My review of Michael Card's To the Kindness of God. Previous articles in this series posted below.
- Intro: https://steemit.com/music/@thejebi/to-the-kindness-of-god-an-album-review-introduction
- Track 1: https://steemit.com/music/@thejebi/to-the-kindness-of-god-an-album-review-track-1
- Track 2: https://steemit.com/blog/@thejebi/to-the-kindness-of-god-an-album-review-track-2
- Come as You Are
- Hymn to the Kindness of God
- The Shelter of the Shadow
- That Kind of Love
- When Dinah Held My Hand / Jesus Is on the Mainline
- Gomer’s Song
- This Is My Father’s World
- I Will Be Kind
- Why Not Change the World
“LORD, please show me your glory.” What a request! What was Moses thinking when he asked it? But there’s a desperation in his plea. To know God in a closer way, he disregards the danger. “The Shelter of the Shadow” recalls the history of hesed, starting before history: “From before the beginning Was a Word that was living…” Next is recounted the event portrayed in the book of Exodus; God revealing his glory to Moses on the mountain in the wilderness. A grand and soaring orchestral and chamber choir arrangement accompanies. Fitting for the events being portrayed…
“The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with Moses there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in hesed—steadfast love and faithfulness.’” (Exodus 34:5-6, ESV)
That shadowy cleft: what peril, and yet, what safety. For God’s glory was shown through his kindness. And that was just the beginning of God’s revelation…
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth… For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:14, 16-17, ESV)
(To be continued...)