Redeeming Evil In The Old Testament
One of the goals of the Greater-Glory Theodicy is to find not just the best logical explanation for why evil exists. It is also to see if the special revelation of God details its reason. In this episode we look at how is God redeeming evil in the Old Testament.

Evil is not a whispered result of sin. From chapter 3 of Genesis and moving forward throughout the entirety of the Old Testament you couldn't swing a donkey's jawbone without running into a story of evil. Why? In those stories, God is redeeming that evil for His purposes, for future redemption, for ultimate removal, and for the pinnacle of human history - the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.

Let us look at the Old Testament and see the glory that God receives becomes greater and manifested to His creation because evil is present - and being dealt with.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
01:54 - Dealing With Evil In Unexpected Ways
05:07 - God's Redemption In The Fall
08:38 - God's Redemption In The Flood
14:50 - God's Redemption With Abraham
18:24 - Scripture Is Useful Whenever One Finds Themselves
21:42 - God's Redemption In The Exodus
27:19 - Pharoah Is Responsible - And So Is God
29:03 - God's Redemption In The Passover & Crossing The Red Sea
32:14 - Conclusion

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep170/

Books mentioned in this episode:

What about Evil? A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen
Kindle
Hardcover
Logos Link
ChristianBook Link

 

 

 

 

Providence by John Piper
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Hardcover - https://amzn.to/3JkioPc
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Redeeming Evil In The Old Testament

One of the goals of the Greater-Glory Theodicy is to find not just the best logical explanation for why evil exists. It is also to see if the special revelation of God details its reason. In this episode we look at how is God redeeming evil in the Old Testament.


Evil is not a whispered result of sin. From chapter 3 of Genesis and moving forward throughout the entirety of the Old Testament you couldn’t swing a donkey’s jawbone without running into a story of evil. Why? In those stories, God is redeeming that evil for His purposes, for future redemption, for ultimate removal, and for the pinnacle of human history – the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.


Let us look at the Old Testament and see the glory that God receives becomes greater and manifested to His creation because evil is present – and being dealt with.


Timeline:

00:00 – Introduction

01:54 – Dealing With Evil In Unexpected Ways

05:07 – God’s Redemption In The Fall

08:38 – God’s Redemption In The Flood

14:50 – God’s Redemption With Abraham

18:24 – Scripture Is Useful Whenever One Finds Themselves

21:42 – God’s Redemption In The Exodus

27:19 – Pharoah Is Responsible – And So Is God

29:03 – God’s Redemption In The Passover & Crossing The Red Sea

32:14 – Conclusion


The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep170/


Books mentioned in this episode:


What about Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen

Kindle

Hardcover

Logos Link

ChristianBook Link


 


 


 


 



Providence by John Piper

Kindle – https://amzn.to/3FtnE0i

Hardcover – https://amzn.to/3JkioPc

Audible – https://amzn.to/3yTCFGp

Try Audible For Free – https://amzn.to/3cN0giE

Patrick’s Review


“As an Amazon Associate, we earn income to support us from qualifying purchases.”