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In which there is Poetic Justice, for God is a Poet, but there is also Mercy

Anita Mathias — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 08:29:15 +0000

Even while Esau was out hunting his father’s favourite wild game, Jacob and Rebecca slaughtered and cooked two choice young goats. Jacob served these to Isaac, pretending to be Esau, stealing Esau’s blessing. A cruel deception. And, uncannily, years later, in his own old age, Jacob’s sons sold his favourite son into slavery, dipping Joseph’s precious robe in […]

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In Which There’s Justice and There’s Mercy, and Mercy Triumphs

Anita Mathias — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:00:03 +0000

Sometimes The Book of Genesis sounds both disturbing, and quite contemporary. In Genesis 34, Jacob’s only daughter Dinah is raped. In revenge, her brothers Simeon and Levi slaughter every male in Shechem, and loot it “seizing their flocks and herds and donkeys, and carrying off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything […]

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The Secret History of Hagar: When God Invisibly Comforts the Oppressed

Anita Mathias — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:33:38 +0000

Image: Tissot, Hagar and the Angel in the Desert Hagar, Egyptian maidservant of Sarah, has a hard life. Impregnated, basically raped by Abraham, she is bullied and persecuted by a jealous Sarah—so much so that probable death in the desert feels preferable. (Genesis 16) And in the desert, the runaway slave, with only the clothes […]

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“Acting Justly, Loving Mercy and Walking Humbly”: a guest post by Matthew Currey of Tearfund

Anita Mathias — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:27:40 +0000

I am honoured to host this guest post from Matthew Currey of Tearfund. Matt Currey is a disciple seeking to follow Jesus. He works for the charity Tearfund as part of the IMPACT UK team, seeking to play a part in bringing hope and transformation to those living in poverty in the UK. He lives in West […]

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