April 11th: Leviticus 23 & Mark 7:24—8:10

The festal calendar of Israel. Jesus ministers to Gentiles.

Some passages referenced:

Exodus 31:12-17 (Sabbath as the sign of the covenant); Exodus 12:2 (the first month designated as a result of the Exodus); Numbers 28—29 (the appointed sacrifices for each feast); Exodus 16 (the gift of the manna, an omer a day); Joshua 5:10-12 (the cessation of the manna and food from the land); Numbers 15:2-5 (the law for the grain offering of a burnt offering of a lamb); Leviticus 2:14-16 (the manner of the grain offering); Leviticus 2:11 (prohibition upon leaven in grain offerings); Leviticus 25:8 (the Year of Jubilee); Acts 2 (the Day of Pentecost); Zechariah 14:9, 16-19 (the Feast of Booths and the nations); Numbers 29:12-34 (the sacrifices of the Feast of Booths); Exodus 12:37 (camping at Succoth); Exodus 13:20-22 (the pillar of cloud and fire at Succoth); Exodus 12:39 (the Feast of Unleavened Bread first celebrated at Succoth).

Isaiah 35:5-6 (prophecy concerning the healing of the deaf, dumb, and blind); Mark 8:22-26 (parallel account of healing the blind man).

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

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