March 30th: Exodus 37 & Mark 1:1-13

Alastair Roberts

March 30th: Exodus 37 & Mark 1:1-13

March 29, 2020

Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts

The Ark, Table, Lampstand, and Altar of Incense. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Some passages referenced:

1 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 6:2, 2 Kings 19:15, 1 Chronicles 13:6, Psalm 80:1, Psalm 99:1, Isaiah 37:16 (God enthroned above the cherubim); Ezekiel 1 (Ezekiel’s throne vision); Leviticus 24:5-9 (the use of the Table of the Presence).

Isaiah 40:9, 52:7, 61:1 (gospel in Isaiah); Malachi 3:1, Exodus 23:20, Isaiah 40:3 (the verses in Mark’s mixed quotation in 1:2-3); 1 Kings 17:1 (Elijah’s sudden arrival on the scene); 2 Kings 1:8 (the clothing of Elijah); Isaiah 42:1, Psalm 2:7, Genesis 22:2 (the beloved Son); 1 Samuel 24:2 (David in the Rocks of the Wild Goats); Leviticus 16:20-22 (the scapegoat for Azazel); Daniel 4:19-27 (Nebuchadnezzar driven out by the holy one who descended from heaven, forcing him to dwell among the wild beasts).

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

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