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Aseity of God
Independent, Self-contained (vs. derivative,
dependent creature)

          = Yahweh




 Condescension of God
He comes down (to our creature level) in
conversation and contract-making
Abrahamic Covenant           Royal Grant


Gen. 12:1-3 the call         Unconditional blessing
                              by a superior to an
                              inferior merely on
Gen. 15:5-21 the signing      the basis of the
                              benefactor’s good
                              will and loyalty of the
Gen. 17:1-14 the symbol
                              beneficiary

Gen. 22:15-18 confirmation
Who Has the REAL Evil Problem ?

Christian:        Good/Evil Mix is Abnormal & Temporary
                                  Good
  Creator:




                                                      8
             8
                                                    Good
                             Good
 creation:   |         |                   |
                              Evil                   Evil
             Cr        F                   J




Pagan:            Good/Evil Mix is Forever Normal
             Good
 8




                                                      8
             Evil
Providence of Testing
                      God changes
                      not—still
                      sovereignly,
                      omnipotently       Am I going to trust
                      loves!!            the Lord with the
                                         consequences of a
                                         bad choice??
                            Test 3
                      +              -      Test 4       ?
             Test 2
         +
Test 1
What distinguishes Yahweh so sharply
from Baal is His intimate association
with history. He was not bound to the
cycle of the seasons but guided his
people through history toward a goal.
The decisive event was not the victory
over the primeval dragon [of chaos] but
the victory over the Egyptians. . . .
A. S. Kapelrud, The Ras Shamra Discoveries and the Old Testament.
p52   .
There is no such thing as revealed truth.
There are truths of revelation, that is to say,
propositions which express the results of
correct thinking concerning revelation; but
they are not themselves directly revealed. –

Liberal theologian William Temple
When we review the geographical data as a
 whole the details appear to be much too
 accurate to be due either to chance or to oral
 tradition. The account of the journeyings in
 chapters 1-3 is altogether realistic and quite
 unlike an introduction prefixed to a collection
 of old laws; it bears every sign of originality.
 The views described. . .of the Moabite
 country. . .must have been seen by human
 eyes; the antiquarian notes also belong to
 the period and are not the result of
 archaeological research.
G. T. Manley, The Book of the Law: Studies in the Date of
   Deuteronomy, p 64.

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Deut 015-slides

  • 1. Aseity of God Independent, Self-contained (vs. derivative, dependent creature) = Yahweh Condescension of God He comes down (to our creature level) in conversation and contract-making
  • 2.
  • 3. Abrahamic Covenant Royal Grant Gen. 12:1-3 the call Unconditional blessing by a superior to an inferior merely on Gen. 15:5-21 the signing the basis of the benefactor’s good will and loyalty of the Gen. 17:1-14 the symbol beneficiary Gen. 22:15-18 confirmation
  • 4. Who Has the REAL Evil Problem ? Christian: Good/Evil Mix is Abnormal & Temporary Good Creator: 8 8 Good Good creation: | | | Evil Evil Cr F J Pagan: Good/Evil Mix is Forever Normal Good 8 8 Evil
  • 5.
  • 6. Providence of Testing God changes not—still sovereignly, omnipotently Am I going to trust loves!! the Lord with the consequences of a bad choice?? Test 3 + - Test 4 ? Test 2 + Test 1
  • 7.
  • 8. What distinguishes Yahweh so sharply from Baal is His intimate association with history. He was not bound to the cycle of the seasons but guided his people through history toward a goal. The decisive event was not the victory over the primeval dragon [of chaos] but the victory over the Egyptians. . . . A. S. Kapelrud, The Ras Shamra Discoveries and the Old Testament. p52 .
  • 9. There is no such thing as revealed truth. There are truths of revelation, that is to say, propositions which express the results of correct thinking concerning revelation; but they are not themselves directly revealed. – Liberal theologian William Temple
  • 10. When we review the geographical data as a whole the details appear to be much too accurate to be due either to chance or to oral tradition. The account of the journeyings in chapters 1-3 is altogether realistic and quite unlike an introduction prefixed to a collection of old laws; it bears every sign of originality. The views described. . .of the Moabite country. . .must have been seen by human eyes; the antiquarian notes also belong to the period and are not the result of archaeological research. G. T. Manley, The Book of the Law: Studies in the Date of Deuteronomy, p 64.