Deus Misereatur

Tripping along happily in my daily Bible reading, I stubbed my toe on a section of Exodus 16. The pain came through the repeated sentiment. To get the gist, I will have to quote most of the section, but I will mark up what I’m referring to: “…on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. ( . . . )." So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, ...

{This is the third in a series of four. The audio file can be found here . Spread the word. Mike} ---- Do You See what I See? Pt 3: Matthew 2.1-12 What do you do with Jesus? Some folks sequester him off to some holding cell and lock him up out of sight. Some sell him off because he’s profitable for business. Some try to remake him into their own image. Some don’t bother with him at all until Christmas and maybe Easter, and only if it’s convenient; and then quickly pack him away with the decorations to keep him safely under wraps. Part of the emphasis of this passage is to dare us to ask ourselves: What do I do with Jesus? It helps us to answer that question by showing us connections and then contrasts . Connections : There is a double connection, one from inside this Gospel account and one that draws from outside; and both connections end up parking at the same house. Inside: First we hear the wise men ask in 2.2 “ Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? ” – Jesu...