We best encourage not by being cuddly with people but by reminding them of the promises of God. Encouragement from God for the people of God comes from the word of God. I am not depreciating the helpfulness of the personal touch or care, but in an age that wallows in “caring” and “sensitivity” on every hand believers need to know that solid encouragement comes not from emotional closeness but from God’s speech.

— Dale Ralph Davis (b. 1944), Alttestamentler, Pastor und Autor

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Service & Love of Neighbour

Occasions: Encouragement, For Reflection

Dale Ralph Davis

Dale Ralph Davis (* 1944) ist ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Alttestamentler, Pastor und Autor, der unter anderem am Reformed Theological Seminary lehrte. Er steht für eine theozentrische Auslegung der alttestamentlichen Geschichtsbücher, die hebräische Erzähltexte in ihrer eigenen Botschaft ernst nimmt, statt sie vorschnell typologisch zu überformen. Bibellesern hilft er bis heute, komplexe historische Texte des Alten Testaments verständlich zu erschließen und Gottes Handeln im Alltag zu erkennen.

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