July 28, 2009

Texts:
Numbers 2 and 3
Romans 14

Pastor Marci is away. Julie has hijacked her blog again.

So our reward for finishing the long and, at times, painful book of Leviticus is that we now get to read the 2nd most boring book of the Bible. NUMBERS!

The English name of the book comes from the Greek translation and is based on the census list in chapter 1. The Hebrew title of the book "Bemidbar" means, "In the desert", which is more accurate of it's contents than Numbers is.

Chapters 2&3 take us through the red tape and organizing of the tribes. It can be a bit dry, but hang in there, it gets better.

Romans 14: What a great chapter! Paul is urging members of the church not to judge each other. He is speaking on their dietary differences (remember the Jews had food restrictions that the gentiles did not) but it works for us in this day and age too. I am going to type verse 3 and 4. The words I leave out are "eat" and "abstain" but I want you to put your own words in there, what ever pops into your mind.

"Those who __ must not despise those who ___, and those who ___ must not pass judgment on those who ___; for God has welcomed them. Who are you to pass judgment on servants of another?"

Does anyone want to share their words they filled in with, or thoughts it provoked?