Blessed are you among women
One thing I like about James Jordon is that when ever I read or listen to him I learn some really neat detail about the scriptures that I’ve overlooked. I was reading something that Jordon wrote the other day about Mary. When it was written “Blessed are you among women” (Luke 1:42) it was a reference to Jael in the book of Judges. As Jordon puts it “Mary birthed the tent peg that would pierce the head of the serpent”(paraphrased). Now I love the story of Jael, in fact it will be the middle name of my first daughter if the Lord ever blesses me with one. I never caught the connection, so I went back to Judges and sure enough in the Song of Deborah (Judges 5:24-27) the words appear “Most blessed among women is Jael….Most blessed is she among women in tents.” I love finding things like this, and the cool thing is the bible is so full of them that in our lifetimes we will only scratch the surface of the all really cool stuff in the bible.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:56 am
I enjoy finding and learning about these connections and typology in the scriptures, you can see God’s hand moving throughout salvation history.
May 20th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I was blessed to hear James Jordan at a friend’s church last winter when I was passing through his town. I only got to hear one session (1 hour) but he was tlaking about why it is important to note that the modern church, for the most part, has abandoned the typological interpratation of the old testament. It was the first time I’d ever heard of this, but it changed the whole way I look at scripture. Now it is beginning to make much more sense.
May 21st, 2008 at 6:35 am
Hi Gentlemen!
Matt,
Ever read A Son To Me by Peter Leithart? Its a typological reading of 1st and 2nd Samuel. I loved it, I also really liked his A House for My Name which is a survey of the whole OT.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:44 am
Hey Scott,
I am reading A House for My Name right now. It is fantastic. Stacy and I are also going through Back to Basics. That, too, is a must read, especially for those interested in or new to Reformed faith. I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend both to all of our readers.
In Christ,
Matt