When you feel far from home
Exile, faithful presence, comfort, church, hospitality, and new creation.
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Open this guide in the Concept AtlasExile
Exile is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. The displacement of Israel/Judah from the land (Assyrian, Babylonian) — punishment for covenant unfaithfulness and backdrop for prophecy of eventual…
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Next, step into Exilic Faithful Presence and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Exile in the AtlasExilic Faithful Presence
Exilic Faithful Presence is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. God’s people practice covenant fidelity within foreign polities, seeking the city’s welfare while preserving distinct identity and hope (Jeremiah…
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Next, step into Steadfast Love in Exile and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Exilic Faithful Presence in the AtlasSteadfast Love in Exile
Steadfast Love in Exile is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. God’s fidelity amid Israel’s exile, preserving His people and pledging future restoration despite their sin (Jeremiah 29:10–14; Lamentations 3:22–23…
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Next, step into Lament and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Steadfast Love in Exile in the AtlasLament
Lament is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. Honest grief-prayer addressed to God — the largest single category in the Psalter, reclaimed by Jesus on the cross (Ps 22) and Paul in his epistles.
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Next, step into Comfort of God and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Comfort of God is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. God consoles the afflicted through his presence, promises, and people, supplying strength and compassion so sufferers may comfort others, as Paul…
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Next, step into Church and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Church is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. The New Covenant people gathered around the risen Christ — marked by baptism, Lord's Supper, apostolic teaching, and mutual love.
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Next, step into Hospitality to Strangers and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Church in the AtlasHospitality to Strangers
Hospitality to Strangers is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. Scripture commends welcoming strangers, sometimes entertaining angels unawares (Hebrews 13:2), echoing Abraham’s example (Genesis 18) and early…
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Next, step into New Creation and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Hospitality to Strangers in the AtlasNew Creation
New Creation is a key waypoint in When you feel far from home. New creation is the biblical image of God’s eschatological renewal of heaven, earth, and humanity after judgment, exile, death, and sorrow.
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