The Authority of Moses’ Intercession

Posted by Camden Bucey on August 11th, 2009 in: Biblical Imagery, Meredith Kline, Preaching

Numbers 14:1-20 presents a somewhat difficult problem for “closed theists” – those who are not open theists. Verse 20 has thrown more than a few interpreters for a loop. The people have come to the end of their wilderness wandering and are set to take possession of the promised land.  But following a fearful report [...]

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Toward an Understanding of Leviticus

Posted by Camden Bucey on July 15th, 2009 in: Biblical Imagery, Featured

Reading the book of Leviticus can be a daunting task. We read of clean and unclean animals and all sorts of purity laws that can quickly put you to sleep.  Furthermore, much of Leviticus can seem opaque, confusing and simply not applicable to present believers.  When we approach the book of Leviticus we need to [...]

The Theocratic Sanctions in Redemptive History

Posted by Nicholas T. Batzig on March 3rd, 2009 in: Biblical Imagery, Geerhardus Vos, Miscellany

Identifying the precise role of the particular aspects of theocratric Israel’s legal system is difficult in any given theological system, but particularly in Covenant Theology (a system that stresses the radical unity of the Old and New Testaments). While this is the case, the difficulty does not hinder the appropriateness of the system, if the [...]

A Biblical Theology of the Trees of the Garden (Part 1)

Posted by Nicholas T. Batzig on February 6th, 2009 in: Biblical Imagery

There has been no shortage of writing on the nature of the two trees in the center of the Garden of Eden. From the earliest time in New Testament church history, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life have been understood to be fundamental elements of human history. [...]

Mountains in Redemptive-History

Posted by Camden Bucey on February 4th, 2009 in: Biblical Imagery, Micah

Mountains signify many different things throughout Scripture and are an integral part of a robust understanding of God’s revelation. God has chosen to use mountains as a significant part of his relationship with creation and mountains seem to be present in the narrative of the most striking encounters between God and men. Mountains are often [...]