Morning Prayer

For Psalm 24, Prof. Calvin comments on David’s humility and joy regarding tabernacle worship.

Zondervan Pictorial Bible: Genesis and Abraham, including archaeological customs concurring with the Abrahamic account.

ISBE on the route of the Exodus: Prof. T. V. Brisko is still discussing the eastern delta area.

For Genesis 11.1-9: Prof. Keil discusses the confusion of tongues to disperse the pompophiles.

For Judges 5, Prof. Keil comments on the sorrow of Sisera’s mother awaiting his return from battle.

For Isaiah 10.1-4, Prof. Henry comments on the pride of many powerful elites.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis concludes by saying that the Hegelian speculators, e.g. Baur, inter alia, got carried away.

For Mathew 7.6-12, Prof. Jamieson notes the need for mercy and yet discernment in terms of casting pearls before swine yet without censoriousness.

For Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge continues as he’s been continuing, working the parallel.

For Acts, Prof. Henry notes that Acts is the superstructure with the Gospels as the foundation.

Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” expresses wonder at Thales for asking the question about the one and the many.

EDT: Interpretation of the Bible: discusses Rabbinic exegesis. Varied Rabbis had their own rules.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge is still discussing inerrancy and divine infallibility of the Scriptures.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses the Trinity in the Nicene Creed.

For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof fiddles with modern attempts to deal with sheol-hades.

ODCC: Antiochian Theology: more literal in biblical interpretation that came to expression in the 5^th century Christological controversies—a loosening of the two natures of a Christ. Predestination based on foreseen merits.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff describes the contrast between the Apostle Peter and the theatrical farce of the medieval Papacy with its filthy avarice and lordly ambition.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses the 10^th-11^th centuries of Europe and the Papacy.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff discusses Calvin’s 3-year sojourn in Strassburg.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch speaks of the collection of oaths for the Act of Succession and Royal Supremacy.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff offers an outline of the Schmalkaldic Articles.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #508-511 tells us about the immaculate conception and perpetual virginity of Mary. Choke, choke.

Westminster Confession of Faith 3.4:

4. These angels and men, thus predestinated, and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed, and their number so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.