Morning Prayer

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” discusses archaeology at Mosul in Iraq, including the decipherment of a victory tablet of Darius 1 (536ish BC).

For Psalm 31, Prof. Calvin comments on David’s gratitude after a series of deliverances from deadly enemies.

Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Israel:” discusses the Conquest, the superior situation of the Canaanites prior to the Conquest, and the loose colonization of the Egyptians over this area.

For Genesis 26: Prof. Keil discusses the story of Isaac being duped by Jacob and Rebekkah.

For Judges 16, Prof. Keil continues to discuss Samson and his plaited hair.

For Isaiah 14.4-23, Prof. Henry begins to discuss the fall of the monarchial line of Babylon ending with Belteshazzar.

ISBE on Johannine Epistles, Prof. I. Howard Marshall discusses in general the five Johannine compositions: John, John’s letters, and the Apocalypse.

For Mathew 12.1-10, Prof. Jamieson discusses Jesus’s answer to the Pharisees about the disciples plucking corn on the Sabbath—the situation with David and Abiathar, the High Priest, affording David and companions bread from the tabernacle.

For Romans 8.10, Prof. Hodge discusses the resurrection of the body and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

For Acts 2.14-36, Prof. Henry notes that Peter makes a pointed point—the miracles done by Jesus, seen and witnessed by his auditors in Jerusalem.

Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” discusses the Cyrenaic school, more of a tendency than an organized school.

EDT: “Law of God:” discusses God’s natural laws, including His immanent work of upholding such by His Presence and law.

For Theology Proper (locus 2): Prof. Hodge discusses “scientific materialism.”

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses trichotomism and dichotomism in relation to humanity and creation.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof discusses the larger discussion about how to organize the attributes of God—he’ll opt for incommunicable and communicable attributes.

ODCC: “ablutions:” discusses cleansing of the paten, chalice and even the mouth after the Communion, in the West and East.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff comments on Paul’s relationship to the Roman Christians.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses the Theodosian and Justinian legal codes that  are slowly adopted in Europe and given a longer life by the development of schools in civil and ecclesiastical law—Bologna, Padua, Paris, Naples and other places.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on Calvin’s view of submission to the state.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on the slow approaches of Henry to the Schalkaldic League in 1538 as France and the Empire come to a truce.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs # 796 essentially exalt the Church to being Christ. Weird.

Westminster Confession of Faith 16.6:

6. Notwithstanding, the persons of believers being accepted through Christ, their good works also are accepted in him; not as though they were in this life wholly unblamable and unreprovable in God's sight; but that he, looking upon them in his Son, is pleased to accept and reward that which is sincere, although accompanied with many weaknesses and imperfections.