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Doug Wilson writes: “As far as the Jews were concerned, the Bible teaches that because they were born into an Israelite family, circumcised in the covenant on the eighth day, they were attached to the...
View ArticleLiving Stones – 1
1 Peter 2:4-10 | Sermon Notes Cut and Uncut Stones 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— Peter’s use of the stone image should bring many...
View ArticleThe Breath of His Coming – 1
This post concerns the Covenant-literary structure of 2 Thessalonians 2. The context and audience are first century, but it amazes me how willing we modern Christians are to do intricate hermeneutical...
View ArticleDavid as an Offering
“So David (Sabbath – Creation) …..arose from the ground, (Passover – Division) ……….washed (Leviticus/Firstfruits – Ascension) ……………and anointed himself, (Pentecost/Lampstand oil – Testing) ……….and...
View ArticleParameters of Cleansing
Bow ties are cool. Fezzes are cool. But systematic typology is very cool. Try this on… The Bible is a fractal, like … broccoli. Every bit you break off is a miniature of the whole. The entire Bible...
View ArticleThe Weight of Literary Glory
“…and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. But on the nobles of the children of Israel...
View ArticleBringing Children to Jesus
“Let the children …..come to me, ……….and do not hinder them, …..for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” (Luke 15:16) Jesus is often pictured with a child or children. His love for children is used as...
View ArticleThe Throne of Eve
or Why Ministers Must Be Men My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths. (Isaiah 3:12)...
View ArticleEphesians 7
Priests and Levites of All Nations Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 In this final post on the structure of Ephesians, we will cover stage 6 (Conquest/Atonement) and stage 7...
View ArticleRobed in the Sea
“And as he prayed, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his clothing was white and glistening.” (Luke 9:29, King James 2000 Bible) The Tabernacle was covered in three layers: linen,...
View ArticleThe Shape of Matthew – 4
“Sanctions corresponds to the Day of Atonement. One goat goes to heaven (as fragrant smoke) and the other goes to hell, carrying the sins of the people into the wilderness, to be eaten by the birds...
View ArticleSupernatural Society
God loves His architecture. The first chapter of the Bible is architecture. The books of Moses and the book of Revelation are filled with architecture, and the same floorplan underlies every book in...
View ArticleOne Like The Son Of Man
Jesus’ reference to Daniel 7 in Matthew 26:64 (and Mark 14:62) is a source of some confusion. To figure out what is actually going on in Daniel’s vision, we have to go back to Leviticus 16. James...
View ArticleCain’s City of Refuge
In a Land from which Cainites were being dispossessed, Israel herself would not only judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, but provide cities of refuge to the “firstborn” Levites as a...
View ArticleBrexit and the Binding of Satan – Part 2
With the inheritance of Canaan and the dividing up of this priestly territory among the tribes, Israel became a microcosm of the nations of the world. This division between Israel and the nations as a...
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