Episode 42: Security
Security and trust point to a basic need we share as vulnerable humans. Even kings need reassurance sometimes...
In the previous episode, we considered Micah 5:10-15, in which God vows to destroy Judah's disobedience and idolatry. This passage may be best read against the background of King Hezekiah's concern about the imminent invasion by Assyria. The question is: when disaster threatens, in whom or what do we trust?
Security and trust point to a basic need we share as vulnerable humans. Even kings need reassurance sometimes...
In the previous episode, we considered Micah 5:10-15, in which God vows to destroy Judah's disobedience and idolatry. This passage may be best read against the background of King Hezekiah's concern about the imminent invasion by Assyria. The question is: when disaster threatens, in whom or what do we trust?
