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General Epochal Adjustments

Explore the integrality of form and content in covenant literature, investigating emotional, moral, and factual issues in historical contexts. Apply epochal adjustments for a modern audience. Discover how covenants transform throughout history.

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General Epochal Adjustments

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  1. I. Basic Idea 9 II. Covenants and Canon III. Covenant Dynamics General Epochal Adjustments

  2. Investigation of Texts: Literary Analysis Acknowledge the Integrality of Form and Content Modern Application Audience Writer Document Literary Approach (13.1)

  3. Explicit Explicit Explicit Implicit Implicit Implicit Observations Anticipations Implications Factual What factual issues did the writer report from that world? Establishing Did the factual, moral, and emotional issues of that world establish the origins or historically justify the world of the original audience? Informative How did the factual, moral, and emotional issues of that world provide information about their world? Moral What moral issues did the writer report from that world? Modeling Did the factual, moral, and emotional issues of that world provide models or examples for the original audience? Directive How did the factual, moral, and emotional issues of that world Morally obligate them in their world? Their World of Audience That World of History Emotional What emotional issues did the writer report from that world? Adumbrating Did the factual, moral, and emotional issues of that world adumbrate or closely parallel the world of the original audience? Affective How did the factual, moral, and emotional issues of that world provide affective considerations for their world? Describing Original Meaning (13.2)

  4. Application: “for us” But not directly for us “on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come” A D Differences in Redemptive Historical Epochs W What are these epochal differences between original meaning and today? How are we to acknowledge them in application? Original Meaning: Not just for them… Epochal Adjustments (13.3)

  5. I. Basic Idea 9 II. Covenants and Canon III. Covenant Dynamics General Epochal Adjustments

  6. Christ David Moses Adam Literary Covenant Stages Pre-literary Covenant stages A D W Abraham Noah Covenants and Scripture (13.4)

  7. Christ David David A D W Moses A D W Covenant Stage of Application Covenant Stage of Original Meaning Intervening Covenant Stage Christ Applying the Mosaic History Covenant Stage of Application Covenant Stage of Original Meaning Background Covenant Stage Applying the Deuteronimistic and Chronisitc Histories Moses Twofold Orientation (13.5)

  8. I. Basic Idea 9 II. Covenants and Canon III. Covenant Dynamics General Epochal Adjustments

  9. Divine Benevolence All Covenant dynamics function in all covenants, but vary as the Kingdom of God develops in its forward movement toward the universal earthly reign of God. For this reason, Christians must make epochal adjustments by comparing and contrasting all four elements in the dynamics among various stages of the covenants. Curses in Nature and War Blessings in Nature and War Christ David Moses Abraham Noah Adam Human Loyalty Continuity / Discontinuity (13.6)

  10. Divine Benevolence Blessings Curses Human Loyalty Scofieldian Dispensationalism Replacement Reformed Theology Organic Development Christ David How should we expect later covenants to relate to previous covenants? Moses Dispensationalist Outlook (3.7)

  11. Divine Benevolence Blessings Curses Human Loyalty Reformed Theology Organic Development Christ David How should we expect later covenants to relate to previous covenants? Moses Reformed Outlook (13.8)

  12. Models of Ideological Development Building Blocks Fluid / Organic Some Elements Remain the Same Others Become Obsolete All Elements Remain Normative, but None Stay Exactly the Same Models of Continuity (13.9)

  13. Divine Benevolence Blessings Curses Christ David Human Loyalty Moses Discontinued Parts Continued Parts Continued Parts Discontinued Parts Some parts continue and others are discontinued by later revelation. Segmented View (13.10)

  14. Divine Benevolence Blessings Curses Christ David Human Loyalty Moses All aspects continue, but all aspects are changed by later revelation. Organic / Fluid View (13.11)

  15. Divine Benevolence Relatively Major Developments Relatively Minor Developments Divine Benevolence Divine Benevolence Blessings Blessings Curses Curses Christ Blessings Curses David Human Loyalty Human Loyalty Human Loyalty Moses All Dynamics in All Covenants Degrees of Development (13.12)

  16. Divine Benevolence Deliverance from Egypt Wisdom of Law Wonder of Tabernacle Curses Blessings Success in Conquest Distribution of Land Deliverance through Judges Human Loyalty Moses Divine Benevolence in Moses (13:13)

