Standing in the Breach
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Standing in the Breach

An Old Testament Theology and Spirituality of Intercessory Prayer

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  2. English
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Standing in the Breach

An Old Testament Theology and Spirituality of Intercessory Prayer

About this book

At the heart of this study is a biblical-theological approach to central passages on intercessory prayers in the OT. After examining these largely prophetic prayer dialogues, Widmer argues that they provide an important key to biblical theology and spirituality. Furthermore, a close reading of prayers by Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joel, and Amos reveals fascinating insights into the portrayals of these characters and confirms strong conceptual associations with Moses, Israel's archetypal mediator. Widmer reads these prayers in both their immediate literary and wider canonical contexts. The ultimate aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the God whom the church worships and confesses to be the Father of Jesus Christ.

Particularly pertinent is the finding that many OT prayers interact with God's nature as revealed to Moses in Exod 34:6–7. Yhwh's fullest revelation is also given in the context of an intercessory prayer. Widmer argues that intercessory prayer and theology have a hermeneutical-spiral relationship, mutually informing and correcting each other. It is in engaging with a loving and holy God that the phenomenon of divine mutability must be understood. Overall, Standing in the Breach suggests that fundamental biblical themes such as God's mercy and judgment, divine retribution and forgiveness, covenant mediation, substitutionary suffering and atonement, and eventually the dynamics of the cross are all intrinsically related to and illuminated by prophetic OT intercessory prayers.

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Information

Publisher
Eisenbrauns
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781575063256
eBook ISBN
9781575067155
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Chapter 1: Hermeneutical Reflections
  4. Chapter 2: Abraham: Patriarch and Intercessor (Genesis 18
  5. Chapter 3: Moses: Israel’s Archetypal Intercessor (Exodus 17, 32–34, Numbers 13–14,Deuteronomy 9–10)
  6. Chapter 4: Samuel: Israel’s Second Legendary Intercessor (1 Samuel 7, 12, 15)
  7. Chapter 5: David: Repentant Sinner,Priestly Intercessor, and Yhwh’s Change of Mind (2 Samuel 24)
  8. Chapter 6: Solomon: Prayer of Dedication (1 Kings 8)
  9. Chapter 7: The Suffering Servant: Substitutionary Atonement through Intercession (Isaiah 53)
  10. Chapter 8: Jeremiah:Agent of Grace and Judgment
  11. Chapter 9: Joel: The People’s Repentance,Priestly Intercession, and God’s Gracious Return (Joel 2)
  12. Chapter 10: Amos: The Logic of Intercessory Prayer (Amos 7)
  13. Chaper 11: Summary of Theological Findings and Some Implications
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index