Alastair Roberts

How the law will protect Israel from tyranny. The Transfiguration. 
 
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/). 
 
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How the law will protect Israel from tyranny. The Transfiguration.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 16th: Deuteronomy 17 & Luke 9:18-50

The pilgrimage festivals and the practice of justice. Feeding the Five Thousand. 
 
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The pilgrimage festivals and the practice of justice. Feeding the Five Thousand.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 15th: Deuteronomy 16 & Luke 9:1-17

The Sabbath year, charitable lending, indentured servitude. Calming the storm, the Gerasene demoniac, Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood. 
 
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The Sabbath year, charitable lending, indentured servitude. Calming the storm, the Gerasene demoniac, Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 14th: Deuteronomy 15 & Luke 8:22-56

The dietary requirements. The Parable of Sower. 
 
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The dietary requirements. The Parable of Sower.

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May 13th: Deuteronomy 14 & Luke 8:1-21

A centralized sanctuary. Messengers from John the Baptist. 
 
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A centralized sanctuary. Messengers from John the Baptist.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 11th: Deuteronomy 12 & Luke 7:11-35

A land watered by rain. Testing teachers. 
 
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A land watered by rain. Testing teachers.

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May 10th: Deuteronomy 11 & Luke 6:39—7:10

Circumcise your hearts! Beatitudes and woes. 
 
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Circumcise your hearts! Beatitudes and woes.

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May 9th: Deuteronomy 10 & Luke 6:20-38

Memory as a defence against decadence. The Son of Man has authority to forgive sins. 
 
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/). 
 
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Memory as a defence against decadence. The Son of Man has authority to forgive sins.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 7th: Deuteronomy 8 & Luke 5:17-39

No covenants with the peoples of the land. Jesus calls Simon. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Exodus 34:12-16 (warning against covenants, idolatry, and intermarriage with the peoples of the land); Genesis 34:9-10 (proposal of intermarriage with the Hivites); Genesis 34:30 (Jacob’s fear on account of his small numbers); Genesis 35:2-5 (eschewing idolatry and God causing the peoples to fear); Genesis 34:25-29 (despoiling Shechem); Genesis 22:15-18 (Abraham blessed because he obeyed God’s voice); Deuteronomy 9:4-5 (Israel not given the land because of their righteousness); Genesis 18:17-19 (Abraham’s obedience as a means by which God fulfils his purpose, but not the basis of his call). 
Isaiah 6:5-7 (Isaiah’s awareness of his sin and his cleansing); Jeremiah 16:15-16 (fishers of men); 1 Kings 19:19-21 (the call of Elisha); John 21:1-14 (the miraculous catch of fish repeated at Peter’s restoration to his calling). 
 
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/). 
 
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No covenants with the peoples of the land. Jesus calls Simon.

Some passages referenced:
Exodus 34:12-16 (warning against covenants, idolatry, and intermarriage with the peoples of the land); Genesis 34:9-10 (proposal of intermarriage with the Hivites); Genesis 34:30 (Jacob’s fear on account of his small numbers); Genesis 35:2-5 (eschewing idolatry and God causing the peoples to fear); Genesis 34:25-29 (despoiling Shechem); Genesis 22:15-18 (Abraham blessed because he obeyed God’s voice); Deuteronomy 9:4-5 (Israel not given the land because of their righteousness); Genesis 18:17-19 (Abraham’s obedience as a means by which God fulfils his purpose, but not the basis of his call).
Isaiah 6:5-7 (Isaiah’s awareness of his sin and his cleansing); Jeremiah 16:15-16 (fishers of men); 1 Kings 19:19-21 (the call of Elisha); John 21:1-14 (the miraculous catch of fish repeated at Peter’s restoration to his calling).

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019

May 6th: Deuteronomy 7 & Luke 5:1-16

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. Jesus in Capernaum. 
 
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. Jesus in Capernaum.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 5th: Deuteronomy 6 & Luke 4:31-44

The Ten Commandments revisited. The temptations in the wilderness and preaching in Nazareth. 
 
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The Ten Commandments revisited. The temptations in the wilderness and preaching in Nazareth.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 4th: Deuteronomy 5 & Luke 4:1-30

Moses exhorts the people to obedience. Luke's genealogy of Jesus. 
 
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Moses exhorts the people to obedience. Luke's genealogy of Jesus.

