The Bible in Time...

Joshua Commissioning https://www.pinterest.com/pin/405394403928579316/  The Bible in Time Based on impressions of the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary texts for the day.  Today - Sunday, 12 July 2020 Proper 10 - Year Two Psalm 148, 149, 150 Joshua 1:1-18 Acts 21:3-15 Mark 1:21-27 Psalm 148  Praise in the heights and the depths, to the creator of the stars and seas, maker of wild beasts and tame, glory of humankind. (Psalter, p. 148) Joshua 1 - Background Military commander leading the people into the promised land. Maybe written post-exile (538 BCE?). Here Joshua is commissioned by God and begins to build the invasion force for God is with them. Acts 21 Paul continues his travels to Jerusalem stopping over to various faith communities and hearing that he is to be arrested there. He stays with various disciples. Mark 21 Jesus teaching amazes everyone even the religious establishment. He casts out a demon who names Jesus as the Holy One of God. Jesus fame sprea...

Paul in Prison https://www.captivefaith.org/prisoners-of-the-bible-era/paul/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at any time!  In the name of God who surrounds us; the God who Walks with us; the God who blows through us.  Amen Today’s Reading - 11/01/2019     Day 305 Acts 21:1 - 23:35 11/02/2019     Day 306 Acts 24:1 - 26:32 11/03/2019     Day 307 Acts 27:1 - 28:31 Reflection | Today - Chapter 21 - Paul arrives in Jerusalem in a roundabout way and is asked to observe the rite of purification and tells the disciples stories of the missionary journey and thousand converted to the faith; Jews get rilled up and begin to riot. Paul asks the Roman officials to speak with the crowd. Chapter 22 - Paul speaks of his conversion and his encounter with Jesus and his blindness and healing; then his missionary journey to the Gentiles which stirred up the crowd again; Paul is flogged and then ...