Dearly beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, at the risk of invoking a technology unfamiliar to many of you, allow me to observe (with D. R. Davis) that our chapter tonight is stuck on fast-forward. In less than 40 verses, we see the dizzying rise and fall of no less than seven kings. But in this case, the number only serves to highlight the imperfection of Judah, Israel, their people, and their kings. Our text tonight deals grimly with violated boundaries and violated bodies. God’s judgment begins with His own household, the NT tells us. And certainly we see that here. God’s judgment on Israel and Judah is sickening, violent, and unstoppable. One can only say with the Apostle Peter that their damnation is not idle and their destruction does not slumber. Instead, throughout this chapter we are fast-forwarding right to the end of Israel. What I hope to show you is that God’s righteous judgment on His own people is symbolized and enacted in the violation of political, social, and bodily boundaries. Again, God’s righteous judgment on His own people is symbolized and enacted in the violation of political, social, and bodily boundaries.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
