January 29 - Genesis 37:1-38:30, Matthew 12:22-45, Psalm 16, Proverbs 3:27-32

Genesis 35:1-36:43

  • Technicolor Dreamcoat time!  What's your favorite song from the musical?
  • Family dysfunction again...
  • One of those stories of having to go through the trials before coming out the other side
  • Qustion - Did God put Onan to death or is that simply how the people of his time interpreted his death?  Remember we're dealing with ancient cultures here
  • And more family weirdness...

Matthew 12:22-45

  • Blaspheming the Spirit - lots of debate on this question of what it means here.  None are conclusive in my opinion.  My read on it is that it simply means ultimately going against the things of God...
  • What fruit am I bearing in the world?  What fruit are you bearing?
  • Sign of Jonah - another "odd phrase" - comapre to the story of Jonah and it doesn't totally line up. But there are some overlaps - three days and then proclaiming a new message.  However, unlike Jonah, Jesus isn't reluctant about it
  • Don't let evil find a resting place in you

Psalm 16 and Proverbs 3:27-32

  • Psalm 16 - Beautiful beautiful beautiful message of trust, especially the ending... You show me / us the path of life
  • Proverbs 3:27-32 - Again, what is the right path?  The Good Road, as the First Nations version puts it

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