The Field's Musings

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 1 Peter 1:3-4 The Greek word for inheritance is used in the Greek OT for Canaan. Canaan is a type of Heaven because Heaven is the heightened version of Canaan. Hebrews 13:14 ‘For here we do not have a lasting city but we are seeking the city which is to come.’ Recommended reading: ‘Kingdom Prologue’ by Kline is a discussion of the first eleven chapters of Genesis. Warren Austin Gage ‘The Gospel of Genesis: Protology and Eschatology’ The Promise through the Patriarchs Joshua describes the Israelites taking of the land promised to the patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 1) Abraham Genesis 12:7: ‘Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built ...

John 20:25: ‘The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print [too-pos] of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.’ ‘Too-pos’ can be an impression of a god can be a pattern of lifestyle (Phil 3:17) can be a prefiguring of a pattern that can serve future believers Eg Adam is a type (too-pos) of Christ in Rom 5:14. Eg OT believers are a pattern to us. See 1 Cor 10:6-11 Too-pos points us to: the unchanging covenant of grace the immutability of God the sovereignty of God Typology is prophecy based upon a repetition of patterns. Examples of typology The Israelites complain during the wilderness wanderings. God sends serpents so that the people will feel the consequence of their sin. A bronze serpent is set up for the healing of the people. See Numbers 21:4-9. In John 3:14-15 Jesus states that He is the true bronze serpent so that anyone can have e...

This course will focus on the historical and wisdom literature found in scripture. We will be approaching the literature in a thematic way. The course should enable us to apply scripture to all areas of our lives. Genesis 3:15 ‘And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.’ God is proclaiming a new order for the universe. Because of sin the whole of the universe has been re-ordered. God is formally cursing the serpent in Genesis 3:15. God is did not announce the first prophecy, it is announced by God Himself. The normal Hebrew structure of sentences: verb, subject, direct objects and nouns. God re-organises this. He starts with the object: enmity. This term means ‘to be an enemy’. God is setting up a situation where He will set hostile intent between the serpent and woman. The word enmity is only used 5 times in the OT. On of them is found in Ezekiel 25:15: ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Becau...