The Widow's Might! How many times have we heard this story about the faithfulness and the example of the widow who gives everything she has? I have heard this, interpreted this, and help in common understanding that Jesus was praising the widow. I didn't like it, felt uncomfortable at times, but she is our standard bearer. Until, until I was on Zoom on Tuesday with pastor's looking at the Narrative Lectionary and realized that Jesus wasn't praising her, but calling out the system for its corruption. If we read today's lead in where Jesus
In the Five Books of Moses where also known as the? (Pentateuch) What was the last thing written of the Pentateuch, the last story? Hint: it was a poem. (The First Creation Story) The Seven Day Creation Story was put in its final form, the first time it was written down was while the people of Israel were in the diaspora spread throughout the Babylonian Empire in the sixth century BCE. It became widely shared because the prophet Jeremiah told the people to marry amongst the people wherever they were at and to settle in. Yes one day, they would return to the towns and Jerusalem, but for now, continue to live. The people of the nation of Judah were there for about seventy years, so there were a couple of generations happening and their children and grandchildren were forgetting their language, their heritage, and their God. Then, the poem about God creating the world in seven days was used as a reminder, a balm, and a way to remember who and whose they were. It centered on the sabba...
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