In Numbers 7, we heard about the gifts given by the leaders of Israel following the dedication of the Tabernacle.
Translation note:
13 Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and raise your hands and present them as a special offering to the
LORD.
HCSB: … and you are to present them before the Lord as a presentation offering.
CEV: 13They will stand at my altar in front of Aaron and his sons, who will dedicate the Levites to me.
Who it is who does the ‘waving’ in this ‘wave offering’ is variously interpreted.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/num.8.nlt
Psalm 31 is a desperate, yet confident, prayer for protection. This prayer models the secret of effective prayer— praying with full belief in the Lord.
Translation note:
21 Praise [you/the] LORD,
for [you have//he has] shown me the wonders of [your/his] unfailing love.
[You have//He] kept me safe when my city was under
attack.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.31
Yesterday's reading in Luke 20a showed how the Jewish leaders tried to confront and discredit Jesus. I remember reading these passages in the summer after 6th grade and being so impressed with Jesus' wisdom.
Translation notes:
8 And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you [either/0] by
what authority I do these things.”
16 “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.”
[His listeners protested, “Oh, may such a thing never
happen!”//“How terrible that such a thing should ever happen.”]
19 The teachers of religious law and the leading priests
wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he
was telling the story against them—they were the wicked
farmers. But they [did nothing because//0] they were afraid of the people’s reaction.
23 He saw through their [duplicity/trickery] and
said, 24 “Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped [here/0] on it?”
37 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even
Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush.
Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred
to the Lord d as ‘[the God Abraham worships//the God of Abraham], [the God Isaac worships//the God of Isaac], and [the God Jacob worships//the God of Jacob].’
41 Then Jesus presented them with a [problem/question]. [“Note that there is a problem with the teaching that the Messiah will come as a descendant of David.”//”Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?”]
44 Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,’ [it is clear
that the Messiah cannot just be his descendant!//how can the Messiah be his son?]”
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/luk.20
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