universe, and the lordship of God and his relationship with human beings take place on earth. Place matters in this story. God is King over the world and over the universe, but history raises questions about his lordship over this world. The incursion of evil represents a rebel kingdom that threatens God’s sovereignty and seeks to undo his love. This world, with all its beauty, is vitiated by sin. The drama of God as King and human beings as his subjects is worked out in history and in a certain
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