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Insight on the Resurrection:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo highlight that Jesus fulfills what the OT anticipates (cf. Luke 24:46-47; Acts 10:43; 26:22-23, Rom 3:21; 1 Cor 15:3-4; 1 Pet 1:10-11), each of the four Gospels concludes with stories of Jesus’s bodily resurrection from the dead (Matt 28:1\u201410; Mark 16:1\u20148; Luke 24:1\u201412; John 20:1\u201410), and the rest of the NT portrays this as the watershed event that alters the course of world history. Jesus’s resurrection happens on the first day of the week (John 20:1, 19), thus symbolizing the inauguration of the new creation (1 Cor 15:20, 23; 2 Cor 5:17). It establishes Jesus Christ as the Righteous One (1 Tim 3:16; cf. Isa. 50:8; 53:11; 1 John 2:1) and Lord and Judge of the universe (Matt 28:18; Acts 2:36; 17:31; Rom 1:4; 14:9). Jesus’s resurrection secures justification for all who believe (Rom 4:25; 6:8-11; 1 Cor 15:17), initiates the spread of the good news (Rom. 1:16\u201417; Gal. 1:11\u201412) and a Spirit-empowered global mission of salvation (Matt. 28:19\u201420; John 20:19\u201422; Acts 1:8), and supplies the necessary lens for understanding the OT (John 2:20\u201422; 12:13-16; 20:9).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus’s resurrection creates for all in him a living hope for “an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading” (1 Pet 1:3\u20145), and it provides hope for the entire created order that it will be renewed (Rom 8:18\u201425; cf. Col 1:20)\u2014”Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ” (1 Cor 15:23). In his resurrected body, Jesus retained physical signs of his execution so as to validate his identity (Luke 24:39; John 20:20, 25, 27; Acts 1:3), but he could remain unrecognized until Scripture or other revelation supplied spiritual knowledge of who he was (Luke 24:16, 31; cf. John 20:14, 16; 21:4, 12). He could walk and dialogue with others (Luke 24:15\u201417; John 20:15), vanish and appear at will (Luke 24:31, 36\u201437; John 20:19, 26), be touched (Luke 24:39; John 20:17, 27), and eat and drink (Luke 24:30, 42\u201443; Acts 10:41). He was rightfully worshiped and visibly ascended to heaven (Luke 24:51\u201452; Acts 1:9).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013Jason S. DeRouchie, \u201cWhy the Third Day? The Promise of Resurrection in All of Scripture,\u201d MJT 2021.1<\/span><\/p>\n

Insight from Exodus 19:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapters 19\u201340 address two things: (a) how the Mosaic covenant (19:1\u201324:11) set the boundaries and purpose of Israel\u2019s relationship with YHWH and (b) how the tabernacle (25:1\u201340:38) provided the context for this relationship. Within this framework, Exodus 19:4\u20136 introduces the section on covenant, describing its core. Exodus 19:4\u20136 is YHWH\u2019s first speech in the main part of the book, which itself gives the text priority.<\/span>
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Chapters 19\u201340 stand as the heart of the book for at least three reasons. First, these chapters carry the most literary weight, standing twice as long as what comes before. Second, Exodus 19:4\u20136 is explicit that the redemption detailed in chapters 1\u201318 grounds and gives rise to the relationship and the calling that flows from it. Third, the narrative itself has been anticipating Israel\u2019s arrival at Mount Sinai since 3:12, where God declared to Moses at the burning bush, \u201cI will be with you, and this will be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve [worship] God on this mountain.\u201d Exodus 19:2 then tells us, \u201cThey \u2026 came into the wilderness of Sinai.\u2026 There Israel encamped before the mountain.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jason S. DeRouchie, <\/span>How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology<\/span><\/i> (Phillipsburg: P&R, 2017), 330\u2013331.<\/span><\/p>\n



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