Many people find the reading of Scripture difficult because the timeline jumps around. The events recorded in the Bible don’t follow a historical sequence. The Chronological Bible was created by its authors to help alleviate confusion.
Throughout the coming year, I will be presenting a weekly schedule that mostly follows the Chronological Bible’s reading plan. Toward the conclusion of each week’s readings, I will post a blog in the Ezine and on the church’s website to offer any observations and insights that come to my mind.
I welcome anyone who wishes to join me in this spiritual discipline. I pray, in advance, that your life will be enriched by the experience.
Blessings,
=Pastor David
26
Feb '20
Got Questions? Look to God’s Grace
26
Feb '20
I admit that reading through the book of Leviticus is a bit like walking through a time that long since has passed. Many of the 613 laws identified appear to no longer apply for living in the twenty-first century. For example, the prohibition to eat a steak cooked any less than medium well seems a bit too circumspect (Leviticus 17:10), let alone that the person who defies this law is to be cut off from the rest of society. On the other hand, treating and loving an immigrant who lives within the borders of one’s land as a citizen is a matter that is quite pertinent to life today (Leviticus 19:34).
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19
Feb '20
We Need To Retell the Story!
19
Feb '20
Last Sunday, I had a conversation with a couple that went something like this. “Wow, that reading from Leviticus is sure boring.” My response was candid: “I can’t disagree with you.”
From chapters one through nine, the author of Leviticus repeats the same set of ritualistic instructions twenty-two times. I became drowsy. So, I started reading the text aloud to stay alert and awake. Predictably, all three of my cats fell asleep.
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10
Feb '20
You Belong Here
10
Feb '20
As I was reading the better part of chapters twenty-four through thirty-one last week, I must admit that I was tempted to doze off. God methodically instructs Moses how to build the Tabernacle that would become God’s home among the people of Israel. The divine blueprint goes into meticulous detail. The dimensions are precise. The materials are carefully chosen. The furnishings are properly placed. No feature of the structure is overlooked.
But, why?
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