Take Five – Passage Primer for 12.07.20 – 12.13,20 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Last week, in our Take Five, we saw the two different theories present in the book of Isaiah. One has Isaiah (chapters 1-39) speak of coming destruction because the people have refused to turn back to God, then (chapters 40-55) he speaks asContinue reading “12.07.20 – 12.13.20”
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11.30.20 – 12.06.20
Readings Isaiah 40:1-11 • Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 • 2 Peter 3:8-15a • Mark 1:1-8 Context Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah can be a confusing book to read, especially if you attempt to read it straight through. For instance, our Isaiah reading last week, we found Isaiah talking to the Hebrews as the exile was ending and they were heading home. This is confusingContinue reading “11.30.20 – 12.06.20”
11.23.20 – 11.29.20
Readings Psalm 80:1-19 • Isaiah 64:1-9 • Mark 13:24-37 • I Corinthians 1:3-9 Context It is doubtful that there has ever been a time or atmosphere that has provided the perfect soil for the Advent season as has been the year 2020. Do you remember the devastating Australian wild fires that consumed the news inContinue reading “11.23.20 – 11.29.20”
08.24.20 – 08.30.20
Readings Exodus 3:1-15 • Jeremiah 15:15-21 • Psalm 26:1-8 • Matthew 16:21-28 • Romans 12:9-21 Context Exodus 3:1-15 The events of the life of Moses between the heroic acts of the five women who risked their own lives to safe the life of the 3 month hold Moses, and the time of this week’s passage are theContinue reading “08.24.20 – 08.30.20”
07.20.20 – 07.26.20
Readings Psalm 119:129-136 • Genesis 29:15-29 • I Kings 3:5-12 • Romans 8:26-39 • Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Context Psalm 119:129-136 Psalm 119 focuses largely on God’s Law – the Torah. While we, post Resurrection followers of Jesus Christ, often look at the Law as a thing of the past, a tool of legalism, an oppressiveContinue reading “07.20.20 – 07.26.20”
07.06.20 – 07.12.20
Readings Psalm 119:105-112; Isaiah 55:10-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 11:16-30; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Context Psalm 119:105-112 Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm, it is the longest chapter in the Old and New Testament, and, as you would expect, it has the most verses and words. The 176 verses are divided into 22 sections. In the originalContinue reading “07.06.20 – 07.12.20”
05.18.20 – 05.24.20
Readings Psalm 68:1-35 • John 17:1-11 • Acts 1:6-14 • 1 Peter 4:12-5:11 Context Psalm 68:1-35 Psalm 68 ‘belongs to the lowly, who in the midst of the powers of this world remember and hope for the victory of God.’ J. Clinton McCann, Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation Eden Seminary Psalm 68 is thought to be the oldest Psalm. It isContinue reading “05.18.20 – 05.24.20”
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