April 6th: Leviticus 16 & Mark 4:35—5:20
April 5, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The Day of Coverings. The Gerasene Demoniac.
[New Testament section begins at 18:34]
Some passages referenced:
Leviticus 25:8-10 (Year of Jubilee beginning on the Day of Atonement).
Isaiah 50:2, 51:9-10, Job 26:11-12, Psalm 18:15 (God’s power over the sea); Mark 3:27 (binding the Strong Man).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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