A helpful observation that provides and insight when approaching Old Testament texts in order to teach them to disciples of Jesus.
The children of the covenants, both old and new, tend to forget.
Jeffrey D Arthurs, Preaching As Reminding, IVP, 2017, pg 30.
They’re good questions to ask of the text: “What were the people forgetting about God and his covenant love”” or “What were the people remembering about God and his covenant love?” which leads us to ask “What does the text remind us about God and his covenant love that we forget?” and “What does this text want us to remember about God and his covenant love?”
The same questions can particularly be asked of the didactic texts of the New Testament, though it is helpful in all situations.
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