Perugino, “Moses’s Journey into Egypt and the Circumcision of His Son Eliez” (c 1482).
THE CURRENT SERIES
Is about Paedocommunion, but we are slowly working our way up to it. The first two posts were about the biblical teaching that we expect covenant children normatively to have faith from the womb (Paedofaith). Now we move on to Paedobaptism – by talking about Moses and circumcision. Eventually we will get to Paedocommunion proper.
To see Part 1: A Simple Experiment
To see Part 2: Some Kinda Faith or a Nuther
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I LEFT YOU HANGING WITH…
Moses.
And Pharaoh.
Both made God mad enough to kill.
BECAUSE GOD LOVES HIS CHILDREN
Israel had been promised an inheritance. A gift from their father. Israel was God’s firstborn son. As the son of the King of the earth, Israel would go out as Prince of the earth, ruling in God’s place – as a messenger, showing forth God’s image, and being a blessing to the world. God had sealed to Israel this promise of blessing all the nations of the earth eventually, but along the way, there would be some who did not treat them well. God would bless their benefactors, and curse their enemies.
I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. (Gen 12.3)
This is a story about one of Israel’s enemies, and about marking the difference in “mine” and “not mine.”
MARKING OUT
Israel had been marked as God’s son (more…)
