April 20th: Numbers 16 & Mark 12:35—13:13
April 19, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The rebellion of Korah. The widow’s two small coins and the end of the age.
Some passages referenced:
Numbers 15:37-41 (the law of the tassels); Numbers 4:1-20 (the duties of the Kohathites); Exodus 29:44-46 (the tabernacle as the realm of the Lord’s dwelling in the midst of his people); Deuteronomy 14:1-2 (baldness on the forehead).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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