Israel: a microcosm of the world
“I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; and to the heavens,
“I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; and to the heavens,
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with
“And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman
“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them” (Exod 25:9). The
By Seth Postell Light expels darkness. Creation is full of powerful metaphors deliberately designed by our
“And after he had EXPLAINED [exēgeomai] everything to them, he sent them to Joppa” (Acts 10:8).
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were
“Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk,
“Cornelius said, ‘Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the
“Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the