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May 3rd: Deuteronomy 4 & Luke 3:23-38

The Transjordanian tribes. John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
1 Chronicles 2:21-22 (Jair); Judges 10:3-5 (Jair the Gileadite, the judge); Genesis 50:23 (Machir); Numbers 32:29-42, Joshua 13:8-13 (other accounts of this stage of the conquest); Numbers 32:6-27 (Reuben, Gad, and Mannaseh to assist the other tribes in their conquest of the rest of the land); Genesis 13:14-15 (Abram views the inheritance from the top of the mountain). 
Luke 1:5, 2:1-2 (previous references to rulers); Hosea 1:1, Amos 1:1, Micah 1:1, Zephaniah 1:1, Haggai 1:1, Zechariah 1:1 (introductory formulae for prophets); Genesis 3:15 (seed of the serpent); Isaiah 51:1-2 (Israel hewn from Abraham the rock); Isaiah 10:33-34, Psalm 74:4-7 (chopped down trees); Daniel 4:10-16 (Nebuchadnezzar as a felled tree); Isaiah 63:1-6 (the mighty warrior); Malachi 3:1-3 (the Lord suddenly coming to his temple); 2 Chronicles 3:1 (the temple built upon the threshing floor); Luke 1:17 (John the Baptist coming in the spirit and power of Elijah); Joshua 1, 2 Kings 2 (transitions between desert and land prophets); John 1:29-34 (Jesus manifested as the Son of God at his baptism); Ezekiel 1:1 (Ezekiel sees heavens opened and visions of God). 
 
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The Transjordanian tribes. John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus. Some passages referenced: 1 Chronicles 2:21-22 (Jair); ...

May 2nd: Deuteronomy 3 &amp; Luke 3:1-22

Israel in relation to the surrounding nations. The presentation in the temple. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Numbers 20:14-21 (encounter with Edom in Numbers); Deuteronomy 32:8-9, Amos 9:7 (the Lord establishing the borders of the other nations); Judges 11:4-28 (Jephthah’s dispute with the Ammonites). 
Exodus 13:2, 12, 15 (law of the firstborn); Leviticus 12:1-8 (law of purification after childbirth); Genesis 48 (the presentation of the sons of Joseph to Jacob and his blessing of them); Isaiah 40:5, 42:6, 46:13, 49:6, 51:4-5, 52:10, 60:1-3 (Isaiah in Simeon’s song); Luke 24:53 (disciples constantly praising and blessing God in the temple after the ascension); 1 Samuel 1:20-28 (Samuel lent to the Lord and growing up in the temple); 1 Samuel 2:26 (Samuel growing up); Acts 1:14 (Mary the mother of Jesus praying with the disciples after the ascension); Acts 15:14 (Peter called Simeon). 
 
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/). 
 
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Israel in relation to the surrounding nations. The presentation in the temple.

Some passages referenced:
Numbers 20:14-21 (encounter with Edom in Numbers); Deuteronomy 32:8-9, Amos 9:7 (the Lord establishing the borders of the other nations); Judges 11:4-28 (Jephthah’s dispute with the Ammonites).
Exodus 13:2, 12, 15 (law of the firstborn); Leviticus 12:1-8 (law of purification after childbirth); Genesis 48 (the presentation of the sons of Joseph to Jacob and his blessing of them); Isaiah 40:5, 42:6, 46:13, 49:6, 51:4-5, 52:10, 60:1-3 (Isaiah in Simeon’s song); Luke 24:53 (disciples constantly praising and blessing God in the temple after the ascension); 1 Samuel 1:20-28 (Samuel lent to the Lord and growing up in the temple); 1 Samuel 2:26 (Samuel growing up); Acts 1:14 (Mary the mother of Jesus praying with the disciples after the ascension); Acts 15:14 (Peter called Simeon).

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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May 1st: Deuteronomy 2 & Luke 2:22-52

Moses recounts Israel's rebellion. The birth of Jesus and the angels appearing to the shepherds. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Deuteronomy 26:16-19, 27:9 (Deuteronomy as a formal renewal of the covenant); Deuteronomy 1:1-5 (Preamble); Deuteronomy 1:6—4:49 (Historical Prologue); Deuteronomy 5—11 (General Stipulations); Deuteronomy 12—26 (Specific Stipulations); Deuteronomy 27—28 (Blessings and Curses); Deuteronomy 30:19, 31:19, 32:1-43 (Witnesses). 
Acts 5:37 (Judas the Galilean and the days of the census); Genesis 46:32-34, 47:3 (Hebrews distinguished from the Egyptians as a shepherding people); Psalm 23, Jeremiah 3:15, 23:1-4, Ezekiel 34 (shepherding imagery); Isaiah 63:11-13 (Moses the shepherd leading Israel like a flock); Exodus 3:12 (the sign given to Moses); Ezekiel 34:23, Micah 5:2-5 (the promise of the Davidic shepherd); Luke 23:53 (wrapped in linen garments and laid in the tomb); 24:4 (dazzling appearance of angels after the resurrection); Luke 24:12 (the sign of the unwrapped linen garments and the empty tomb, with marvelling in response); Luke 24:52-53 (the apostles’ respond with worship). 
 
