Morning Prayer

For Psalm 26, Prof. Calvin comments on David’s compliance with Levitical stipulations in the sacrifices, to wit, that the externalities are to teach internalities. Signs and the thing signified. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Deuteronomy:” comments on the Hebrew, LXX and English titles for the book. ISBE on “Leviticus:” the Day of Atonement is central to Leviticus. The glory of God fills the tabernacle of Exodus 40 followed immediately by the sacrifices. Atonement is utterly central to God’s religion. For Genesis 15.1ff.: Prof. Keil comments on the unilateral establishment of the covenant by the Sovereign. God commands and Abram is the elected recipient. For Judges 9.1ff., Prof. Keil concludes the story about Abimelech’s failed monarchial urges. For Isaiah 11.1-9, Prof. Henry comments on the astounding equipage of Messiah for his reign of righteousness. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall addresses the mission of the “Son of God” to save and ransom His people. For Mathew 9.10-13, Prof. Jamieson comments on Jesus’s mission to heal sin-sick souls. For Romans 6.12-23, Prof. Hodge gives the outline to this section: justification necessarily entails sanctification, distinct yet inseparable. For Acts 1.12-14, Prof. Henry wrestles with the location of the 120 gathered for the Pentecostal outpouring. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” further discusses “Love” and “Hate” as two conflicting forces that cause unity and dissolution of the material “stuff” of reality. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses Descarte’s ontological argument. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond further addresses the “hardening of hearts” and the reprobate. For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof comments on the multiple resurrections in the premillennial scheme. Berkhof says the resurrection of the just and unjust will all be attendant to the one event: Christ’s Second Coming. ODCC: Athanasius (296-373): updates on Athanasius’s De Incarnatione. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff gives the baffle-blabbing of anti-supernaturalists on Paul’s conversion. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff notes that the Turkish conquest of 1453 attended the final, formalized, and everlasting rupture between Rome and Constantinople—evincing the pride of the Pope and the Eastern stagnation. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff gives Calvin’s courteous answer to Cardinal Sadolet. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discussed the Augsburg Confession, the Wittemburg Articles and the Ten Articles. The latter sneaks in Lutheran language on justification. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on the extensive internecine and tribal conflicts in late 16th century Lutheranism. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #620-624 comments on the death of Christ and its reconciliatory effects. Notably, they are using language implying efficacy and definiteness. Westminster Confession of Faith 8.7: 7. Christ, in the work of mediation, acts according to both natures, by each nature doing that which is proper to itself; yet, by reason of the unity of the person, that which is proper to one nature is sometimes in Scripture attributed to the person denominated by the other nature.