Tag: Land
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The Palestinian Covenant: Weaknesses
To start with, the way Pentecost writes in his books (Thy Kingdom Come: Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenant Promises Throughout History and Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology) he makes it seem as thought the Palestinian covenant is literally confined to Deuteronomy 30:1-10. Although I consider it the heart of the prediction […]
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The Palestinian Covenant: Strengths
I think Pentecost does well making the point the Palestinian covenant is in addition to the Mosaic covenant. Deuteronomy 29:1 makes it clear that Moses is laying forth the details of the agreement under which the people would enter the land of Palestine in addition to the Mosaic covenant given at Horeb (Sinai).[1] Pentecost also […]
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The Palestinian Covenant: Pentecost’s View
Dr. J. Dwight Pentecost views the text of Deuteronomy 30:1-10 as the Palestinian covenant. In a series of blogs, I am going to explain his view of this and explain the strengths and weaknesses of his view. Pentecost’s View To summarize and introduce his view in brief, he views this covenant as an unconditional covenant […]
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 5: Joshua, Judges and Ruth
Now we step into the next set of books: the 12 books of history. We step into the entrance into the land, and the conquering of the land. Joshua is all about the land. Judges is about a time when they were in the land, but they had no King. They didn’t have a king […]
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 4: Law for the Land
Law for the Land Then we flip the page to the book of Exodus, and it is a different story. There is another Pharaoh who did not know Joseph, and the people have now been enslaved. God miraculously preserves and then calls someone by the name of Moses, who was trained by the enemy and […]
Surrendered and Free 