Covenant of the Torch: A Forgotten Encounter in the History of the Exodus and Wilderness Journey
In this book, Rev. Abraham Park brings to life the "Covenant of the Torch" made with Abraham, and helps us to understand—accurately, and in chronological detail—692 years of redemptive history starting from Abraham, including the great exodus, the wilderness journey and the\ conquest of Canaan.\ Just as his The Genesis Genealogies has helped readers to better understand the time frames and relationships in the Book of Genesis, Rev. Park now helps us to carefully study the books of Exodus up...
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In this book, Rev. Abraham Park brings to life the ‘ Covenant of the Torch’ made with Abraham, and helps us to understand—accurately, and in chronological detail—692 years of redemptive history starting from Abraham, including the great exodus, the wilderness journey and the conquest of Canaan.Just as his The Genesis Genealogies has helped readers to better understand the time frames and relationships in the Book of Genesis, Rev. Park now helps us to carefully study the books of Exodus up to Joshua, and to realize what those events and participants tell us regarding God's larger plan. By understanding the chronological flow of the biblical events in a systematic manner, we gain a much broader and deeper grasp of God's plan of salvation.
IntroductionA Forgotten Encounter 10List of Abbreviations 15Part 1 The Covenant of the Torch and God's Administration in the History of Redemption 17Chapter 1 Jesus Christ, the Center of God's Administration of Redemption 181 Jesus Christ, the Center of the History of Redemption 182 Jesus Christ's Work of Atonement 21Chapter 2 The Divine Administration of Redemption and the Covenant 301 The Meaning of the Word Covenant 312 Characteristics of the Covenant with God 323 Types of Covenants 334 The Gradual Expansion of Covenantal Revelations 36Part 2 The Covenant of the Torch and the Four Generations 41Chapter 3 The Content and Confirmation of the Covenant 421 The Content of the Covenant 422 The Confirmation of the Covenant 433 The Covenant and God's Faithfulness 45Chapter 4 The Time of Ratification 471 The Calculation of the Year of the Exodus 472 The Calculation of the Time of Ratification 49Chapter 5 The Meaning of the Prophecy "In the Fourth Generation They Will Return" 511 Calculating One Generation as 100 Years: The View that 400 Years (Gen 15:13) Are Equivalent to Four Generations (Gen 15:16) 522 Are 400 Years Equivalent to Four Generations? 54Chapter 6 The Starting Point of the Four Generations 571 The Viewpoint that Four Generations Are Counted from the Time when Abraham's Descendants Settled in Egypt 572 The Viewpoint that Four Generations Are Counted from Abraham 58Part 3 The History of the Patriarchs 63Chart: The Chronology of the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph (360 years, from 2166 to 1806 BC) 65Chapter 7 The History of Abraham 721 The Birth of Abraham (Gen 11:26) 722 The Calling of Abraham (Gen 11:26-32; 12:1-5; Acts 7:2-4) 733 The Ratification of the Covenant of the Torch (Gen 15:7-21) 744 Abraham Takes Sarah's Maidservant Hagar (Gen 16:1-3) 745 The Birth of Ishmael through Hagar (Gen 16:1-16) 756 Abram and Sarai Renamed (Gen 17:5, 15-16); The Covenant of Circumcision (Gen 17:9-14) 767 The Birth of Isaac, the Covenantal Son (Gen 21:1-5) 77Chapter 8 The History of Isaac 791 Hagar and Ishmael Are Cast Out to the Wilderness of Paran (Gen 21:8-21) 792 Isaac Is Given as a Burnt Offering on a Mount in Moriah (Gen 22:1-18) 803 The Death of Sarah (Age 127) and Purchase of the Cave of Machpelah (Gen 23:1-2) 814 The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen 24; 25:20) 83Chapter 9 The History of Jacob and Esau 841 The Birth of Jacob and Esau (Gen 25:19-26) 842 The Death of Abraham (Age 175) (Gen 25:7-8) 853 The Marriage of Esau (Age 40) (Gen 26:34) 864 Jacob Receives the Blessing of the Firstborn 875 Jacob Flees from His Brother