April 1st: Exodus 39 & Mark 1:32-45
March 31, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Priestly garments and conclusion of the work. The Messianic secret.
Genesis 6:22, 7:5, 16 (Noah doing everything according to God’s instruction); Numbers 4:4-15 (the specified colours of the coverings for transportation of the tabernacle furniture); Numbers 15:37-41 (the tassels of the Israelites’ garments); Song of Solomon 4:15 (the woman and the garden spring); Genesis 1:31—2:3 (God’s conclusion of his creation work).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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