We turn to pages 230–233 of Vos’s book, Biblical Theology, to speak about the mode by which the Lord delivers his message to the prophet. Man is made in the image of God, which means he has a special capacity to…
The Wonderful Tree
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Bob begins reading the 1922 edition of Grace and Glory, a collection of sermons delivered at Princeton Theological Seminary by Geerhardus Vos. The first of these sermons is on Hosea 14:8, “The Wonderful Tree.”…
Vos Group #60 — The Intra-Mental State of the Prophet
We turn to pages 224–229 of Vos’s book, Biblical Theology, to speak about the intra-mental state of the prophet, by which Vos means to inquire into “how the soul felt and reacted under the things shown within the vision” (p. 224).…
Vos Group #59 — Revelation through Showing and Seeing
In this episode, we turn to pages 220–223 of Vos’s book, Biblical Theology, to discuss the reception of divine revelation through showing and seeing. The prophets were given visions and heard the Lord and angelic beings speaking to them audibly. We…
The Coming Day
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob finish out their discussion of Malachi. Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo
The Faithfulness of God
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob pick up their discussion of Malachi at chapter 3:7–18. Here we engage Malachi in his denunciation of those “robbing” the Lord, as well as those who are meant to find encouragement and…
Hosea 6:1–3 — Returning to the Lord
Knowledge is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end that we might know the new world of God. When we understand that we are citizens of the age to come, it changes everything about how…
The Day of His Coming
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob pick up their discussion of Malachi 2:17–3:6 where they discuss Malachi’s presentation of the coming of God, as well as the words made made well-known by Handel’s Messiah, “…He is like…
Covenant Faithfulness
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Malachi 2:10–16. In these verses, Malachi addresses the covenant unfaithfulness of his people as the men divorce the wives of their youth for the daughter of foreign gods. Participants: Rob…
Vos Group #58 — Revelation through Speech and Hearing
In this episode, we turn to pages 216–220 of Vos’s book, Biblical Theology, to discuss the reception of divine revelation through speech and hearing. Vos treats this topic because, among other things, it lies at the heart of true religion.…
