Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
3-1-1966
Document Type
Article
Keywords
elijah, israel, exodus, covenant, Yahweh, israel's kings, faith, prophetic, baal, moses, joshua, northern kingdom, revelation
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Our study takes the complex of traditions grouped around the exodus as its point of departure. We shall consider the use made of this event at four stages in Israel's history and attempt to determine two factors: (1) whether the prophetic interpretation of the exodus event at a given period in Israel's history has been shaped by the historical situation and (2) whether the exodus event is used to interpret the historical situation. Finally, we may be able to draw some conclusions relative both to the Israelite view and use of history.
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Deuteronomy 26:5-9; 1 Kings 19:6-7; 1 Kings 19:8; Exodus 19:24; Exodus 18:18; Exodus 19:14; Exodus 18:19; Joshua 24:15; Exodus 34:28; Exodus 24:18; Exodus 33:22; Exodus 19:16-19; 1 Kings 19:13; 1 Kings 11:29; 2 Kings 9:1; 1 Kings 18:21;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Prevallet, Elaine Marie
(1966)
"The Use of the Exodus in Interpreting History,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 37, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol37/iss1/10
