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Jesus and John the Baptist (left) - Greg Olson http://www.godisreal.today/pictures-of-jesus/ 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 - 9/27/2019       Day 270 Luke 3:1 – 4:13 Reflection | Today - The ministry of Jesus Christ begins with the clarion cry of the Baptist to the people of God - Repent - Get Ready! This message is based on the prophet’s call (Isaiah). John's “table setting” ministry prepares the people for Jesus. John gets mad when even sinners come for redemption. John declares that he is the forerunner and not the message. Jesus was about 30 years old when he started the ministry And was also baptized like all others. Luke has a genealogy of Jesus to tracks back through Joseph, through David, to Abraham then Noah to Adam to God. Jesu...

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogy_of_the_kings_of_Israel_and_Judah.png My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 4/1/2019     Day 91 1 Chronicles 1:1 – 9:44 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org | 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX (Latin Septuagint)  and should bread as one book. Detailed listing of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The Chronicles are written as one book; written by an anonymous Person after most of the Hebrew Bible being written. The book has 3 sections 1 Chr 1 - 9 = genealogies 1 Chr 10 - 2 Chr 9 = the United Monarchy 2 Chr 10 - 36 = history of the Judahite Monarchy +++ From the first person and a universal genealogy; Shem’s line; descendants of Judah; David’s line; descendants of Judah; Simeon’s line; Reuben’s line; Gad’s line; wars of Transjordan tribes; Half- Manasseh; Levi’s...

Ludwig Valcanbrosh - Tower of Babel My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/4/2019 Day 4 Genesis 9:18 - 11:32 Reflection The genealogies that are listed in Genesis refer not only to a family line but also the land that they inhabited in the middle east. Here is a guess from the NOAB5 p. 23. Might have to play with the picture in order to see the detail. <see Source page> Tower of Babel is the story answering the question why are there so many languages? Meditation: What will happen to us as our languages will be instantly translated by our phones and computers making us understand one another? Will we listen to each other? Prayer: Lord, my ears hear you knocking today. Steer me away from the over-emphasis on what I might accomplish and steer me toward what you would have me do. Your will be done and not mine. ...