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Birth of John the Baptist https://sma.ie/the-birth-of-john-the-baptist-year-b/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Let the words of our mouths, and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you, O God, our strength and our salvation. Amen Today’s Reading - Luke 1:1-80 Reflection | Today - Luke’s prologue to his writing of this account of Jesus; Pregnancy of Elizabeth; in month 6 Mary is visited by angel Gabriel and told of birth of Jesus; Mary visits Elizabeth; Mary sings; Elizabeth is delivered and Zechariah names John and sings; John grows and is strong in Spirit. Background |  Background by Center of Biblical Studies.   More Luke by Mark Powell Scholars think that Luke was written the end of the 1st century; Luke probably had a copy of Gospel of Mark and a lost book called the Sayings of Jesus (Q is what scholars call it). Outline: Chapters 1.1 - 4 Prologue - Luke hired to...

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zacharias_(Michelangelo).jpg My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Today’s Reading 8/26/2019     Day 238 Zechariah 1:1 – 4:14 Reflection | Today - God says to Zechariah to say to all - Return to me and I will return to you ; Angel - God will redeem Zion and prosperity will follow; Measuring - Jerusalem will be a city without walls for God will protect it; Come back from exile; Image of the High Priest - God will purify again; Golden Lampstand - word of God; God will bless the rule of the king;  Background |  Background by the Center of Biblical Studies.   More background by My Jewish Learning. +++ The Next Days of Readings | 8/27/2019     Day 239 Zechariah 5:1 – 9:17 8/28/2019     Day 240 Zechariah 10:1 – 14:21 8/29/2019     Day 241 Malachi 1:1 – 2:17  8/30/2019    ...

Zechariah by Michaelangelo - Sistine Chapel Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at any time! Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 4/12/2019     Day 102 2 Chronicles 21:1 – 24:27 Reflection | Today Chapter 21 - Decline under Jehoram (851-843 BCE). Kills off all his brothers; bad man - married brother’s daughter - led the People to unfaithfulness; God got the Philistines to attack him; God struck him down with incurable bowel disease; died in great agony. Chapter 22 - Ahaziah rule brief and bad (843-842) Chapter 23 - Athaliah reign short; Jehoiada reforms undoing the damage of previous kings in worship life; Covenant renewed. Chapter 24 - Joash (836 - 798 BCE) restores the Temple; taxed the People to restore the Temple; King dies; people abandon God; Zechariah becomes a prophet but they ignored him and were defeated (NOAB5) Background Background by Center of Biblical...