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09/18/2024 – Day 088 – Psalm – Chapters 36 – 38 / Comment: David, the quintessential superstar hero figure in his youth, then a terrible fall with Bathsheba. He repented and continually grew in his personal relationship with the Lord from there, a mess but a redeemed mess by His grace!

This is going to be different personally for awhile: I kept up on the daily readings while we were on our two week vacation, but I’m glad I pushed …

09/15/2024 – Day 085 – Mark – Chapters 5 & 6 / “Then Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household… And he was amazed at their unbelief.” Mark 6: verses 4 & 6

Indeed. I am going to bring in an excerpt from Barclay’s commentary, Mark 6: 1 – 6:

“… Sometimes when familiarity should breed a growing respect it breeds an increasing …

08/25/2024 – Day 084 – 1 Corinthians – Chapters 7 – 8a / 8:6: “In a remarkable affirmation, Paul called Jesus Christ the ‘one Lord’…, a mere 20 years after Jesus’ crucifixion, indicating a high view of Jesus very early on in the church.”

Last cycle, a post dated 05/22/2022, a will call it a tribute to “the shakers”. Still in this chapter on marriage, I dug into a very interesting verse, …

08/24/2024 – Day 083 – Isaiah – Chapters 62 – 66

We have two prior posts for today’s reading: 08/15/2020 & 05/21/2022. The former includes an introduction to the book of Isaiah. The later is a sermon from …

08/19/2024 – Day 078 – Mark – Chapters 3 – 4 / 4: 10 – 12 – “… one of the most difficult passages in all of the gospels.” William Barclay’s commentary – “The Gospel of John”

Two cycles ago this day, there is a post on the unpardonable sin, verses 3: 29 – 30.

For 4: 10 – 12 today, “… The Authorized Version speaks of the …

08/17/2024 – Day 076 – Isaiah – Chapters 56 – 61 / Whoa, look at the breadth of coverage here in the chapter summaries!

So, the chapter summaries are in the post dated 08/09/2020. And then, there is also a posting on 05/14/22 on the subsequent cycle from J.A. Motyer’s “Isaiah” entitled: …

08/15/2024 – Day 073 – Psalm – Chapters 30 – 32 / Note – Chapter 32 commentary: List of other penitential Psalms.

Two reading cycles past, there is a post for this drawing dated 08/06/2020 that covers commentary on: 30: 11-12; 31:19; and 32:9.

For today, I would like to share the …

08/13/2024 – Day 072 – Genesis – Chapters 40 – 43 – “Joseph foreshadows the Savior.”

Previous cycle posts for this Day 072: 1) 08/04/20 – 41:12 – Re: Joseph’s gift of dream interpretation; and 2) 05/10/2022 – 40: 18 – 19 Re: …