CHRTC 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Ancient Canaanite Religion, Israelites, Charismatic Authority
9 Feb 2020
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Israelite history - a review: egypt --> mt. Nebo (moses dies) --> jericho --> west and north --> infiltrate land of. God in all aspects of their life: the bible frequently compares the covenant to a marriage, the greatest sin in marriage is infidelity. The prophets: the importance of the biblical prophets for us today is that they address problems concerning the fidelity of israel to the covenant. Conversion: foretelling the future is incidental to prophecy, but future can still be a factor, prophet may indicate to us what will happen if we do not seek the opportunity to change. It could be aptly be used of the ideal marriage relationship: aka steadfast love, these 2 themes of justice and the love and fidelity that god asks of us summarized very well by the prophet micah. "to walk humbly with your god: messianism, messiah: anointed, specially chosen, speciall designated.
