Yesterday we heard another dramatic chapter in Israel's history: The rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. They must have been included in those who refused to go to the Promised Land, but then they had the gall to find fault with Moses that he didn't lead them to that land. It is also incredible that God would prove Moses' authority so dramatically (resulting in the death of the three conspirators and their families), yet the people would the next day without fear accuse Moses of killing the Lord's people (resulting in a plague).
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/num.17.nlt
We turn for the first time to Psalm37, which is an acrostic poem. This is a great Psalm for giving us the right perspective in our fallen world.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.37
We turn for the second time to Luke 23. In the first half of this chapter, Jesus was tried by Pilato and Herode, before finally Pilato caved into pressure and sentenced Jesus to death. We repeat a few verses starting at verse 36.
Translation notes:
3 So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “[You are the one who says it.//You have said it.]”
34 Jesus said [about the ones crucifying him//0], “Father,
forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, 51 but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was [one of those//0] waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/luk.23
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