The Self-Donation of God. Jack D. Kilcrease

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the Angel of YHWH in Judges 13.216 If the translators of the LXX connected the use of the term in the two texts, it might mean that they thought that the messianic title was a reference to Judges 13, and therefore that the coming Messiah was identical with the Angel of YHWH.

      a. bә·rît “to cut” is used in summary description of the whole transaction recorded; b. there is a record of the divine attestation and the unalterable validity of the compact; c. more precise details are given of the mutual agreement; d. there is an oath in acknowledgment of the divine guaranteeing of correct intention; e. a sacrifice is offered; and f. the covenant brethren share a common meal. (Modified slightly; Hebrew and Greek letters transcribed into English.)

      Also see Hahn, Father Who Keeps, 20–30. Hahn describes the difference between a covenant and a contract: 1. Covenants involve solemn oaths that curse those who break them, opposed to contracts that merely involve promises. 2. Covenants involve an exchange of persons. This is similar to what we have seen with the idea of self-donation being present in God’s promises.


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