessons in Job will end soon enough. Most Western scholars miss the best parts because they refuse to consider Job from Job’s own cultural matrix. It’s not that I pretend to be such a grand expert, but that I … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of moses, divine justice, epistemology, government, Jethro, Job, law, moral accountability, prophecy, scripture
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Job 34
Elihu endeavors to use the same linguistic manners as Job and his friends. So he offers words on their level and invites them to assess carefully in a wider context whether the things they have said make any sense. Elihu … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, biblical languages, civilization, culture, Elihu, human reason, Job, law, scripture
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Lawful Grace; Graceful Law
Law is grace. Were it not for God’s fervent and determined favor toward us, there would be no revelation. Revelation has always been fundamentally addressed to humans where they stand in a fallen world and in fallen terms. The objective … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, jesus parables, law, mission, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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Forever Pastoral
It’s not about me, so I tend to avoid divulging much. Still, there comes those moments when it’s hard to do much unless you explain the human context. After all, I teach that the whole point of everything is people, … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, eldercraft, ministry, mysticism, organizing principle, religion, scripture, spirituality, western christianity
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Job 33
Elihu begins by noting he claims no special privilege or revelation. He appeals to Job as a fellow creature of God and does not accuse him of sin any worse than his own. Would Job listen to the words and … Continue reading
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