In our theology cohort with our church we are reading J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays. (2019). God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology. The theme of the book is that the one thread that ties the whole story of scripture together is the idea of God’s relational presence, the key phrase…
I’m reading, thinking about the book of Chronicles. It was written after the exile, reviewing the history of Judah to remind the new generation that they have a powerful God, that He would be the one who would help them rebuild. There are several themes illustrated in Chronicles. A prominent theme is the significance of…
I’ve been processing my notes from our theology cohort in my blog. We are reading God’s Relational Presence by Duvall and Hays. The authors propose that the main thread in scripture is how God relates to His creation and that all other themes connect to this primary idea. As we work through the book, our…
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.” God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them,…
Currently I am recording my notes on the Biblical theme of God’s presence through Scripture while reading the book by Duvall & Hays, God’s Relational Presence with our theology cohort at church. If you want to follow along, look for the tag, “Tracing the Biblical Theme” or start with the post on January 7. If…
As Judges ends, sin abounds, so it is not surprising to find a famine in the promised land. What is surprising is that Elimelek would leave the land, which seems to imply leaving the presence and protection of God. And while it appears Elimelek did not intend to stay long in Moab, his visit stretches…