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"Before the birth of the decree, the day shall pass like the chaff; yet not before the hot anger of Jehovah comes on you, yet not before the day of Jehovah's anger comes on you. Seek Jehovah, all the meek of the earth who have done His justice; seek righteousness; seek meekness. It may be you shall be hidden in the day of Jehovah's anger" (Zeph. 2:2,3)

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Commentaries on Genesis

Fragments discussed: 3:15 | 15:13

Fragments discussed: 3:15 | 15:13

Genesis 3

Gen. 3:15

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel" (MKJV)

Commentary: the woman hostile to the serpent is the New Covenant as a tool for the fulfillment of the promise given by God to Abraham. As the head of the seed of the Covenant, Jesus Christ went through martyrdom because of his opponent's actions ("you shall bruise His heel"), but in the future as the head of the Body of Christ he will lead to the serpent's destruction ("He will bruise your head").

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Genesis 15

Gen. 15:13

"And He said to Abram, You must surely know that your seed shall be a stranger in a land not theirs, and shall serve them. And they shall afflict them four hundred years" (MKJV)

Commentary: the period of 400 years mentioned in Genesis 15:13 is not the period of Egyptian bondage, but the period of oppression in a foreign land. Abraham did not receive Canaan as his own property during his lifetime. Both he, Isaac, and later Jacob, lived in a foreign land. In the study 'Bible Chronology Timeline' (link below), I explain that the period of oppression began with the persecution of five-year-old Isaac by Ishmael and ended with the Exodus from Egypt.

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BASIC BIBLICAL TERMS

Repentance - (Gr. metanoia) - literally 'change of mind' - turning away from conduct contrary to God's principles, disapproval for sin motivated by obligatory love (piety)

Conversion - (Gr. epistrofe) - literally 'change of direction' - repentance-based approval for God's principles, positive assessment of righteous behaviour

Consecration - 1) separation from sin, 2) service for the Word of God in its study, teaching and evangelization

New creation - new mind shaped by development in the knowledge of the Word of God and maturity in its application

Begettal of the spirit - the beginning of the new creation by the spirit of service for the Word of God, which is given to the elect on the condition of repentance in the name of Jesus Christ

Birth of the spirit - 1) the beginning of the new personality effected by the new creation and its work towards imprinting the pattern of truth in the character, 2) resurrection to the spiritual nature

Baptism in the spirit - literally 'immersion into the teaching'. Development of character based on maturity of understanding and application of the truth

Body of Christ - the community of all believers in Jesus Christ

Royal priesthood - believers who, through their devoted service to the Gospel, have the hope of resurrection to the spiritual nature, where they will take positions in the governance of the kingdom of Christ

Calling - 1) proclamation of the Gospel inviting listeners to repent and convert to God through Jesus Christ, 2) God's granting of the spirit of new birth to the elect who listen to the Gospel and repent

Justification - the process of a reform of character until full compliance with God's justice

Redemption - Jesus Christ's provision of the equivalent price for Adam's transgression - the price of perfect obedience to God in bearing witness to the truth

Earnest of the spirit - agape - the love of truth, which is the source of renewal 1) of the mind through a deepening understanding of the Word of God and 2) of character through continual application of the principles of the truth

Judgement Day - the period of the thousand-year reign of Christ, during which resurrected humanity will be judged in all four meanings of judgment encompassing teaching, testing, correction and final sentence

Resurrection - regeneration of 1) the material body - restoration of the physical shell of man, 2) the spiritual body - rebirth of the character, change of the way of thinking/ acting brought about by repentance and conversion

Inward man - personality: the spirit of the mind and the body of character (Rom. 7:22,23)

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