Day 80 – March 21, 2021
Scriptures: Numbers 29, John 11 The Day of Atonement, a sin offering. John 11 is one of my favorite passages of scripture, and it is a joy to write about it today. I enjoyed reading it alongside of Numbers 29. A fresh insight into Joh 11 comes when you are thinking about the sin offerings and sacrifices that make up our Numbers reading. The Jewish leaders are still stewing from the healing, miracles and teaching of Jesus. They are boiling over in anger, and the raising of Lazarus is the for them, a final straw. They must kill Jesus. The obvious connection is the death of Jesus and the Day of atonement. But what jumped out at me today is the conversation among the leaders. It was a conversation about keeping things as they were. The Pharisees were afraid that if word got out that Jesus was the Messiah and king, they wouldn’t be allowed into the temple, and things would be much worse for the Israelites. In fairness, they were concerned, in part, about worship. They were also, likely, concerned about the loss of power and control that they had carefully curated for themselves. Either way, they are missing who this Jesus was, and what he was doing. Jesus would offer himself as the greater sacrifice, and he would be without defect. In Jesus, we have forgiveness of sins, and the gift of eternal life, believe in Him! Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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