Month: March 2011

  • Psalms 115 +116

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    Yesterday’s Reading was Psalm 115. Today it’s Psalm 116. I want to use this opportunity to look at the book of Psalms in its entirety. The most comprehensive look at the Architecture of the Book of Psalms came from Erich Zenger who passed away on East Sunday 2010: 1-2 framework – prooemium: torah + messiah/Zion/reign…

  • Habakkuk 3:1-19

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    Today’s Reading is Habakkuk 3:1-19. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”. Yeah, right. Folks in the Bible do that all the time. Look at Habakkuk: Verse 4 He comes with the brightness of lightning; light flashes from his hand, there where his power is hidden. – The God of lightning is called…

  • Habakkuk 2:1-20

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    Today’s Reading is Habakkuk 2:1-20. The second half of Habakkuk 2:4 is quoted by some of the earliest Christian writers. Although this passage is only three words in the original Hebrew (וְצַדִּ֖יק בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ יִחְיֶֽה׃) Paul the Apostle quotes this verse twice in his epistles, in Romans 1:17 and again in Galatians 3:11. In doing so,…

  • Sermon Podcast: Is the LORD among us or not?

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    Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas commemorating the third Sunday in Lent based on Exodus 17:1-7. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on March 27th 2011. Is_the_LORD_among_us_or_not_2011-03-27.m4a Listen on Posterous

  • Habakkuk 1:1-17

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    Today’s Reading is Habakkuk 1:1-17. Sometimes the Reflection of the American Bible Society is really worthwhile: According to the Law of Moses, the people of Israel were to treat each other with fairness. Yet many of the Lord’s prophets accused the people and their leaders of being unjust. In verse 2, Habakkuk asks, “O LORD,…