Morning Prayer and the Litany


For Psalm 23, Prof. Calvin comments on Jehovah as Shepherd.

Zondervan Pictorial Bible: Noah: talks about the Flood.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison comments on the geography of Sinai, about 23,000 square miles, or, about half of England, Michigan or North Carolina.

For Genesis 10.6-20: Prof. Keil is still talking about the Table of Nations.

For Judges 5, Prof. Keil is still talking about Deborah’s song.

For Isaiah 9.8-21, Prof. Henry notes that judgment is coming on Israel.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis notes that “kingdom of God” gets a unique coloring in Luke.

For Mathew 7.1-11, Prof. Jamieson comments on not throwing pearls before dogs and swine.

For Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge comments on logizomai.

For Revelation 22.6-19, Prof. Henry speaks of those in the New Jerusalem and those excluded.

Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” continues his opinionates views that Greece inherited little-to-nothing from Egypt or the ANE. Sheer prejudice is colorful clothing.

EDT: Interpretation of the Bible: comments on grammatico-historical hermeneutics, exegesis and exposition.

or Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses the inspiration of Scripture, noting that God uses the person, his characteristics, style, etc.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond gloriously describes the titles and Person of Christ in Revelation.

For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof engages with the assertion that the OT and, especially, the Pentateuch does not deal with the immortality of the soul.

ODCC: Lucian of Samosata (115-200): a pagan satirist who scoffs at the simplicity of Christians.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff gives his coloring of Peter in the NT, especially his mature works.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff speaks of Nicholas 1 of the 9th century, a strong and able Pope.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff speaks of the Libertines who want Farel and Calvin gone from Geneva.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch talks about the archepiscopal structure being reformed or restructured after Rome is given the boot.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff speaks of the two Catechisms of Luther.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists speaks of the two natures and two wills of Christ, divine and human,

Westminster Confession of Faith 1.10

10. The supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.


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