  17. Divine Benevolence Heart Love for God Curses Gratitude for Benevolences Blessings Application of Law to Life Human Loyalty Moses Human Loyalty in Moses (13:14)

  18. Divine Benevolence Victory in War in Canaan and with Neighboring Nations Curses Blessings Bounty in Nature in Canaan Human Loyalty Moses Blessings in Moses (13.15)

  19. Divine Benevolence Defeat in War in Canaan and with Neighboring Nations Curses Blessings Corruption of Nature in Canaan Human Loyalty Moses Curse in Moses (13.16)

  20. Divine Benevolence Jerusalem Permanent Dynasty Temple Curses Blessings Victories Imperial Prosperity Further Revelation Human Loyalty David Divine Benevolence in David (13:17)

  21. Divine Benevolence Heart Love for God Gratitude for Benevolences Curses Blessings Application of Law to Life Application of Further Revelation Human Loyalty David Human Loyalty in David (13:18)

  22. Divine Benevolence Victory in War in Canaan and with Neighboring Nations Curses Blessings Bounty in Nature in Canaan and Expanded Territories Human Loyalty David Blessings in David (13.19)

  23. Divine Benevolence Defeat in War in Canaan and with Neighboring Nations Curses Blessings Corruption of Nature in Canaan and Expanded Territories Human Loyalty Moses Curses in David (13.20)

  24. Prior to Eschaton: Ongoing Cycles of Covenant Blessing and Judgment: Personally, Regionally, Nationally Divine Benevolence Blessings Curses Deut 28 Judges Liturgical Cycles Human Loyalty David Moses OT Covenantal Cycles (13.21)

  25. Restoration to Great Blessings in “Latter Days” Prolonged Flagrant Disloyalty Repentance Curse of Exile Moses’ Anticipation Israel’s Covenantal History (Deut 4, 28-30 Lev 26) Mosaic Eschatological Outlook (12.8)

  26. Prophetic Expansion of Covenant History Restoration to Great Blessings in “Latter Days” Prolonged Flagrant Disloyalty Repentance Curse of Exile Mosaic Eschatological Outlook (12.8)

  27. Jer 31:31-40 // Deut 30:1-6 // Heb 8:7-13 • …a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah … with the house of Israel after that time (31:33) • "Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done," (31:37) • The city[Jerusalem] will never again be uprooted or demolished.“ (31:38) It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,“ ((31:32) Prolonged Flagrant Disloyalty Restoration to Great Blessings in “Latter Days” Curse of Exile Repentance Success of (Re)New(ed) Covenant Failure of Old Covenant vd'x' Eschatological New Covenant (12:11)

  28. New Testament Eschatology Consummation Continuation Success of (Re)New(ed) Covenant vd'x' Inauguration Phases of Eschaton (12.12)

  29. Relatively Large Changes New Relatively Small Changes David 1. NT Revelation Moses 2. Holy Spirit & New Earth 3. Jesus as Eternal King 4. Spiritual Battles 1. Fuller Revelation of OT 5. Christ & Church Divine Benevolence 2. Expanded Borders 6. Christ AS Heavenly Priest 3. Davidic Dynasty 1. Mosaic Law of Pentateuch 4. Wars with Other Nations 2. Inheritance of Canaan 5. Temple 6. Priestly Orders 3. Expectation of King Curses Blessings 4. Conquest of Canaan Failure and Exile Radical Divine Intervention 5. Tabernacle 6. Levitical Priesthood Human Loyalty OT tp NT Adjustments (13.26)

  30. 1. Face to Face 2. New Heavens and Earth 3. Jesus’ New Earthly Reign 4. Final Judgment 5. Sanctification of New Earth 1. NT Canon 6. Universal Priesthood 2. Down Payment of Spirit, et al 3. Christ’s Conquering Heavenly Reign 4. Ongoing Spiritual War 5. Church as Body of Christ 6. Christ and Church as Priests 1. Jesus, Apostles, Prophets 2. Jesus’ and Apostles’ Geographical Reach 3. Jesus’ Ascension 4. Jesus’ Death and Resurrection 5. Christ‘s Body on Earth 6. Christ as Sacrifice and Mediator Consummation Continuation David Inauguration 1. Fuller Revelation of OT 2. Expanded Borders 3. Davidic Dynasty 4. Wars with Other Nations 5. Temple 6. Priestly Orders ICC Adjustments (13.27)

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