The Bible in Time...

Studying with my dog. DWE Lectionary Bible Study  The Bible in Time blog Texts for Sunday, September 13, 2026 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 18 | Year A | Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) | Track 1 The Collect - Pray with me… O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen. The Texts for This Sunday Exodus 14:19-31 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 (Note: This study does not cover Track 2 or Psalms.) Preface: I write this after Labor Day, which in the USA is the traditional end of summer and new/more structured activity in life. Some faith communities are beginning new programs following the school year. For those communities using the Revised Common Lectionary (RCM). The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) is a three-year cycle of standardized Bible readings us...

Photo - DWE, Suttons Bay Dawning, Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 3:00 pm E piphany’s focus is light and the bringer of light on the path! Study Notes T ext Isaiah 9:1-4 | 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 | Matthew 4:12-23 The Collect Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.  Amen. Old Testament Isaiah 9:1-4 Vs. 9:1 - The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali = Z and N refer to the Assyrian annexation of Israelite tribal territories following defeat in 732 BCE. Z and N are a part of the Galilee area Vs. 9:2-4 - Part of royal song of thanksgiving in hope of a new Davidic rule.  Moving from darkness to light Liberation from oppression (yoke, bar, rod) to light Day of Midian = Gideon’s defeat of Midian in Judges 7:15-25 Gloom until the day of God I...

For the duration of 2026, I will conduct an online and offline study of the Bible using the weekly texts from the Revised Common Lectionary. I am obtaining this information from https://www.lectionarypage.net/. Thanks to St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Forest Grove, Oregon, USA, for the opportunity to conduct these classes at the parish. I will be posting Wednesday before the Sunday of church use. The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) is a widely used, three-year cycle of assigned Bible readings for Christian worship , adopted by many mainline Protestant denominations and others in North America and globally, providing a common schedule of scripture focused on the life of Jesus, featuring Old Testament, Psalms, Epistle, and Gospel readings each Sunday. (Google AI) I will also be posting on The Bible in Time blog. May the Holy Spirit bless this enterprise! Dave Eitland Bible Teacher

Road to Emmaus by Robert Gung Read the Bible in a Year Second Quarter Readings April 1 to June 30, 2024 Date Day Reading 4/1      90        2 Kings 22:1 - 25:30 4/2         91           1 Chronicles 1:1 – 9:44 4/3      92         1 Chronicles 10:1 – 12:40 4/4      93 1 Chronicles 13:1 – 16:43 4/5      94 1 Chronicles 17:1 – 22:1 4/6      95 1 Chronicles 22:2 – 27:34 4/7      96 1 Chronicles 28:1 – 29:30 4/8      97 2 Chronicles 1:1 – 5:1 4/9      98 2 Chronicles 5:2 – 9:31 4/10      99 2 Chronicles 10:1 – 13:22 4/11      100 2 Chronicles 14:1 – 16:14 4/12      101 2 Chronicles 17:1 – 20:37 4/13      102 2 Chronicles 21:1 – 24:27 4/14      103 2 Chronicles 25...