by Anne Hamilton | Oct 25, 2024 | David, faithline, mantle, repentance
‘No one is good except God alone.’ Mark 10:18 ESV Nowhere are we more in need of this reminder by Jesus than when it comes to the golden boy of Scripture—David of Bethlehem. He’s the hero par excellence, the runt of the litter who becomes a champion, the underdog who...
by Anne Hamilton | Oct 18, 2024 | faithline, mantle, Moses, Nicodemus, repentance, wasting
Simon Peter was given Elijah’s mantle and, although he completed its unfinished task of bringing in the Gentiles, he did not go on to turn the hearts of the grafted-in children to their fathers in the faith. Mary Magdalene was given Joseph’s mantle but she was quickly...
by Anne Hamilton | Oct 11, 2024 | faithline, mantle, Moses
Last session, we looked at how Nicodemus was involved in the repair of Moses’ mantle—how he participated in the mending of the rebellion of Moses against God in a matter involving a miraculous supply of water. Now there are three episodes featuring Nicodemus in John’s...
by Anne Hamilton | Sep 27, 2024 | faithline, mantle, Moses, Nicodemus, Testing
When I initially realised that the first and last chapters of John’s gospel are about the passing of Elijah’s mantle, I was surprised and delighted. When I later realised that the second and second-last chapters were about the passing of Joseph’s mantle, I was...
by Anne Hamilton | Sep 13, 2024 | Anat, appointed time, faithline, Joseph, mantle
In the last session, we noted how Jesus took up Joseph’s mantle and began its restoration. Eventually, it was ready to pass on to one of His disciples so the unfinished tasks that were still part of Joseph’s legacy could be completed. That handover occurs just after...
by Anne Hamilton | Aug 9, 2024 | faithline, mantle
I’m just going to press the pause button on the series about Joseph’s mantle to look briefly at Reuben’s. John’s gospel has the mirror-like symmetry of an epic Hebrew poem. In addition, one of its major themes involves the passing of mantles to various disciples:...
