Sublime

Step 1: Grasp the text in their town. What did the text mean to the original audience? Step 2: Measure the width of the river to cross. What are the differences between the biblical audience and us? Step 3: Cross the principlizing bridge. What is the theological principle in this text? Step 4: Consult the biblical map. How does this theological

building a bridge from the Scriptures to the contemporary world.1

(Matthäus 28,16-20; GNB).

‘Dew’ is itself an image of the gentle ways of the Lord in blessing his people: his provision for fruitfulness (Genesis 27:28; Deuteronomy 33:13); his life-giving power to raise the dead (Isaiah 26:19); his gift of life to his people (Hosea 14:5), and their gracious influence among the nations

Peter and James suggest when they address believers as “the Dispersion”

PART 3 Meaning and Application

Census number three tallies men aged thirty to fifty who can carry items when the tabernacle is transported to a new spot.

Genesis 1:28-30