February 2d

I know, I am a day late... Yesterday was... interesting

Exodus 29 - 30, Matthew 21:23-46

This is probably sacrilege and I will no doubt burn in perdition... but I am having a difficult time with Exodus. It reads like the tax code. As a history teacher, I certainly recognize the significance of it. God is telling His people how to go about properly worshiping. he is very specific. I have only been in a couple of temples in my life. However, I cannot remember seeing one all decorated in gold and all the trimmings that are decreed in Exodus.

In fact I seen fancier "christian" churches that anything specified in Exodus... Whatever happened to "not all that glitters, is gold'?


Matthew 21:23-41

By who's authority do we teach?

I have a degree in Education and a state license to teach... That is my authority for my day job.

The templemorons (Priests, Judges, those guys) had Torah, but they wanted to know from whom did Jesus receive His Authority. This is laughable... they knew the answer, but were so afraid of the truth that they lied... The knew they were lying, everyone assembled knew they were lying... and Jesus certainly knew.

Christians, today, are fortunate to have all the historical proof we need to understand where Jesus' authority came from... but this was just the start of the ministry and though He knew and proclaimed his authority... it wasn't that well known.

That was their excuse... they didn't know... what is ours?