One Year Bible Readings and Commentary for Saturday March 19th

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Numbers 28:16-29:40

You can see in these chapters the many offerings that were to be offered by the Israelites to God. Notice the regularity and rhythm of the offerings. Some were weekly, like the Sabbath. Others were at appointed times during the year like the Passover and Festival of Weeks. Some of the offerings were daily. 

It reminds us that worshipping God and offering our bodies as a "living sacrifice" is something we do daily in our personal relationship with God, weekly as we worship in a local body of Christ, and then there are other aspects of our faith life we observe on a seasonal basis. I.e. Christmas, Easter, Lent, and special ministry and personal retreats. 

All of these are designed to strengthen our relationship with God and keep us in alignment with God in all that we do and say. It centers our life on God, so all of the areas of our lives are in balance. 

Luke 3:23-38

Luke's genealogy is slightly different than Matthew's. They both begin with Joseph as was customary in Jesus' culture, but are different from David on. Matthew focuses on Jesus' legal lineage based on his adoption. Luke's genealogy from David onward is through Mary's family line, or Jesus' birth lineage. This is fitting with Luke's focus on women in his gospel. 

The bottom line is we see Jesus is a descendent of Abraham and David. These were two major covenants God made with the Israelites promising a Savior to be born from a Jewish lineage, but also being a blessing to all nations/people groups. 

Psalm 62

Proverbs 11:18-19



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