Acts 4:23-36; Exodus 16; Psalm 2; Psalm LXX 145/MT 146; Nehemiah 9:6; Revelation 10:6 The apostles Peter and John have just been through a dramatic few days, beginning with the healing of a paralyzed man, continuing with a night in prison, and concluding with a hearing before the officials. They were released with threats, but leaveContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 9: Praying and Living as One”
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Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 8: Humility and Boldness
Acts 4:1-22; Exodus 34:29-35; Deuteronomy 13:2-4; Psalm 118; Isaiah 43:11, 45:21-23; Luke 20:1-17; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6; Philippians 2:5-11. When Moses came down from receiving the Law on Mount Sinai, and whenever he spoke with God in the Tabernacle, his face shone afterwards, terrifying the Hebrew people (Ex 34:29-35). People knew without a doubt that heContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 8: Humility and Boldness”
Light From the Old Testament Upon the Acts 6: Mercy from the LORD
Acts 3:1-11; Lev. 21:18-23; 2 Sam/1 Kingdoms 5:6-8; Matthew 21:14 Once Luke has narrated the glorious ascension of our Lord, established the powerful beginning of the Church in Pentecost, and described for us its astonishing unity and communion centered around the apostles, he goes on to describe their Spirit-inspired acts. The first takes place inContinue reading “Light From the Old Testament Upon the Acts 6: Mercy from the LORD”
Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 5: The Communion of Saints
Acts 2:37-47; Deut 30:6, 32:5; Joel 2:28-32; Ezekiel 36:26-27 There are probably no homilists who have not yearned for the kind of response that followed Peter’s sermon on that first Christian Pentecost—it was both deep and dramatic. Luke explains the heartfelt response of the crowd, tells us of the huge number that turned to Christ,Continue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 5: The Communion of Saints”
Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts, Episode 4: Witnessing to Jesus
Acts 2:22-36; Psalm 15 LXX/16:8-11; Psalm 109 LXX/10:1; Luke 24:13-45; Phil. 2:5-11, 2 Peter 1:19 In this past week, we rejoiced in God’s promise of Pentecost, and the enlivening of the apostles when the Holy Spirit made the fishermen “most wise.” We have a tendency, though, to gloss over a major part of the firstContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts, Episode 4: Witnessing to Jesus”
Light from the Old Testament Upon Acts, Episode 3: Pentecost, The Great Reversal
Acts 2:1-21, Genesis 10-11, Exodus 24:17, Leviticus 23:15-17, Joel 2:28-32, 3 Kingdoms/1 Kings 8:27-30; 41-43, Hebrews 12:18 The story of Pentecost is one of the most dramatic scenes in the entire Bible. It takes place during a holy time of fulfillment, after a time of prayer and watchfulness in the Upper Room. Evidently those outsideContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon Acts, Episode 3: Pentecost, The Great Reversal”
Light from the Old Testament On Acts 2: the Guidance of the LORD
Acts 1:15-26, Josh 18:10, 1 Kingdoms/Samuel 10:20–21, 1 Chronicles 24:5, 25:8, Psalms LXX 68, 108 (MT 69, 109), Proverbs 16:33, Luke 24:3, 1 Cor 8:6, and 2 Peter 1:16-20. This week’s passage, Acts 1:15-26, contains both echoes and direct quotations from the Old Testament. It comes directly after Jesus’ Ascension, and after Luke’s narrative concerningContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament On Acts 2: the Guidance of the LORD”
Light from the Readable Books 20: Glimpsing Baruch’s Mystery of Wisdom
Baruch 3:9-4:8, Deuteronomy 3:11-14, Romans 10:5-13, 1 Cor 1:30-31. With Baruch 3:9-4:8, we come to the inner mystery of his prophecy. To this point in the book, we have heard of the tragic exile of the bulk of the people of God, of the exiles’ fondness for ravaged Judea and those few who still remainContinue reading “Light from the Readable Books 20: Glimpsing Baruch’s Mystery of Wisdom”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 14: Wisdom, Word, and Spirit of God
Wisdom of Solomon 10-19; Luke 9; Romans 1; 1 Corinthians 15 As we have worked our way through the Wisdom of Solomon, we have meditated upon the close connection of righteousness and wisdom (chapters 1 through 5), and have been charmed in chapters 6 through 9 by a vibrant picture of Wisdom as a spouseContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 14: Wisdom, Word, and Spirit of God”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 13: Wisdom Found by those who Seek
Wisdom of Solomon 6-9, Proverbs 8, Romans 1 & 10-11, John 1, Colossians 1, Hebrews 1 In the first episode on the Wisdom of Solomon, we saw that the author is appealing specifically to rulers, warning them of the Fall of humanity, and commending to them the righteousness and wisdom of God, as they fulfillContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 13: Wisdom Found by those who Seek”
Edith M. Humphrey 