Don't think that being three days behind is any excuse not to start! In fact, I hope that maybe in a month or even more you'll still be doing this journey with me and will be excited enough to keep inviting more people to join us! The past three days of reading took me about 10 minutes. So seriously not too hard, even with Nate home!
Starting with Matthew 1 might get the eyes rolling at all the geneology, but my Bible has notes that explained why this is important...even if it doesn't seem interesting to read. (there are 46 people whose life-times span 2,000 years. All were ancestors of Jesus, but they varied considerably...some were shady...some were ordinary...some were heroes of faith...some were evil. The inclusion of 4 different women raised ethnic and ethical questions based on their reputations. Yet this was the line into which God's son was born. All of them were sinners...yet God's plan to save all people was never thwarted).
I hope you enjoy the readings from the past few days as we get started. I can't wait to see where this takes us!!
I am very excited about this journey and this blog How awesome it is to have our family read the bible together......
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the background/insights - that makes more sense as to why that is important info - THANKS!!
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