Isaiah 8-39 Our second section from Isaiah, read during weeks three and four of Great Lent, is quite large. It contains a myriad historical and social circumstances, and various oracles of God directed towards different parties. Here, we can see the prophet speaking the word of God to His people—both the northern and southern kingdoms—asContinue reading “Light from Isaiah 2: Wrath and Mercy”
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Light from the Psalter 21: Mercy and Oil
Psalm 134, Psalm 135 (MT 135 and 136), Numbers 21:21-35, Isaiah 44:9-21, Jeremiah 10:1-16, Romans 1:18-23. With the singing of Psalms 134 and 135 (in the Hebrew, 135 and 136), we come to the high point of the matins service, in which the doors to the altar are opened, and the Gospel will be read.Continue reading “Light from the Psalter 21: Mercy and Oil”
Edith M. Humphrey 