Tag: Temple
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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Call to Worship [with some relationship to Mark 13:1-8] The LORD is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silent before the Holy One! And then, make a joyful noise unto the LORD! Yes, let the mountains and hills break out in song! Let the trees of the field clap their hands!! Let…
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Study Notes – 1 Kings 8 1-13
We are studying 1 Kings 8:1-13 for Sunday, January 5 – the first Sunday of the new year 2020 bringing us the story of the first day of worship in Solomon’s new Temple for YHWH. The story is told in almost [not quite] identical fashion in 2 Chronicles 5:1-6:2. Here are my notes on the…
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Exegetical Exercise (2 Chronicles 6 12-21)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, March 11 is 2 Chronicles 6:12-21. Here, a little later than usual, are my notes on the text: First Impressions: I’m not a big fan of imagining what’s going on in the text, but it’s hard not to imagine this scene in the brand new Temple, with lots of…