February 8th: Genesis 38 & John 20
February 7, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Judah and Tamar. The resurrection.
Some passages referenced:
1 Samuel 25:2, 10 (Nabal and David); 2 Samuel 13 (Tamar and Absalom); Joshua 2 (Rahab); Ruth 4:12 (Ruth and Tamar); Leviticus 16 (Day of Atonement); Genesis 21-22 (Ishmael and Isaac); Judges 14-15 (Samson).
Exodus 25:10-22 (the Ark of the Covenant); Song of Songs 5:6—6:3 (the woman seeks her lost bridegroom in his bed of spices in the garden)
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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