Fifty-two poems that spread through the year in alphabetical order two times. We begin the Season of Pentecost with the second series with the first letter of the alphabet, “Arc.” This one was created two years ago.
Here is a calendar, “Seasons of Grace – 2023” with clickable links to all the alphabytes.
Go beyond the details of the offerings and the repetitions of the objects offered, to the overall feeling of the passage. These are as the memorials offered when churches are built. The names of the families give a sense that they are part of the sacred building that is now complete and ready for worship.
The first and final verses of this chapter frame the content. Moses anoints the tabernacle and its furnishings, heightening the sense of the sacred. The passage closes with a description of how God communicates with the people—to Moses first, and through him to others. The chapter is about being in touch with God.
You have access to the presence of God through those speaking who are one with Jesus through the Holy Spirit. In Christ, you are greater than Moses!
This is the first of three parts of the Torah Portion Naso (Census)
Conservative and Reform Jewish congregations read only this part this year,
as also in this Bible plan.
Here is the entire portion in all three parts.
Numbers 4:21—7:89
Learn about Bible Breaths Learn More…
Example: Unity in bond of peace Eph 4:3
The Saturday passages follow the reading list that Jewish people use in their synagogue worship
throughout the world. They are taken from
“The Torah,” the first five books of the Bible from Genesis to Deuteronomy
that are read each year beginning with autumn.
For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook. You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information
Every five or six years there are fifty-three weeks in the church calendar. This occurs when Christmas is on a Sunday or on a Saturday when the following year is a leap year. In those years, there is an extra week added. For the first half of the 21st century, they are as follows: ’06, ’12, ’17, ’23, ’28, ’34, ’40, ’45, and ’50.
Why does this occur? In a fifty-two week year, the result will be 364 days, not the usual 365. Every five or six years an extra week is inserted to adjust the calendar to a return to fifty-two-week years.
In The Bible Through the Seasons, when the extra weeks occur, there are no Monday to Friday readings. In 2023, we Read Pentecost Sunday, with the Sabbath reading which will be posted at this site on June 3.
It’s a week off from the readings. Here’s an opportunity to look back over those passages that especially moved you, do some extra spiritual readings or whatever the Spirit prompts in your heart.
With blessings and love,
Nick Connolly
The Bible Through the Seasons 