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Marriage, divorce, & the kingdom of heaven

Matthew 19 reminds us that better questions often obtain better answers; but it more strikingly reminds us that the character of a question is first found in the integrity of a man’s heart. In the end, an inquirer’s ignorance is not nearly as damning as his unbelieving disposition.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Exodus
- Exodus 1:1-22

When History is Made Prophecy

Eve, the Hebrew midwives, and God's salvation

It is observed that the affliction could not prevent Israel’s deliverance from Egypt; in fact, the decedents of Jacob would depart Egypt in a far better situation than when Jacob first arrived. In the end, the LORD made affliction to become a servant to Israel’s flourishing. The curse would not prevent God’s promise.

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- Exodus
- Exodus 1:1-22

When History Serves Prophecy

The Exodus & Eschatology

This is why it is never sufficient to speak of Egypt in the shallowest aspects of its typology, as if its contrast to Israel were merely ethical. If the distinction between Egypt and Canaan were confined to the realm of ethics and culture, Egypt could have sufficed as the resting place of the Hebrews. That scenario would only require the overthrow of Pharaoh and the ascent of Moses to the throne in his stead.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Genesis
- Genesis 9:18-29

Noah is No Second Adam, After All

The shame of Adam & Noah was covered by Christ

Genesis 9 instructs us in the gracious and surprising work of God; but of course, this sentence suffers from an obvious redundancy, for God’s grace should always strike us as surprising. But should the surprising and gracious elements of this chapter not initially be evident, a brief survey of the chapter will prove helpful before the gracious surprise is considered in a following article.

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