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Committing Sacrilege in Pursuit of Worship

Geerhardus Vos on the religious inclinations of man

"And often the more ostensibly spiritual and refined these thing are, the more potent and treacherous their lure. The modern man who seeks to save and perfect himself has a whole pantheon of ideals, each of them a veritable god sapping the vitals of his religion."

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Commentary & Exposition

- Romans
- Romans 1:1-16

Paul Writes to the Romans

The resurrection & gospel proclaim the authority of Christ

In this way, the resurrection became the confirmation of Jesus’ authority where the Romans presently ruled. It also proclaimed Jesus' authority to give life where death now ruled. In other words, the gospel became something more than even the announcement that sins can be forgiven; it announced the power of God in realms where both men and death now usurp God's authority.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Genesis
- Genesis 2:4-25

A Mountain Sanctuary

Eden & Canaan typified a heavenly tabernacle

The heavenly order, then, eventually arrives upon the earth. It is a treasure city, perched upon a high mountain. It is the fountain of a river. The LORD and the Lamb are its temple. A throne is there; the Tree of Life is there (Revelation 22:1-10; 22:1-5). Egypt was its counterfeit; Eden was its prophecy.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Exodus
- Exodus 1:1-22

Privilege & Purpose in the Service of God

The Jewish tabernacle prefigured the heavenly temple

The idea of temple does not begin with the tabernacle itself; the tabernacle was only one iteration of the heavenly order. Its various figures on the earth—the tabernacles and temples of scripture—are divine patterns that reveal a higher and heavenly order. In this way, the pagan idea is refuted. Heaven is not servant to the affections of earthly men.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Exodus
- Exodus 1:1-22

When History is Made Prophecy

Eve, the Hebrew midwives, & God's salvation

If Israel’s deliverance from Egypt eventually forecasts Christ’s redemption of sinners, it should be of no surprise that Israel’s bondage is also associated with the effects of the Fall.

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Commentary & Exposition

- 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—or that ethics can be separated from God’s revelation of himself. 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.

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