Lectionary
Ruminations 2.0 is a revised continuation of Lectionary Ruminations. Focusing on The Revised Common Lectionary Readings for the upcoming Sunday from New Revised
Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, Lectionary
Ruminations 2.0 draws on nearly thirty years of pastoral experience. Believing that the questions we ask are often
more important than any answers we find, without overreliance on commentaries I
intend with comments and questions to encourage reflection and rumination for
readers preparing to teach, preach, or hear the Word. Reader comments are
invited and encouraged. All lectionary
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16:2 Why mighty Pastor’s
sometimes feel like Moses and Aaron? How
do we complain and what do we complain about?
16:3 What is a “fleshpot”?
Why would the Israelites have preferred to die in slavery in Egypt rather than in
freedom in the wilderness?
16:4 How is God sending
bread to a hungry people a test? What
exactly and specifically are God’s instructions?
16:5 Why is twice as much provided
and gathered on the sixth day?
16:6 What is so special
about the evening?
16:7 How will the people
see the glory of the Lord in the morning? What is “the glory of the Lord”? What
are Moses and Aaron?
16:8 The Lord has promised
bread but not said anything about meat. Is this verse an expanded reiteration of
the verse preceding it?
16:9 What does it mean to
draw near to the Lord?
16:10 If the people were
already in the wilderness, how could they look “toward” the wilderness? What and where is our wilderness?
16:11 This has to be one of
the shortest verses in the Hebrew Scriptures.
16:12 How shall eating meat
and bread convince people that the Lord is their God? Where is the meat coming
from?
16:13 Here comes the
aforementioned meat. Have you ever eaten a quail? I have.
Quail is delicious but not very
satisfying if you are particularly hungry.
16:14 What is this fine
flakey substance called?
16:15 How can a fine flaky
substance be considered bread?
105:1 What is the LORD’s
name? How can one call on the LORD’s
name when one is not permitted to pronounce the LORD’s name? What are the LORD’s
deeds? Who are the “peoples”?
105:1-2 What are the LORD’s
wonderful works? Are the wonderful works the same as the deeds?
105:3 How do we glory in
God’s name?
105:4 Is the LORD’s
strength the same as the Lord’s presence?
Does presence bring strength?
105:5 This is the second
time wonderful works are mentioned. Are
the wonderful works the same as miracles and judgments? Is this just a feature of Hebrew poetry or is
something else going here.
105:6 Why are offspring
always the offspring of only men? The Hebrew Scriptures often mentioned the
descendants of Avraham and Jacob, skipping over Isaac. Why?
105:37 What does the silver
and gold refer to?
105:38 If Egypt was glad,
why did the Egyptian army pursue the fleeing Israelites?
105:39 So the cloud was not
only a sign of God’s presence but also camouflage for the Israelites?
105:40 Did the people ask
or complain?
105:41 What does this verse
reference?
105:42 What was the holy
promise? Could the LORD possibly forget that promise?
105:43 Can we had
complaining and grumbling to joy and singing?
105:44 So the LORD’s people
were given what was not theirs?
105:45 Had the LORD bribed
the peoples?
1:21 How can dying be gain?
1:22 What does Paul mean by
flesh?
1:23 What preferences is
Paul internally debating?
1:24 Whose remaining in the
flesh, Paul’s or the Philippians’?
1:25 What is Paul convinced
of?
1:26 Were the Philippians
boasting?
1:27 What is a life worthy
of the gospel? How does one stand firm? What does Paul mean by one spirit?
1:28 Who were the
opponents? What evidence is Paul referring to?
1:29 Does believing always
go hand in hand with suffering?
1:30 What struggle did the
Philippians and Paul share?
20:1 This is a kingdom
parable.
20:2 What is the usually
daily wage?
20:3 Why were these others
standing idle in the marketplace?
20:4 What wage would be
right?
2o:5-7 It seems the
landowner goes out about every two or three hours. Why were these people not
around earlier in the day?
20:8 Who is the landowner and
who is the manager? The last shall be first and the first last – this is the
only way this parable works. Where else in the Gospels can we find this sort of
reversal?
20:9 Why did those who
worked only a few hours receive the usual daily wage?
20:10 Why did those hired
earlier and who worked longer expect to be paid more than the usual daily wage?
20:11 Where else in today’s
Readings have we heard about grumbling?
20:12 I can sympathize with
the sentiment.
20:13 This is true but it
still seems unfair.
20:14 Why did the landowner
choose to do this?
20:15 Are these more than rhetorical
questions?
20:16 What is the meaning
of this?
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