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Moses recounts Israel's rebellion. The birth of Jesus and the angels appearing to the shepherds.

Some passages referenced:
Deuteronomy 26:16-19, 27:9 (Deuteronomy as a formal renewal of the covenant); Deuteronomy 1:1-5 (Preamble); Deuteronomy 1:6—4:49 (Historical Prologue); Deuteronomy 5—11 (General Stipulations); Deuteronomy 12—26 (Specific Stipulations); Deuteronomy 27—28 (Blessings and Curses); Deuteronomy 30:19, 31:19, 32:1-43 (Witnesses).
Acts 5:37 (Judas the Galilean and the days of the census); Genesis 46:32-34, 47:3 (Hebrews distinguished from the Egyptians as a shepherding people); Psalm 23, Jeremiah 3:15, 23:1-4, Ezekiel 34 (shepherding imagery); Isaiah 63:11-13 (Moses the shepherd leading Israel like a flock); Exodus 3:12 (the sign given to Moses); Ezekiel 34:23, Micah 5:2-5 (the promise of the Davidic shepherd); Luke 23:53 (wrapped in linen garments and laid in the tomb); 24:4 (dazzling appearance of angels after the resurrection); Luke 24:12 (the sign of the unwrapped lin

April 30th: Deuteronomy 1 & Luke 2:1-21

The zeal of Phinehas. The Song of Zechariah. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Exodus 32:6 (idolatry and sexual promiscuity); Exodus 34:12-16 (warning against idolatry and sexual promiscuity); Leviticus 20:2-5 (the necessity of judgment, lest one by destroyed with the offender); Numbers 18 (priests and Levites as guardians of Israel); Numbers 16:43-50 (Aaron intervening to stop the plague); Psalm 106:28-31 (Phinehas recalled); Genesis 15:6 (counted to Abraham for righteousness); Numbers 31:16 (Balaam’s involvement); 2 Corinthians 11:2-3 (the Apostle Paul’s divine jealousy). 
Acts 2:4, 25-26 (loosing of tongues on Pentecost); Psalm 106:10 (language of redemption concerning the Exodus); Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 130:7-8, Malachi 3:1-2, Isaiah 60:1-3, Malachi 4:2, 5-6, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 42:6-7 (Old Testament prophecies in the background of the song of Zechariah); Judges 13:24, Genesis 21:20-21, 1 Samuel 2:26 (children growing). 
 
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The zeal of Phinehas. The Song of Zechariah.

Some passages referenced:
Exodus 32:6 (idolatry and sexual promiscuity); Exodus 34:12-16 (warning against idolatry and sexual promiscuity); Leviticus 20:2-5 (the necessity of judgment, lest one by destroyed with the offender); Numbers 18 (priests and Levites as guardians of Israel); Numbers 16:43-50 (Aaron intervening to stop the plague); Psalm 106:28-31 (Phinehas recalled); Genesis 15:6 (counted to Abraham for righteousness); Numbers 31:16 (Balaam’s involvement); 2 Corinthians 11:2-3 (the Apostle Paul’s divine jealousy).
Acts 2:4, 25-26 (loosing of tongues on Pentecost); Psalm 106:10 (language of redemption concerning the Exodus); Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 130:7-8, Malachi 3:1-2, Isaiah 60:1-3, Malachi 4:2, 5-6, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 42:6-7 (Old Testament prophecies in the background of the song of Zechariah); Judges 13:24, Genesis 21:20-21, 1 Samuel 2:26 (children growing).

