Loading…

God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Two leading biblical scholars and bestselling authors offer a fresh approach to the question of the unity of the whole Bible. This book shows that God’s desire to be with his people is a thread running from Genesis through Revelation. Duvall and Hays make the case that God’s relational presence is central to the Bible’s grand narrative. It is the cohesive center that drives the whole biblical...

will not lead them into Canaan with his presence and empower them to be victorious now. The foolish people, however, go to battle on their own without Moses and the ark (the sign of God’s presence), and they are defeated soundly (Num. 14:44–45). The presence of God is clearly the critical component in whether or not Israel will be victorious in capturing the promised land.144 With the presence of God playing such a central role in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, it comes as no surprise
Page 47