Digging Deeper Daily: By Daily Bible Reading PodcastSample

EXODUS 30-31: Yesterday we heard the instructions for consecrating the priests for their special work. PSALM 4: This is an evening hymn expressing our trust in God. LUKE 4b: Yesterday we read of Jesus being tested by the devil, and we reread the story of how Jesus was rejected in his home town. When Jesus had finished reading from that special place in Isaiah 61, he sat down. In our culture we are likely to assume that sitting down was without the expectation of teaching. But in Jewish practice of this time, teachers sat down to teach. Frequently in the Gospels we find Jesus taking a sitting position when teaching.