Lesson 3: The Contextual Horizon (1)
Quiz 1
Consider these quotations from the paper Greater Than the Former (see bibliography). On which horizon is each sermon quotation focusing? “In verse 11, God called for the drought. Why? Because they have loved themselves more than God (verse 10)” (155).
“Even when it seems like the enemy is winning, even when it seems like the world is overcoming the church, even when it seems like your flesh is reigning in your members, remember, Jesus is the king!” (183–84)
God “is the creator of the world and he has appointed Jesus to be the king of the world. Psalm 2 says that God will judge the nations that do not submit to his king. Hebrews 1:5 says that Christ is the true Son and king of Psalm 2” (180).
“For Luther, the treasure [of Hag 2:7] is the gospel. He quotes Luke 24:47 to argue that Haggai is preparing the nation for the coming of the good news” (33).
“God’s promise of cleaning will come through the Temple, only not the temple that they’re building. …Jesus is the true and better temple of God and he will bring cleansing to his people” (174).