February 16th: Genesis 46 & Matthew 5:21-48
February 15, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Jacob's descent into Egypt. Fulfilling the Law in the Sermon on the Mount.
Some passages referenced:
Genesis 21:25-33 (the naming of Beersheba); Genesis 26:23-25 (God appears to Isaac at Beersheba); Genesis 10 (seventy nations); Exodus 15:27 (twelve springs and seventy palm trees).
Deuteronomy 24 (teaching on divorce); 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (Paul's reference to Jesus' teaching concerning divorce).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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