conquest and respecting continuance in the land is universalized by the Lord’s apostle to suggest that an evangelical obedience to the command would entail the promise of the continuance of earthly life (Eph 6:1–3). In the larger context of Israel’s exile, threatened for disobedience (Exod 20:12), and return, promised upon repentance, the theology of resurrection is implied from the faithfulness of God to his promise. The faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham likewise demands a doctrine of
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