February 9th: Genesis 39 & John 21
February 8, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Joseph in the house of Potiphar. Jesus appears to his disciples by the sea.
Some passages referenced:
Genesis 16, 21 (Abram, Sarai, Hagar, and Ishmael)
Luke 5:1-11 (the miraculous catch of fish at the first calling of the disciples); Ezekiel 47:1-12 (waters flowing out from the temple); John 13:36-38 (Peter's earlier statements about following Jesus to death); 2 Peter 1:14 (Peter claims that Jesus told him about his coming death).
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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