part 90-something of a study on Joel: week 4 of a focus on Judges 19-21.
physics of galaxy formation, dark matter & energy. Matthew 23 + Colossians 1:15 + Romans 1:15-25, the unseen being seen & made visible, and the contraposition of Pharisaical theology vs John 4:24, works vs. grace -- belief, John 11:25-26
introduction of the Christology of Judges 21 in relation to Daniel 12 / Revelation 13 -- the sealed book and the unsealed intertwined, the wise will understand and none of the wicked will. the disappearance/reappearance of the wife of God; the same of the bride of Christ ((Israel/Church)) -- how the 144,000 sealed in Revelation explain the great question 'why?' that immediately rises from these facts ((Israel removed from being a nation and becoming reinstated, 70 - 1947 AD)). the innocence or guilt of Jabesh Gilead, the stealing of the young women at Shiloh. a little about how 1 Samuel 11 solves this. the wife of YHWH cut into 12 pieces because there are 13 tribes. the responsibility of being stewards of His mysteries, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
i noticed the direct contrast of the close of Judges, particularly 21:23, with what follows immediately after, Ruth. stolen young women for wicked - but spared - husbands whose wives were killed & burned, vs. the kinsmen redeemer of a woman whose husband died.