Ignite 365: 9 of 365

Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Psalm 8

This is a song of David exclaiming how majestic is the Lord's Name! In this chapter, David wonders how a great and mighty Creator of the heavens and the stars would care so much for man who is created a little lower than the angels.


Pentateuch and History of Israel: Genesis 8:20–9:19

This is where God showed His covenant to Noah and to all the living creatures through the rainbow in the sky. In this covenant, God will never again destroy all flesh with flood.


Chronicles and Prophets: 1 Chronicles 9

These are the lists of the genealogy when Judah was on exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith. For Israel, these are written in the Book of Kings of Israel. The last part repeats the genealogy of Saul.


Gospels and Epistles: Luke 5:1–6:16

This part has so much in it! Let's break these down into parts:

Jesus Calls the First Disciples
This is where Simon Peter encounters Jesus through a miracle He made with the catching of a great number of fish. Together with James and John, Simon Peter is told to "follow Jesus and be fishers of men."

Jesus Cleanses a Leper
What great faith the leper has when he exclaimed, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean!" And he gets healed.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic
When Jesus saw the faith of the men who brought the paralytic through the roof, the man was healed and his sins were forgiven.

Jesus Calls Levi
This is where Levi, or Matthew, is called to follow Jesus. Matthew is a tax collector.

A Question About Fasting
This is more of saying that the time will come when Jesus will be taken from His disciples, and then they will be fasting. But while He is with them, they would rather eat and drink.

Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath
This is where Jesus rebukes the Pharisees who were so legalistic regarding the Law, that they forget who the Lord of the Law is. This is more of focusing on the "weightier things" rather than on "nonessential things".

A Man with a Withered Hand
This is related to the previous one. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees again on issues of "Is it unlawful to do good on a Sabbath?"

The Twelve Apostles
 This is where Jesus calls his apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

© 2014 Erickson Ibana

"Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path." -Psalm 119:105

Image can be found at http://jesusfootprints.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/calling-the-despised/

Ignite 365: 8 of 365

Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Psalm 7

David writes a musical piece about "Taking refuge in the Lord". It can be noticed that in the first few verses, David constantly is asking the Lord to search his heart for any sins he might have committed. Though he is asking for God's help against his enemies, David is opening his heart for God to judge him according to his own righteousness.

At the end part of this chapter, David gives a warning to the wicked to repent from their sins and turn to God.

In verses 10 and 11, David says how he takes refuge in the Lord: 

"My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day."

Pentateuch and History of Israel: Genesis 8:1–19

This describes the time when the flood finally subsides at the end of 150 days. This is also the time when Noah and his family, together with all of the living creatures that were inside the ark, went out from the ark. 

My take on this is that, even though it seems we are experiencing hardships for so long already (remember, the rain was 40 days and 40 nights nonstop), these hardships will pass too. What only matters now is if we still put our faith in the Lord, even at times that we cannot fully comprehend what is happening around us.

 

Chronicles and Prophets: 1 Chronicles 8

These are the lists of the genealogy of Saul, the father of Jonathan (the bestfriend of David).

Gospels and Epistles: Luke 4:14–44

It is interesting that Jesus has just gotten back from the wilderness where he was tempted by the devil. It must be noticed that Jesus goes to the synagogue (the place of worship for a Jewish congregation) and begins His ministry. This is the time when He reads a scroll of prophet Isaiah:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and recovering of sight to the blind,
    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

This is also where Jesus is rejected (at Nazareth). He starts healing and casting away evil spirits as well, and continues to preach in synagogues.

© 2014 Erickson Ibana

"Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path." -Psalm 119:105

Image can be found at http://mustardseeds.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/tutorial-full-armor-of-god.html