May 6, 2022
JUDGES 4-5:
We
heard yesterday that around the time of Joshua's death, an angel
appeared to the people of Israel and rebuked them for disobedience.
In chapter 2, the author of Judges summarized the fickleness of the
people. And in chapter 3 we quickly heard about Othniel, Ehud, and
Shamgar— the first three judges.
PSALM 80:
In
this poem, Asaph pictures the Lord as a shepherd and Israel like a
vine. It is no accident that both of these are also pictures of
Jesus in the New Testament. This psalm is marked by the repetition
of these words, “Turn us again to yourself, O God of Heaven’s
Armies.”
GALATIANS 2:
This
chapter contains difficult concepts for many modern readers! It
complicates things when Paul repeats the word ‘sinners’ with
slightly different shades of meaning while mixing in irony. I
suggest that you take a look at our Plain English
Translation text
below.