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Old Testament
Further descriptions of the future temple. Or the present temple? I’m not completely sure.
In any case, we can add another day and a half to the completely and utterly useless readings. I wish I had kept track of this throughout so that I could tally how many weeks we would save if we through out all of the word-for-word redundant passages and all of the passages (like today’s) which contain needlessly detailed descriptions.
New Testament
Today’s reading contains a number of pronouncements against certain behaviors
- quarrels and fights among believers: which are due to evil desires within
- friendship with the world: which will make you an enemy of God
- judging others: because it amounts to a criticism and judging of God’s law
- self confidence, especially in predictions about the future: because you don’t know the future
Psalms and Proverbs
Today we have one of those proverbs where I cannot puzzle out the connection between the first and second lines except in so far as both are bad:
A poor person who oppresses the poor
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.