The Bible and How to Read It. Part 2: How Do I Read It?
God’s word is creative in both the imaginative sense and the constructive sense. It brings things into existence and displays new ideas, images, and concepts we did not previously perceive.
2 Samuel 20:2-26 (Episode 284)
A sword in the stomach and a head over the wall.
Talking Shop: Mark 9:38-50 (Pentecost 18: Series B)
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Worms, Fire, and Eye-Gouging: What Does Jesus Mean by the Violent Language in Mark 9
Jesus uses a lot of violent language at the end of Mark 9:38-50. Millstones hung around people’s necks who are cast into the sea. Eyes gouged out and hands chopped off. People salted with fire. What’s up with all this? What does it mean? Using Proverbs, Leviticus, Isaiah, and some intertestamental literature, Chad Bird leads us into the Jewish thought…
Old Testament: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 (Pentecost 18: Series B )
This complaining is a rejection of the LORD and all He has done to rescue them, guide them, and provide for them as He leads them to the Promised Land.