Friday, March 15, 2013

The Bible Challenge: Day 74

The scriptures read are Deuteronomy 28-30, Psalm 62 and Luke 20.

Deuteronomy 28. Very long chapter with a soupcon of blessing and a lot of very vivid, frankly horrifying consequences of breaking the covenant. Was this the chapter that was read to King Josiah, causing him to tear his robes and bring reform to Judah? (2 Kings 22) Is this the chapter that Ezra read to the people that caused them to weep? (Nehemiah 8) Peterson uses the phrase "the Book of this Revelation." Foreshadowing the more bloodcurdling passages of the last book of the Bible, is he?

The chapter itself foreshadows the siege of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile, though neither is named.

Deuteronomy 29. Getting ready to enter the promised land; more precautions.

Deuteronomy 30. A rousing ending to Moses' long sermon. Some great familiar verses.

Psalm 62. An exhortation to wait patiently for God. "Do not trust in violence, or put false hopes in robbery; if  force bears fruit pay it no mind."

Luke 20. Jesus parries a question about his authority with a counter question.

Jesus tells a very pointed parable about his coming death.

The question of taxes comes up. Jesus says essentially, "Give Caesar what has his image on it and God what contains his image." Things may belong to human rulers; people belong to God.

No marriage after the resurrection. Something better in store for us?

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