October 15, 2026
Texts to Know Deuteronomy 4.32-40Deuteronomy 7.7-9, 12 (NIV)Psalm 67Isaiah 61.1-6Hebrews 12.18-241 Peter 2.9-10 (Structural Note: We need to remember that the Book of Exodus is itself part of a larger Story of the Torah: Genesis to Deuteronomy. When the freed slaves arrive at Mt. Sinai the narrative slows down. Israel will remain camped at the […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 27, 2024
The Order (or Manner) of Melchizedek This “King Melchizedek of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him”; and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next he is also king of Salem, […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 15, 2023
I have now read the fifth of twelve books suggested by FB friends. This one was recommended by Michael Asbell. This is my summary. David Moffitt, Rethinking the Atonement: New Perspectives on Jesus’s Death, Resurrection, and Ascension (Grand Rapids: BakerAcademic, 2022). While the term “atonement” is most often used to describe the cross of Jesus […]
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