@jasonstaples taking your thesis of eschatological Israel being comprised of the twelve-tribe totality (which now includes the nations), I’m wondering what you make of this: the connection between Jesus and Judah—not only because of ancestry—in that Judah offers his life for…
Benjamin’s (Gen 43–44) which effectively is an offer for Joseph’s life—as Benjamin is a stand in for Joseph.
Joseph as representative of lost northern kingdom, and Judah as representative of southern kingdom is willing to lay his life down for his lost brother(s).…
@pgn47689 @jonahmsaller Not tethered to the text but to something behind the text—namely a historical reconstruction which itself is not in the text. Plenty of speculation.
@ThePersonPod @JordanW41069857 Seems like Jordan is opposed to even using the language of God “allowing” evil based on his creation as incarnation argument. Would love to hear him riff on this in an interview especially along the lines of God’s universal purpose of redemption.
@AmericanGwyn@mattdemonte This is how I’ve read him but part of my always assumed it was because of my bias. Good to see others see this, even if only in hints and guesses…
“The hint half guessed, the gift half/understood, is Incarnation.”
So, I've been thinking a lot about that viral Patrick Mahomes interceptions overturned by penalty statistic from the weekend. It felt like a bad-faith use of data. I went and took a closer look to see if that was true. 🧵