March 5th: Exodus 12 & Matthew 15:1-28
March 4, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The Passover. Nullifying God’s commandment for tradition; the faith of a Canaanite woman.
Exodus 4:22-23 (the initial threat to the firstborn); Genesis 19 (the destruction of Sodom); Genesis 33:17 (Succoth in Jacob’s journeys).
Exodus 21:17 (judgment upon those dishonouring father or mother); Isaiah 29:13 (draw near with mouths, but hearts far from me); Matthew 10:5-6 (the lost sheep of the house of Israel); Matthew 8:5-13 (the faith of the centurion praised).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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