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How Should We Read the Bible?
How are we to read the Bible with all of its diversity in a unified fashion? We need to understand that the Bible progressively, organically unfolds in real time and space, as occasioned by the practical needs of God’s people. While there have been various approaches used over the years, Reformed Protestants have historically read…
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The Setting of Deuteronomy
As Deuteronomy is written in the form of a covenant–a treaty in the ancient Near Eastern context–the first four verses of the book form a preamble providing the setting of the occasion for the covenant, in this case, facilitating the transition from Moses to new leadership.
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Deuteronomy as a Covenant
Meredith Kline in his book, Treaty of the Great King, astutely observed that the entire Book of Deuteronomy closely follows the pattern of ancient Near Eastern covenants. But what it a covenant? And how does that affect our ability to understand the book?
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Deuteronomy: The Pivotal Book
In the Scripture lectionary that is integral to this site, one reads through Deuteronomy once every year because it is so important to understanding the rest of Scripture. Starting with this post, I want to blog through Deuteronomy, to help people understand this vitally important, but difficult book.
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Descent into Ungodliness (Lesson 16)
The loss of Edom as a tributary state, Athaliah’s purge and subsequent tyranny, and the signs of judgment present in Joel’s prophecy served as a wake up call for Judah to return to covenantal faithfulness to the LORD. Moreover, these events and God’s prophetic word in the midst of them constituted an eschatological intrusion into…
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