Posted each Thursday, Lectionary Ruminations focuses on the
Scripture Readings, taken from the New Revised Standard Version, for the
following Sunday per the
Revised Common Lectionary. Comments and questions are intended to encourage
reflection for readers preparing to teach, preach, or hear the Word. Reader
comments are invited and encouraged. All lectionary links are to the New
Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
of the Bible via the PC(USA)
Devotions and Readings website, but if you prefer another translation, feel
free to use that instead. (Other references may be linked to the NRSV via the oremus Bible Browser.) Lectionary
Ruminations is also cross-posted on my personal blog, Summit to Shore. http://summittoshore.blogspot.com/
v. 1 Who is the king and
what is he king of? What is the
relationship between Haman and Esther?
v. 2 On the second day of
what?
v. 3 Who are Esther’s
people and why does she ask for her life and the life of her people?
v. 5 How could the king not
know about this?
v. 9 Does it matter that
Harbona was a eunuch? How could Harbona
know what was going on when the King did not know?
v. 10 The height of irony.
v. 20 Why did Mordecai
record these things? Why did he send
letters? I think it would be a find of
great historical significance if one of these letters were ever discovered.
v. 21-22 The feast on these
days commemorating all these events is called what?
v. 1 Must the LORD be on
any one’s side?
v. 1-2 This sounds like a
responsive call and response.
v. 3-5 Thus, the victory
belongs to the LORD.
v. 8 This is not the
confession of a national security state.
v. 13 is this an admonition
or a restriction? Shall the suffering
only pray? How many congregations on
Sunday morning really sound cheerful?
v. 14 How many PC(USA)
Teaching and Rulings Elders do you know who will anoint with oil?
v. 15 Is this a reference to
faith healing? What is the relation, if
any, between faith and healing?
v. 16 How is the prayer of
the righteous powerful and effective?
What about the prayer of the unrighteous?
v. 17 How do we wander from
the truth?
v. 38 What do you think of
the situation John describes? What is
your take on “demons”?
v. 39 What do you think of
Jesus’ advice?
v. 40 Is the enemy of my
enemy my friend?
v. 41 What reward?
v. 42 What is a stumbling block? Of the sixteen occurrences of “stumbling
block” in the NRSV, consider especially 1 Cor. 1:23. Who are “these little ones”?
vs. 43-47 How do children
and others who understand Scripture literally understand these verses?
v. 48 Why do many of our
contemporary images of hell include flames but not worms?
v. 49 What does it mean to
be salted with fire?
v. 50 How does this verse
follow from the verse that precedes it.
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