"for
he out-received for the city which hath the foundations, whose artisan and
public-worker is Placer."
By trust Abraham was enabled to "out-receive" for a special kind of city. Typically, most cities are comprised of buildings with foundations. Rare, indeed, is a city where every building has a true foundation. In this verse, it is the entire city which has foundations. And the reason? According to the Etymological New Testament is that this city has a unique "artisan" and "public-worker": God.
The two part Greek word "public-worker" is thought provoking. Often, it is stated, even by top flight apologists, that God's presence in the world is "secret" or "invisible." And, of course, there is a sense in which that is true. But, according to this passage in Hebrews, in an ultra-literal sense, our Placer is also a public-worker. These divine works are all out in public view...including the promise of a city which truly has foundations.
May we all be enabled to intensively receive, "out-receive," this dwelling place.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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