Esau (Gen 27:41-28:5) 886 Jacob's 20 Years of Refuge (Gen 29-31) 897 The Birth of Joseph (Gen 30:22-24) 918 Jacob Returns to Canaan (Gen 33:18-20) 929 Leah's Daughter Dinah Is Disgraced (Gen 34) 9410 Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel (Gen 35:16-20); Reunion with Isaac (Gen 35:27) 95Chapter 10 The History of Joseph 971 Two Dreams that God Gave to Joseph and the 13 Years of Trial (Gen 37; 39; 40) 972 The Death of Isaac (Gen 35:28-29) and the Ascension of Joseph to Second-in-Command (Gen 41:1-46) 983 The Seven Years of Plenty (Gen 41:47-53) 994 Jacob and 70 Members of His Family Migrate to Egypt (Gen 46:1-27) 1015 Israel Dwells in the Land of Goshen and Raises Livestock (Gen 46:28-34; 47:1-12) 1046 Death of Jacob (Age 147) and His Funeral (Gen 47:28-31; 49:29-33; 50:1-14) 1067 The Death of Joseph (Age 110) (Gen 50:22-26) 113Part 4 The History of the Exodus Until the Conquest of Canaan 119Chart: The Chronology of the Exodus Until the Conquest of Canaan (149 years, from 1539 BC to 1390 BC) 121Chapter 11 The Emergence of Moses 1251 The New Pharaoh Who Did Not Know Joseph (Exod 1:8) 1252 The Birth of Moses (Exod 2:1-22) 1283 Moses Flees to the Land of Midian at the Age of 40 (Exod 2:11-15) 1304 Moses Trained for 40 Years in the Land of Midian (Exod 2:16-22) 1325 Moses Calls for the Great Exodus (Exod 3:1-10) 133Chapter 12 The Exodus of the Israelites 1341 God's Remembrance and the Exodus (Exod 2:23-25; 3:7-9, 16) 1342 The Sins of the Egyptians against the Chosen People 1353 The Ten Plagues in Egypt 1364 The Chosen People Leave Egypt in Martial Array 1395 Moses Carries Joseph's Bones Out of Egypt 1416 God's Providence Leads the Israelites to the Red Sea 1427 Dry Land Appears in the Midst of the Red Sea 145Chapter 13 The 40 Years in the Wilderness 1471 The 40-Year Wilderness Journey Condensed into Numbers 33 1472 The 42 Camps 1513 The Wilderness Journey Without Lack 1994 Grumblings and Complaints in the Wilderness 2015 The Death of Three Leaders in the Wilderness 2066 The Death of 603,548 Soldiers from Those Numbered in the First Census 2197 The Battles Fought Just Before the Entry into Canaan 2228 The Death of 24,000 People in Moab/Shittim (Num 25:1-9) 2249 The Second Census of Soldiers (Num 26:1-51) 226Chapter 14 The Conquest of Canaan 2301 Joshua, the New Leader for the Conquest of Canaan 2302 Caleb, the Godly Man Who Helped Moses and Joshua 2333 The Duration of the Conquest of Canaan 236Part 5 The Fulfillment of the Covenant 241Chapter 15 The Fulfillment of the Prophecy Regarding Abraham and His Descendants 2431 The Fulfillment of the Prophecy Regarding Abraham 2432 The Fulfillment of the Prophecy Regarding Abraham's Descendants 244Chapter 16 The Fulfillment of the Prophecy, "In the Fourth Generation They Will Return Here." (Gen 15:16) 2481 According to the Genealogies, How Many Generations Passed before They Returned to Canaan? 2482 Who Was the Fourth Generation? 2493 Reuben and the Inheritance of Faith 2514 Joseph and the Inheritance of Faith 2565 The Fulfillment of the "Fourth Generation" through Joseph 2666 The Covenant of the Torch Fulfilled in Shechem 270Chapter 17 The Blessings of the Covenant of the Torch 2771 The Blessings that Joseph Received 2782 Joseph's Faith 280Conclusion 285The Covenant of the Torch to Be Fulfilled in the Future 2861 The Covenant of the Torch Yet to Be Fulfilled 2862 Faith Needed for the Future Fulfillment of the Covenant 2883 God's Zeal for the Fulfillment of the Covenant 291Commentaries and References 2991 Dr. Jae-Yong Joo 3002 Dr. Andrew J. Tesia 3053 Dr. Yeong-Su Ye 311Reference 1 Abraham's Genealogy 313Reference 2 A Single Blessing of the Firstborn 315Reference 3 Chart: The Number of Years that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph Lived Together 319Reference 4 Chart: The Forty-Year Journey at a Glance 320Reference 5 Simeon, Levi, and Judah 322Reference 6 Chart: Jacob's Twelve Sons Who Became the Twelve Tribes of Israel 329Notes 339Bibliography 345Index 347
