Morning Prayer

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” comments on trade-route and road-networks for commerce and the exchange of cultural, language, political and religious ideas. For Psalm 29, Prof. Calvin notes how powerful and pervasive is God’s Word in natural revelation. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Isaiah:” Prof. Allis comments on predictive prophecy in 40-66. ISBE on “Leviticus:” sacrifice and atonement are on offer. For Genesis 24: Prof. Keil comments on Abraham’s servant sent on a mission to get a wife for Isaac. For Judges 13-16, Prof. Keil brings Samon to a period concurrent with Eli of 1 Samuel. For Isaiah 13.6-18, Prof. Henry continues Isaiah’s smack-down of proud Babylon. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments on the union and communion of the Holy Spirit with His people, but also His work in the world convicting and convincing of sin, righteousness, judgment, and instruction in the world. For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge is still asserting the internal struggle of believers. For Acts 2.5-13, Prof. Henry comments on the particular languages of Pentecost. We’d add the reversal theme of Genesis 11 and affirmation of the Abrahamic covenant. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” comments on forms in Socrates’s thoughts. EDT: “Last Times:” OT texts are surveyed. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge deals with hylozoism. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond notes that all things began, cohere and are sustained by Christ over all of history. A warrantable point. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof comments on pantheists. ODCC: Peter Abelard (d. 1179): preliminary workup on his academic resume which takes him through troubled waters, including his romance with Helen. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff finally tips his hand for his long-talking on Acts 15. As suspected for, lo, these many pages, he’s been dealing with the hyper-Tubingenists of the Peter v. Paul school. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff gloriously comments on the academic and hospitable services of the monasteries. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff is still dealing with the first few years of Calvin’s work in Geneva. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch notes that Cranmer tightens up his rules about holy days in Kent and proactively goes after some Kentish conservatives for setting bad examples who forbid use of the Bible. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff continues discussing the fracture and hardening of lines between the Reformed and Lutheran. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #742-747 describe the work of the Holy Spirit in the church. Of course, they slip in a phrase that the church controls God by the sacraments. Westminster Confession of Faith 14.1: CHAPTER 14 Of Saving Faith 1. The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the Word, by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments, and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.