diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_3:10-21.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_3:10-22.md similarity index 91% rename from content/bible_journal/luke_3:10-21.md rename to content/bible_journal/luke_3:10-22.md index 99856a3..6796c0b 100644 --- a/content/bible_journal/luke_3:10-21.md +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_3:10-22.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ +++ -title = "Luke 3:10–21" +title = "Luke 3:10–22" date = "2022-10-27" +++ -### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk3.10-21) +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk3.10-22) John's message of repentance is intended to produce practical effects in the people. When asked for specifics, he gives examples that exemplify compassion diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_3:23-38.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_3:23-38.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..05b1e7c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_3:23-38.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 3:23–38" +date = "2022-10-28" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk3.23-38) + +A lot of people skip over the "boring" parts, like genealogies. But we're not! +God's truth is in the lists and tables as well as the prose and poetry. + +The first thing we learn is that Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His +ministry. For a public teacher, this is a good age to begin because people +won't reject you out of hand because you're too young. It also means we have no +idea what Jesus's life was like since His parents found Him at the temple when +he was twelve. Most likely, He took up carpentry alongside Joseph. + +The genealogy itself is interesting because it anchors Jesus firmly in history, +with a human lineage that is traced back all the way to the very first man. +This is no fairy tale, where a mysterious person arrives from some unknown +place, does amazing things, and vanishes. No, this is real history. It is also +interesting because it is different from the genealogy given in Matthew 1. Luke +fits more generations in between Jesus and Abraham, and has several names +different, especially the ones closer to Jesus. The discrepencies could be +explained in a few ways: Luke and Matthew may be using "son" and "father" to +mean "descended from" and each skips some generations; Matthew especially may +be describing legal inheritance, particularly for the Davidic kingship, rather +than biological descent; transliterating Hebrew names into Greek might have +been done differently; and it's possible Luke is describing Mary's family tree, +though, if true, it is very strange he doesn't mention her name. (I find "as +was supposed" (_v. 23_) to be pretty compelling, however.) + +* * * + +You are eternal, while we are mere dust. Our lives are like grass while You remain forever.