Morning Prayer

For Psalm 21, Prof. Calvin talks about God destroying David’s and God’s enemies.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison talks about Thutmose 1-3 and Hatsheput as the possible Queen who rescued Moses. ??. A closer look is ordered up.

For Genesis 5-6.8: Prof. Keil talks of Enoch and Lamech, seven generations from Adam.

For Judges 3.6-16.31, Prof. Keil discusses the chronology of Judges.

For Isaiah 8.16-22, Prof. Henry talks about God’s people as God-huggers of His Word.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis settles on Luke as Luke, traditionally understood.

For Mathew 6.1-8, Prof. Jamieson talks about the ostentation-factor in spirituality before God.

For Romans 4.1ff., Prof. Hodge is talking of Abraham as the father of the faithful, e.g., Gal.3.6-8 and 3.26-29.

For Revelation 20.1-10, Prof. Henry speaks for the first and second death.

EDT on the Chicago Theology: talks about the petering out of the Chicago school, but whose influence spread through those who did doctorates there, e.g., the Numb-Skull in the OT at Knox College, University of Toronto in the 1940s.

Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021, 237-250): “Having our Hearts Sprinkled Clean: Ezekiel 36.25-26 on Hebrews 10.22:” Dr. Kees states that a majoritarian view is that regeneration is in view.

Southwestern Theological Journal (Fall 2021), “New Approaches to the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament:” Dr. Andrew D. Streett introduces the “prosopological” perspective.

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): “Be Ye Holy: The Doctrine of Sanctification from Leviticus:” Rev. Matthew Kortus has eight points. First, “Be ye holy” is foundational to Leviticus.

Reformed Theological Journal (Sept 2021), in “Helping the Congregation Receive the Word Preached,” Dr. Ligon Duncan works his way through WLC 159-160. He recites a common, 19^th-20^th, Scots Presbyterial phrase, “Where are you grazing?” in reference to meditating on Scripture.

Concordia Theological Journal (Winter 2020), “The Conversions of Adiabene and Edessa in Syriac Christianity and Judaism: The Relations of Jews and Christians in Northern Mesopotamia in Antiquity: Dr.  Michael Thomas comments on sources for the discussion, noting the difficulties of other “layers” on the history.

The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review (Volume 9 issue 1, 1837, pages 1-29), Rev. Joel Jones in “Protestantism” turns to Wycliffe and the Papal condemnations of him—for Wycliffe’s propositions defending the Church of England against Rome.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge is trying to defend doctrinal development versus the Romanist model.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses and dismisses those few scholars who declaim the alleged low Christology of James. The Prof. defends the high Christology of James.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof comments on the lawful administrators of the sacraments. Officers of the church.

ODCC: Clement of Alexandria (150-215)” probably an Athenian and traveler, he settles at Alexandria and writes “An Exhortation to the Greeks,” “Paedogogus,” and “Stromateis.” Like Gnostics, he valued “gnosis” or “knowledge, yet he advocated a Logos-Christology as the second Person of the Trinity. Baptism and Eucharist are instrumental.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff discusses St. Paul effusively.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses Pepin and the Pope and the creation of the title “Protector of Rome.” Pepin vanquishes the Lombards.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on Calvin’s extraordinary, presbyterian ordination—born of necessity and without Bishops.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discusses 1532 as a pivotal changing point for Cranmer and Gardiner. Henry relied on Gardiner’s legal expertise and Cranmer for his theological expertise.       

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff tries to discuss Reformed and Lutheran Confessions with his effort to sanitize the Colloquy of Marburg of 1529.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #340-344 speaks of the interdependence of the creatures, beauty of the universe, the hierarchy of creation, man as the summit of the Creator’s work and even a solidarity among all creatures. It’s a glorious section that is superior to the Protestant libboe-fundies.

Westminster Larger Catechism 175:

Q. 175. What is the duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament of the Lord's supper?
A. The duty of Christians, after they have received the sacrament of the Lord's supper, is seriously to consider how they have behaved themselves therein, and with what success; if they find quickening and comfort, to bless God for it, beg the continuance of it, watch against relapses, fulfill their vows, and encourage themselves to a frequent attendance on that ordinance: but if they find no present benefit, more exactly to review their preparation to, and carriage at, the sacrament; in both which, if they can approve themselves to God and their own consciences, they are to wait for the fruit of it in due time: but, if they see they have failed in either, they are to be humbled, and to attend upon it afterwards with more care and diligence.