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of C

April 29th: Numbers 25 & Luke 1:57-80

Balaam's further oracles. The annunciation of the birth of Jesus. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Genesis 49:9-10 (blessings of Judah); Genesis 12:1-3 (blessings of Abraham); 2 Samuel 8:2, 11-15 (David’s victories over other nations); Exodus 17:8-16 (battle against the Amalekites); Genesis 25:3 (Asshurim); Jeremiah 48:45, Daniel 11:30 (later allusions to Balaam’s prophecies). 
Daniel 8:16, 9:21 (the Angel Gabriel); Luke 1:76 (John the Baptist as the Prophet of the Most High); Isaiah 7:10-17 (the virgin giving birth); 2 Samuel 7:12-14 (the Davidic covenant); Genesis 1:2 (Spirit hovering over waters); Exodus 40:34-35 (cloud overshadowing the tabernacle); Genesis 18:14 (nothing impossible with God); 2 Samuel 6:14-16 (David leaping before the Ark); Judges 5:24 (blessing of Jael); Genesis 3:15 (crushing the serpent’s head); Luke 23:44 (darkness over the face of the land from the sixth to the ninth hours); 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (Hannah’s prayer); Psalm 113:7-9 (allusions to Hannah’s prayer). 
 
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Balaam's further oracles. The annunciation of the birth of Jesus.

Some passages referenced:
Genesis 49:9-10 (blessings of Judah); Genesis 12:1-3 (blessings of Abraham); 2 Samuel 8:2, 11-15 (David’s victories over other nations); Exodus 17:8-16 (battle against the Amalekites); Genesis 25:3 (Asshurim); Jeremiah 48:45, Daniel 11:30 (later allusions to Balaam’s prophecies).
Daniel 8:16, 9:21 (the Angel Gabriel); Luke 1:76 (John the Baptist as the Prophet of the Most High); Isaiah 7:10-17 (the virgin giving birth); 2 Samuel 7:12-14 (the Davidic covenant); Genesis 1:2 (Spirit hovering over waters); Exodus 40:34-35 (cloud overshadowing the tabernacle); Genesis 18:14 (nothing impossible with God); 2 Samuel 6:14-16 (David leaping before the Ark); Judges 5:24 (blessing of Jael); Genesis 3:15 (crushing the serpent’s head); Luke 23:44 (darkness over the face of the land from the sixth to the ninth hours); 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (Hannah’s prayer); Psalm 113:7-9 (allusions to Hannah’s prayer).

Reflection

April 28th: Numbers 24 & Luke 1:24-56

Balaam's first two oracles. The annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Genesis 13:16 (the multiplication of Abraham’s offspring); Genesis 12:1-3 (Abraham being made a blessing); Joshua 2:9-11 (the reputation of the Lord to the nations through Israel); Genesis 49:9 (blessing upon Judah). 
Acts 11:4 (telling an ordered account); Genesis 16:11-12, 17:15-21, Judges 13:2-5 (Old Testament annunciations); Exodus 1—2, 1 Samuel 1—2 (stories of new birth); Exodus 6:23 (Elisheba); Daniel 8:16, 9:21 (Gabriel); Exodus 30:7-8 (the duty of incense); Psalm 141:2 (incense and prayer); Daniel 9:20-23 (evening sacrifice and prayer in Daniel); Nehemiah 12:22-23, 2 Kings 25:22-26, Jeremiah 42:1—43:7 (Johanans); Numbers 6:1-21 (law of the Nazirite); Judges 13:4-6, 1 Samuel 1:11 (Nazirites); Malachi 4:5-6 (Elijah to come); Genesis 17:17, 15:8 (Abraham’s questions to the Lord). 
 
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Balaam's first two oracles. The annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist.

Some passages referenced:
Genesis 13:16 (the multiplication of Abraham’s offspring); Genesis 12:1-3 (Abraham being made a blessing); Joshua 2:9-11 (the reputation of the Lord to the nations through Israel); Genesis 49:9 (blessing upon Judah).
Acts 11:4 (telling an ordered account); Genesis 16:11-12, 17:15-21, Judges 13:2-5 (Old Testament annunciations); Exodus 1—2, 1 Samuel 1—2 (stories of new birth); Exodus 6:23 (Elisheba); Daniel 8:16, 9:21 (Gabriel); Exodus 30:7-8 (the duty of incense); Psalm 141:2 (incense and prayer); Daniel 9:20-23 (evening sacrifice and prayer in Daniel); Nehemiah 12:22-23, 2 Kings 25:22-26, Jeremiah 42:1—43:7 (Johanans); Numbers 6:1-21 (law of the Nazirite); Judges 13:4-6, 1 Samuel 1:11 (Nazirites); Malachi 4:5-6 (Elijah to come); Genesis 17:17, 15:8 (Abraham’s questions to the Lord).

