LWW chapter 8

1. “It’s no good YOUR trying to help Tumnus, but now that Aslan is on the move…”
Who’s Aslan? “He’s the King. He’s the Lord of the whole wood…. It is he, not you, who will save Mr. Tumnus.” We are inadequate to set the world right, but Jesus can, when He comes back.

2. Then we get some prophecies about it: “Wrong will be right when Aslan comes in sight…”

3. Aslan is also the “son of the great Emperor-beyond-the-Sea.” Jesus is the Son of the Highest God (Luke 1:35).

4. Susan wants to know if a lion Aslan is safe. Mrs. Beaver: “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.”
Mr. Beaver: “safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” I think of Revelation 1 every time I remember this line. Jesus appears there, very strong, powerful and good, but definitely NOT safe! Daniel, Belshazzar, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Mary, demons, and many others all knock knees when God or His angels appear to them.

5. Beaver repeats this very often: Aslan is the King. Jadis claimed to be the Queen, but it was not legitimate authority. It’s not really her kingdom. We have to repeat this to ourselves, too. Jesus is the king here, not whoever is claiming my time, family, job, money, etc.

6. Ed already questions this claim, wondering if the witch couldn’t overpower Aslan. No way.

7. Here’s a prophecy for Christmas: “When Adam’s flesh and Adam’s bone / sits at Cair Paravel in throne / the evil time will be over and done.” The 2nd Adam come restore humanity and creation.

8. The witch’s origins: from Adam’s first wife, Lilith. I don’t know much about her, but have heard of this myth. A perverted line, something akin to the Genesis 6:1-4 passage. She is a counterfeit human. Beaver’s comment here is amusing: any human counterfeits, “keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.”

9. Ed sneaks out for the witch. Here we have Judas, leaving the table of disciples, going to the other side, at night. Beaver is wise to the antithesis, knowing he’s betrayed them. The kids’ spiritual naivete comes out: an enemy? Our brother? No! But they realize the truth. See 1 Corinthians 10:20-21.

10. The only way to save Edmund, Tumnus or themselves is to stay away from the witch. Like Joseph with Potiphar’s wife.

11. Lucy: “Can no one help us?”
Mr. Beaver: “Only Aslan.”

12. The witch’s first plan will be to get between the kids and Aslan. Satan’s goal is to keep us from Jesus.