Wow, love this figural reading, and great meditation for Good Friday. I’m kind of surprised John doesn’t mention the 3 hours of darkness, because allusions to 2 Samuel are all over John’s gospel, especially John 18 & 21. I recently wrote about John 21 where I believe John connects the threefold discipline in 2 Sam 24 to Peter’s threefold denial and threefold restoration. https://open.substack.com/pub/onceaweek/p/when-empire-comes-to-church-part-899?r=16589c&utm_medium=ios.
Jehovah bade His sword awake,
O Christ, it woke ’gainst Thee!
Thy blood the flaming blade must slake;
Thy heart its sheath must be—
All for my sake, my peace to make;
Now sleeps that sword for me.
Wow, love this figural reading, and great meditation for Good Friday. I’m kind of surprised John doesn’t mention the 3 hours of darkness, because allusions to 2 Samuel are all over John’s gospel, especially John 18 & 21. I recently wrote about John 21 where I believe John connects the threefold discipline in 2 Sam 24 to Peter’s threefold denial and threefold restoration. https://open.substack.com/pub/onceaweek/p/when-empire-comes-to-church-part-899?r=16589c&utm_medium=ios.