NSBT 02: God's Unfaithful Wife

A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Adultery.The biblical theme
of spiritual adultery stands in all its bluntness for a deeply offensive
sin--the unfaithfulness of God's covenant people in departing from Yahweh,
their husband, and going after false gods.

Ortlund begins by showing how the Genesis vision of human marriage provides the logic and
coherent network of meanings for the story of Israel's relationship with
Yahweh. He traces the specific theme of marital unfaithfulness, first through
the historical books of the Old Testament and then through the prophets,
particularly Hosea, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Turning to the New Testament he also
shows how the sad story of Israel's adultery is transcended by the vision of
ultimate reality in Christ and his church - the Bridegroom and the Bride.

This beautifully written book is marked by careful exegesis and deep
sensitivity. It is that rare thing - a work of scholarship that calls readers
to love God with an ardor that suffuses all of life. (= 0830826149 /
9780830826148)'Not only does the development of this theme link
large swathes of the canon together, but it simultaneously discloses the
profoundly personal nature of God's covenanted love, exposes the odium of
spiritual adultery ('whoredom'), and, conversely, enriches our view of
marriage.' - D.A. CarsonSeries: New Studies in Biblical Theology,
volume 2.Recommended € 21,90