Category: Isaiah
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A new people, a new temple
Everett Fox, in his translation of the five books of Moses, points out that covenants were widely used to establish political relationships between kings and vassals, granting privileges and obligations for the parties involved. But no other ancient society “conceived of the possibility that a god could ‘cut a covenant’ with a people.” Calvin writes, “and […]
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God is Salvation
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) In telling the story of Jesus’ birth, Matthew makes a big point of what his name should be. The angel tells Joseph to name […]
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Head of all things
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Ephesians 1:22-23) Adam was created to be the head of all things. In Genesis 1, God gave Adam dominion over the sea, the […]