April 12th: Leviticus 26 & Mark 8:11-38

Blessings and judgments. Lack of perception.

Some passages referenced:

Deuteronomy 28—30 (blessing and curses); Psalm 1, Proverbs 9, Matthew 5 & 23 (other juxtapositions of blessing and judgment framing bodies of biblical material); Deuteronomy 30:1-10 (the promise of restoration); Leviticus 25:1-7 (the law of the Sabbath Year); Leviticus 25:8-13 (the Year of Jubilee); Joshua 6:12-16 (the Fall of Jericho like the Year of Jubilee).

Isaiah 29:13-14 (unrecognized wonders); Mark 7:31-37 (the paralleled healing of the deaf-mute); 2 Samuel 19:21-22 (David’s rebuke to Abishai).

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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