Three Estates, the Doctrine of Vocation, and the Priesthood of All Believers

Yahweh said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings. Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. Get up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says Yahweh, God of Israel, “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.” - Joshua 7:10-13   This Episode’s Links: (All timestamps offset by 24-seconds) 00:00 – Joshua 7 05:03 – Thoughts on the Reading 23:34 – How Vocation Transformed Society - Gene Edward Veith, Ligonier 55:34 - Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Martin Luther’s Teaching on the Three Institutions – Michael Laffin, Ad Fontes Journal