Second Sunday of Advent (2)
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Exodus
story slavery and rescue
exiled from home in Egypt
3 stages, 1st purgation
desert
land of the dead
(now monuments + rituals)
Delivered them thru
first born
unblemished lamb
washing away of slaveholders trying to cling to them like ticks in water
after cleaned 2nd illuminated
wandering desert
God appears in light and fire
ark cov
bread from heaven
trials and hardships
3rd unitive after died to old self
enter land
conquered foes
2 Exoduses
OT and NT
in both, exiles from real home
way must be prepared in desert and begins passing thru waters wash away old evil
NT Exodus
most don’t know prophecies at Christ expecting New Exodus
return bread heaven
Gentiles come to believe
Fishers of men prophecy Jer 16:14-16 and Matt 4:19.
Luke 9:31. new Exodus in Jerusalem
when John desert prepare passing thru water in desert + lamb know whats up.
New Exodus spiritual
stage 1 purg
New red sea is baptism and getting rid of mortal sin
stage 2 illum
wandering in desert is life
look on serpent pole, cross to be cleansed
new law given on mountain (beatitudes)
new bread and passover lamb with fortaste heaven
new ark
overshowdowed by God that
bears word of God and
helps defeat spiritual enemies Mary
stage 3 union
heavenly land
death to old self
even foretaste in land conquering b4 settled at death
blissful unification w/ God
3 stages spiritual life
purg, illum, unitive
saints and theologians talk
purge sins, bear thru desert life, start to unify w/ God
Us
have been to confession recently?
taken up some purgative penances?
drawing closer to holy land daily?
Prepare the way of Lord, now in Advent
Notes
Notes
Me:
2 Exodus
first one is OT
new is NT
physical reflect spiritual
“Prepare the way of the Lord”
verse about
transfig his exodus
fishers of men [jer 16:14-16; Matt 4:19]
reform in our life in advent
Commentators
Pitre
New Exodus from desert
1st exile tribes missing
Chrysostom
Gospel for all mankind
Origen
Prepare the way
[me: Spiritual life purification b4 higher levels]
