February 21st: Exodus 1 & Matthew 8:18-34

Alastair Roberts

February 21st: Exodus 1 & Matthew 8:18-34

February 20, 2020

Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts

The children of Israel multiply and Pharaoh's response. Calming the waves and delivering the Gadarene demoniacs.

Some passages referenced:

Genesis 46 (the list of those descending into Egypt); Genesis 35:23-26 (the order of the sons); Genesis 35:10-12 (the blessing of fruitfulness and multiplication given to Isaac); Exodus 15:27 (twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees at Elim); Genesis 1:28 (the blessing of fruitfulness and multiplication); Genesis 15:13 (God's statement to Abram that his descendants would be afflicted and enslaved).

Luke 13:32 (Herod the fox); Daniel 7 (Son of Man in Daniel); Matthew 27:51-52, 28:2 (earthquakes in Matthew); Matthew 9:27, 20:29-34, 21:1-7 (Matthew's pairings).

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

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