Tag: Philistines
July 5th: Judges 16 and 1 Corinthians 4:18—5:13
July 4th: Judges 15 and 1 Corinthians 4:1-17
July 2nd: Judges 13 and 1 Corinthians 1:26—2:16
January 27th: Genesis 26 and John 14:1-14
Did the Mosaic Covenant End at the Battle of Aphek?
In Peter Leithart’s A House For My Name, he says that the mosaic covenant comes to an end when the ark is taken by the philistines in 1 Samuel. Is this correct to say the covenant has ended? Or that the Lord undergoes the punishment so as to continue his covenant with them? It seems the prophets during the monarchical period assume the continued validity of the mosaic covenant. If you could provide clarification and correction that would be helpful.
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Trouble at Timnah (Samson and Judah)
A discussion of parallels between Judah’s story in Genesis 38 and the story of Samson in Judges 14-16.
The Family of Abraham: Part 16—Isaac in the Land of the Philistines
Today, I discuss Genesis 26, in which Isaac consolidates the legacy of his father, Abraham.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 10—A Threat to the Seed and the Opening of the Wombs of the Gentiles
In this episode of my series on the Family of Abraham, I discuss Abraham’s sojourn in Gerar, Abimelech’s taking of Sarah, and the opening of the Philistines’ wombs.
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