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The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

For years, William Dumbrell's comprehensive survey, The Faith of Israel, has introduced students and pastors to the theological emphases of the Old Testament. Revised throughout with substantial new material, this new edition updates the book for today's students. Dumbrell traces the theological movement of each Old Testament book through the Hebrew canonical sequence of Law, Prophets, and...

of Egypt’s slavery had been taken away. The term “nation” (5:8) is now used of Israel, since the territorial requirements for that title are about to be accomplished. The Gilgal Passover formally brings the wilderness wanderings to a conclusion, and thus the wilderness food, the manna, ceases (Josh. 5:10–12). The six Passovers in the OT each occur at turning points in history, constructing a bridge between the past and the future (Hamlin 1983, 36–37). Yahweh, coming as the conquering Divine Warrior
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