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posted by S and C at 7:43 AM
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Duties of a son, from The Story of Aqhat: To erect a stele for his ancestral gods; to build a family shrine in the sanctuary; to guard his footsteps from earth to underworld; to take his hand when he is drunk; to put his arm over one's shoulder when he is full of wine; to eat a funeral meal in the temple of Ba'al; to offer a sacrifice in the house of El.
3 Comments:
The relationship between inner ("spiritual-religious") and outer ("physical-political") transformation is intriguing in Ezekiel too, as you well know.
Would we be reading too much into the text, if we said that in Zephaniah "humility" and "doing God's mishpat" are urged in the face of the threat of judgement (2:3), while "pure speech" is the result of deliverance (3.13)? Maybe this tries to hard to differentiate between "doing God's mishpat" and "committing no wickedness"...
By the way, I am not preaching tomorrow which probably explains the meandering nature of my musings... I am keen to speak again from Zephaniah before long, however...
Well, I find your commentaries incredibly helpful, so be encouraged. That said, I preached from Philippians this week - sorry. Nonetheless, I do always try to do research on all the lectionary texts. I was able to connect the thought that both Paul and Zephaniah understood what it meant to be joyful in the midst of difficulties.
Thanks for the encouragement! ---Steve
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