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.n

April 27th: Numbers 23 & Luke 1:1-23

Peter's appearance to the disciples after his deliverance from prison and the death of Herod. The crucifixion and burial of Christ. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Colossians 4:10 (Mark the cousin of Barnabas); Luke 24:10-11 (failing to believe the women’s testimony); Luke 24:37 (believing the appearance was a ghost); Acts 10:25-26 (Peter refusing worship); Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book 19 (Herod’s death); Acts 15:37-40 (falling out with Barnabas over John Mark). 
Isaiah 53:7 (the silent lamb); Psalm 22:18 (divided garments); Isaiah 53:12 (numbered with the transgressors); Psalm 22:7, Lamentations 2:15 (passers-by wagging their heads); Zephaniah 1:15, Amos 8:9-10 (the darkness of the Day of the Lord); Psalm 22:1 (‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’); Psalm 69:21 (sour wine); Psalm 22:27-28 (the Gentiles turning to the Lord); Luke 8:1-3 (women ministering to Jesus’ needs); Isaiah 53:9 (the grave of a rich man); Isaiah 51:1 (stone dug from the quarry). 
 
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Peter's appearance to the disciples after his deliverance from prison and the death of Herod. The crucifixion and burial of Christ.

Some passages referenced:
Colossians 4:10 (Mark the cousin of Barnabas); Luke 24:10-11 (failing to believe the women’s testimony); Luke 24:37 (believing the appearance was a ghost); Acts 10:25-26 (Peter refusing worship); Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book 19 (Herod’s death); Acts 15:37-40 (falling out with Barnabas over John Mark).
Isaiah 53:7 (the silent lamb); Psalm 22:18 (divided garments); Isaiah 53:12 (numbered with the transgressors); Psalm 22:7, Lamentations 2:15 (passers-by wagging their heads); Zephaniah 1:15, Amos 8:9-10 (the darkness of the Day of the Lord); Psalm 22:1 (‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’); Psalm 69:21 (sour wine); Psalm 22:27-28 (the Gentiles turning to the Lord); Luke 8:1-3 (women ministering to Jesus’ needs); Isaiah 53:9 (the grave of a rich man); Isaiah 51:1 (stone dug from the quarry).

Reflections upon the r

April 25th: Acts 12:11-25 & Mark 15

Victories against peoples of the land. The trials of Jesus and Peter. 
 
Some passages referenced: 
Numbers 14:44-45 (defeat at Hormah); Deuteronomy 8:14-16 (the wilderness as a place of serpents); 2 Kings 18:1-4 (the idolatrous use of ‘Nehushtan’, the copper serpent); Deuteronomy 2—3 (another travelogue); Exodus 15 (Song of Moses at the Red Sea); Isaiah 27:2-3 (song of the pleasant vineyard); Judges 11:12-24 (dispute between Jephthah and the Ammonites over the territory taken from the Amorites); John 3:14-15 (Jesus comparing himself to the serpent lifted up in the wilderness). 
Acts 6:11-14 (charges made against Stephen concerning blasphemy against the Law and the Temple); Jeremiah 7:1-14 (Jeremiah’s challenge to the Temple); John 2:18-22 (‘destroy this temple…’); Isaiah 53:7 (the silent lamb before its shearers); Daniel 7:13-14 (the Son of Man on the clouds of heaven); Psalm 110:1 (sitting at the Lord’s right hand); Leviticus 21:10 (the high priest commanded not to tear his clothes); Isaiah 50:6 (the mistreatment of the Isaianic Servant). 
 
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Victories against peoples of the land. The trials of Jesus and Peter.

Some passages referenced:
Numbers 14:44-45 (defeat at Hormah); Deuteronomy 8:14-16 (the wilderness as a place of serpents); 2 Kings 18:1-4 (the idolatrous use of ‘Nehushtan’, the copper serpent); Deuteronomy 2—3 (another travelogue); Exodus 15 (Song of Moses at the Red Sea); Isaiah 27:2-3 (song of the pleasant vineyard); Judges 11:12-24 (dispute between Jephthah and the Ammonites over the territory taken from the Amorites); John 3:14-15 (Jesus comparing himself to the serpent lifted up in the wilderness).
Acts 6:11-14 (charges made against Stephen concerning blasphemy against the Law and the Temple); Jeremiah 7:1-14 (Jeremiah’s challenge to the Temple); John 2:18-22 (‘destroy this temple…’); Isaiah 53:7 (the silent lamb before its shearers); Daniel 7:13-14 (the Son of Man on the clouds of heaven); Psalm 110:1 (sitting at the Lord’s right hand); Leviticus 21:10 (the high priest commanded not to tear his clothes); Isa

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