Feb 13, 2024
EXODUS 27-28:
Yesterday in Exodus, we heard the beginning
plans given by God for the Tabernacle (or sacred tent) and the Arc
of the Covenant that were to become the focal point for worship of
God under the Covenant. The whole Tabernacle— and particularly the
atonement cover on top of the Arc of the Covenant (called the Mercy
Seat), symbolized that God was living among them. (Ex. 25:8) The
whole Tabernacle was to be made exquisitely as appropriate for
God's own dwelling.
PSALM 2:
In
Psalm 1, the author (probably David) mentioned obeying and studying
‘the Law’. In much of the Old Testament and even in the New, the
word ‘Law’ came to mean more than the Mosaic Law or just the first
5 books of the Old Testament. We are within bounds to say that the
author intended meditation and study of all of God’s
Word.
Today we have our first prophetic Psalm.
LUKE 3:
Yesterday we heard of Jesus' childhood, and now
we hear of John the Baptist's ministry. In this newer recording
from 2020, the voice of John the Baptist is Nate O'Brien, Pastor of
Family Ministries at Covenant Church in Siloam Springs,
AR.
NLT Translation note:
Luk.
3:19 John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of
Galilee, for marrying
[Herodiana/Herodias], his brother’s wife, and for many other wrongs
he had done.
[In
Indonesia, we found it helpful for understanding to change
Herodias' name to one that sounds feminine. And anyway, in Greek,
one form of her name ends with -anan.]
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