Reading: Hebrew 7-8, Psalm 28 Yesterday the ancient king Melchizedek came up briefly. In today’s reading we get extensive commentary on the guy, how he relates to Abraham, Moses, and Aaron, and finally how Jesus is like him. Next we see the author of Hebrews take everything he has been
Reading: Hebrew 5-6, Psalm 27 I think it is high time for a review of Leviticus, don’t you? I mean, there really is nothing better that a quick read through of the regulations on mold and mildew. Well, maybe the specifications for priestly garments. But for that we have to
Reading: Philemon, Psalm 24 We come today to one of the oddest parts of the Scriptures, the epistle to Philemon. Along with the two letters to Timothy and the one to Titus, this is a personal letter. But unlike those pastoral letters, this one is does not deal with ministry
Reading: Titus 1-3, Psalm 23 The third pastoral letter from Paul, the letter to Titus bears many similarities to the first letter to Timothy. It appears to have been written following Paul’s release from house arrest in Rome and before his rearrest and final imprisonment leading up to his execution.
Reading: 2 Timothy 1-4, Psalm 22 Paul’s second letter to Timothy is a very unique epistles. It offers instruction and encouragement, but more than that it is intensely personal. This comes from the circumstances of it’s writing. It is pretty obvious that Paul wrote this letter from prison, but that
Reading: 1 Timothy 5-6, Psalm 21 Paul wraps up his first letter to Timothy with some advice on managing the church’s resources, a final note on false teaching, and a personal charge to his protege to remain faithful to his calling. The tenor of the entire letter has been the
1 Timothy 1-2, Psalm 19 After nine letters written to church communities, we come to a series of personal letters written by Paul. The first two are addressed to his protege Timothy, who showed up in Acts and the other epistles, and who eventually wound up in Ephesus leading the