the days of the exodus, which was later to be called “the promise.” Paul showed the same method of interpretation, only he began with the exodus and zeroed in on the days of King Saul and King David: After removing Saul, he made David their king; … From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised. (Ac 13:22–23, emphasis mine) Since this plan of God was seen as an ongoing process that reached through all of history, it was necessary to point out each of the events
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