Exodus 29 Dear RTB’ers, I counted the word “offering” sixteen times in today’s reading. What kinds of offerings? Sin offerings, burnt offerings, food offerings, wave offerings, peace offerings, drink offerings, grain offerings. If you can keep track of all those, you are a Biblical scholar! I could not find a way to shorten the ending …
Monthly Archives: October 2024
October 21 / Exodus 28
Exodus 28 Dear RTB’ers, And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. For Aaron’s sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty. (v. 2, repeated in v. 40) For glory and for beauty… To reflect God’s glory and the …
October 20 / Exodus 26-27
Exodus 26-27 Dear RTB’ers, I should have posted this yesterday – if you are up to date we have hit a stride that gets a bit difficult. To this point in Genesis and Exodus we have been doing mostly history with only a few genealogies mixed in. Now we are reading God’s instructions to Moses …
October 19 / Exodus 25
Exodus 25 Dear RTB’ers, Today and for the next many chapters Moses is on the mountain with God receiving instructions for the building of the tabernacle and sanctuary and many other assorted items. These the Israelites will carry with them during their forty years of wilderness wandering. Today we read of articles that will be …
October 18 / Exodus 22:20-24:18
Exodus 22:20-24:18 Dear RTB’ers, As I noted to you yesterday, I incorrectly read and commented yesterday only through 22:19, not 23:19 according to our schedule. So I am beginning today with 22:20 and moving forward to the end of chapter 24. Today’s modified reading covers four topics – first, many “Thou shalt not…” commands; second, …
October 17 / Exodus 21:33-22:19
Exodus 21:33-22:19 Dear RTB’ers, Sorry folks, today’s assignment should have been though 23:19, but I unwittingly stopped short – a continuing illness-induced brain fog. I’ll pick up with 22:20 tomorrow. There are two “Thou shalt not…” commands (Ex. 22:18-19) in today’s reading, direct orders from God. The rest of today’s reading is a set of …
October 16 / Exodus 21:1-32
Exodus 21:1-32 Dear RTB’ers, Today and continuing for the next two weeks we read the rest of Exodus. The book of Romans provides a good transition to Exodus. Remember Paul’s mentions of “the Law” in Romans, especially in Romans 7-8. Now we will be reading part of that Law – some of it in Exodus, …
October 15 / Romans 16:17-27
Romans 16:17-27 Dear RTB’ers, Sorry for this late post, but I’ve been quite ill from yesterday afternoon, through the night and all morning today. Classic flu symptoms; I’ll spare you the details! COVID test was negative, so all will be well. …according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages …
October 14 / Romans 16:1-16
Romans 16:1-16 Dear RTB’ers, Paul sends greetings and love by name to a couple dozen people in today’s reading. Most of them are quick mentions; only Phoebe and Prisca and Aquila have a couple of comment verses from Paul. We’ve seen Prisca and Aquila before. You may recall that Paul met them in Corinth in …
October 13 / Romans 15:14-33
Romans 15:14-33 Dear RTB’ers, Paul’s hopes (expectation, even?) went unanswered (reminder, Paul is writing to believers in Rome): I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain… (v. 24a) and When therefore I have completed this [collection] I will leave for Spain by way of you. (v. 28) Did Paul ever make …