Morning Prayer

For Psalm 26, Prof. Calvin drifts around more than addresses the matter of 26.7. It happens. His mind is rich in allusions, echoes and occasional bunny rabbit trails. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Deuteronomy:” notes that Deuteronomy was written and spoken in the final month or two of Moses’s life. ISBE on “Leviticus:” makes an effort to describe the structure of Leviticus. We’ll defer to the article in Southwest Theological Journal from 2021, a first-rate article. For Genesis 15.1ff.: Prof. Keil closes out chapter 15 by discussing the several tribes inhabiting Canaan in Abram’s time. For Judges 9.1ff., Prof. Keil comments on the sins and judgment on the house of Abimelech. For Isaiah 11.1-9, Prof. Henry comments on the efficacy of the Messianic rule. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall notes how Messianic is the title “Son of God.” John emphasizes the title. For Mathew 9.14-17, Prof. Jamieson deals with Christ’s comments on fasting. For Romans 6.12-23, Prof. Hodge “wonks out” on the exegesis of verses 12-13. This will hardly work for one without training in Greek. And even with that, one is still hard-pressed to get it due to the density of style. For Acts 1.12-14, Prof. Henry notes that between the Ascension and Pentecost, the 120 assembled disciples continued in prayer. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” Empedocles is cited by Aristotle. Empedocles believed in the transmigration of souls. One was once a fish, an animal, etc., and, finally, a human. What’s next? A star, sun, moon? EDT: “Kenosis Theology:” various forms of kenoticism will be discussed. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge comments on Des Cartes’ and Dr. Samuel Clarke’s use of the ontological argument. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond hits a homerun listing OT texts with a brief comments in favor of divine election, saving action and the divine purposes in history. For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof is commenting on the premillenarian view of 2 and 3-fold resurrections. ODCC: Basil the Great (330-379): bishop of Caesarea, brother of Gregory of Nyssa and Macrina, and opponent of Arians and Pneumatimachoi. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff comments on the “vision hypothesis” of Paul’s conversion. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff concludes this section with a brief discussion of the Ottoman’s conquest of Constantinople in 1453. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff gives a portion of Calvin’s letter to Cardinal Sadolet, commenting on Rome as a sink of iniquity. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discusses the “committee product” of the Ten Articles of 1536. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff discusses Baur’s and Strauss’s denial of the deity of Christ. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #625-627 comments on the Union of the One Person even in the death of Christ. Westminster Confession of Faith 8.8: 8. To all those for whom Christ hath purchased redemption, he doth certainly and effectually apply and communicate the same; making intercession for them, and revealing unto them, in and by the Word, the mysteries of salvation; effectually persuading them by his Spirit to believe and obey, and governing their hearts by his Word and Spirit; overcoming all their enemies by his almighty power and wisdom, in such manner, and ways, as are most consonant to his wonderful and unsearchable dispensation.