Today’s Hebrew Testament chronological reading is in Ezekiel 7 and 8.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 124.
The Greek Testament reading is in James 4.
Essential Studies.
Ezekiel 7 and 8, And the abominations for which Jerusalem was judged
4) Men worshiping the sun. Sun worship is also from Babel. When Nimrod induced the people to worship and serve the creature rather than the Creator, the first created thing worshiped in God’s place was the sun. Amon Ra of Egypt was the sun god, and likewise every nation had its sun deity at the head of its pantheon. So what does that have to do with us? Well, many practices that we still observe today originally came from sun worship. Where did the huge celebration at the winter solstice come from? The winter solstice celebration was one of the biggest of the year, for at the solstice, the strength of the sun stopped its decrease, and began its increase again. In Ancient Rome, this holiday was called the Nativity of the Unconquered Sun, and was celebrated with a week of feasting, revelry, and gift- giving. When Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire, the church at Rome put a Christian face on this ancient holiday, since the people would not give it up. Why do we decorate an evergreen tree, place gifts under it, and hang wreaths and evergreen boughs? If God is calling His people out of Babylon, we ought to at least know.
Psalm 121 and Psalm 123-124 Chiastic structure bookends (Additional studies: Psalms Book Five (107-150) Index of Studies)
James 4, Reverse parallelism, and what fuels strife
Three-year Bible.
The three-year plan is here.
Today’s reading is in Judges 16.
Suggested study: Judges 16, Bible for Beginners.
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