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, …
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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 …
October 12 / Romans 15:1-13
Romans 15:1-13 Dear RTB’ers, Paul continues to continue to argue his point to the Jews, that the Gentiles are heirs also to the faith of Abraham: For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised … in order that the Gentiles might glorify God… (vv. 8-9). He offers four Old Testament quotations …
October 11 / Romans 14
Romans 14 Dear RTB’ers, Today’s passage is all about disagreement and the judgment that results from our differing opinions. One of my main faults (that I see in myself) is that I am excessively judgmental. I was worse in the past and I feel that the Lord has corrected that in me to a great …
October 10 / Romans 13
Romans 13 Dear RTB’ers, Another election is upon us, less than four weeks away, and Paul’s words in today’s first seven verses should be in every Christian’s mind and in every heart as we honor Paul’s words: For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. (v. …
October 9 / Romans 12
Romans 12 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday’s last verse seemed like the ending to a letter: For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. (v. 11:36) However, we begin Chapter 12 with a “…therefore…”, so Paul must have picked up his “pen” again, offering a number of …