Tag: Genesis
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Readings: Baptism B
Old Testament: Genesis 1:1-5 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of […]
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Readings: Christmas 2 (1-Year)
Jesus Is the Perfect Israel Israel and all his family went and dwelt in Egypt (Gen. 46:1–7). God made a great nation of him there, but that nation would prove […]
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Readings: Trinity 21
God Declares Us Righteous Unsheathing His Word Against All Evil “‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Gen. 1:1—2:3). The Father speaks, and it is so. His Word accomplishes […]
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Readings: Proper 25C
Old Testament: Genesis 4:1-15 1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 […]
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Readings: Trinity 19
Jesus’ Incarnation Secures for Us Life, Forgiveness, and Healing The Lord does not require us to ascend to Him; in mercy He descends to us (Gen. 28:10–17). The ladder in […]
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Readings: Proper 24C
Faith Clings to the Word and Promises of God and Perseveres in Prayer “Left alone,” Jacob wrestled through the night with the Lord, “until the breaking of the day” (Gen. […]
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Readings: Proper 22B
Old Testament: Genesis 2:18-25 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 […]
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Readings: Proper 19A
Old Testament: Genesis 50:15-21 15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all […]
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Readings: Trinity 11
The Lord Lifts Up the Lowly “And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard” (Gen. 4:1–15). For unlike […]
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Readings: Proper 14C
Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-6 1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be […]