Lamb of the Free | Interview with Dr. Andrew Rillera Pt. 3 - "Propitiation" and Audience Questions

The hilasterion as gift from God is resonant with Tonstadt’s argument in his commentary that the use of Habakkuk in ch 1 is meant to set up a scenario where God’s own reputation is on the line and “proof” is needed from God that God is not in a position of wrath over against humanity. It simultaneously shows that God is not in a posture of wrath toward us, and it contradicts the opponent whose speech in Ch 1 claims that God is fundamentally in that retributive, transactional posture.