March 21st: Exodus 28 & Matthew 25:1-30

Alastair Roberts

March 21st: Exodus 28 & Matthew 25:1-30

March 20, 2020

Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts

Priestly garments. The parable of the virgins and the parable of the talents.

Some passages referenced:

Isaiah 61:10-11 (priestly garments and the bridegroom); Numbers 27:21, 1 Samuel 14:41 (Urim and Thummim).

Exodus 27:20-21 (lamps and oil); 1 Samuel 3:1-3 (lamp, eyes of judgment, and light of revelation); Zechariah 4 (oil, anointing, and light-bearing); Acts 2:3, Revelation 1:12-13, 20 (Church lit as a lampstand); Proverbs 9 (Folly versus Wisdom); Luke 19:11-27 (Luke’s version of the parable); Matthew 24:45 (the faithful and wise servant).

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

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