Craig S. Keener Quotes

Live The New Life 1:13. Men Wore Long Robes And Would Tuck Them Into Their Belt, And Thus "gird Up Their Loins," So They Could Move More Freely And Quickly. Although The Image Also Occurs Elsewhere In The *Old Testament, Here Peter May Specifically Allude To The Passover (Ex 12:11): Once God's People Had Been Redeemed By The Blood Of The Lamb (1 Pet 1:19), They Were To Be Ready To Follow God Forth Until He Had Brought Them Safely Into Their Inheritance (cf. 1:4), The Promised Land. Thus They Were To Be Dressed And Ready To Flee. "Sobriety" In Ancient Usage Meant Not Only Literal Abstinence From Drink But Also Behaving As A Nonintoxicated Person Should, Hence With Dignified Self-control. 1:14

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