Talk:Mosiah 29:36-40

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Personal responsibility without kings

This is a topic I'm very interested, particularly as related to the Davidic Covenant. Avaraham Gileadi makes a big deal about this aspect of the Davidic Covenant, that it puts all the responsibility on the king (prefiguring Christ's atonement). I was skeptical about this idea at first, but am becoming a bit less skeptical. I'd like to study this out more. In particular, I'd like to know: (1) if the passage/parable in Judges can be tied to this in any way, (2) how (if?) the warnings about kings from Samuel fit into this, (3) how (if?) messianic prophecies in the OT address this notion of individual vs. communal responsibility (see also the discussion of communal agency in Joshua 2...). --RobertC 01:36, 1 Sep 2006 (UTC)

nice commentary

Joe, I liked the commentary you wrote up here. Thanks, --Matthew Faulconer 15:02, 1 Sep 2006 (UTC)