Day 4 - Babel

Ludwig Valcanbrosh - Tower of Babel

My Mini-Bible Study for 2019

Read the Bible in a Year

Using The NRSV Daily Bible

Today’s Reading

1/4/2019 Day 4 Genesis 9:18 - 11:32

Reflection

The genealogies that are listed in Genesis refer not only to a family
line but also the land that they inhabited in the middle east. Here
is a guess from the NOAB5 p. 23. Might have to play with the picture
in order to see the detail. <see Source page>

Tower of Babel is the story answering the question why are there so
many languages?

Meditation:

What will happen to us as our languages will be instantly translated
by our phones and computers making us understand one another?
Will we listen to each other?

Prayer:

Lord, my ears hear you knocking today. Steer me away from the
over-emphasis on what I might accomplish and steer me toward
what you would have me do. Your will be done and not mine. Amen

The Next Seven Days of Readings

1/5/2019 Day 5 Genesis 12:1 - 14:24

1/6/2019 Day 6 Genesis 15:1 - 17:27
1/7/2019 Day 7 Genesis 18:1 - 20:18

1/8/2019 Day 8 Genesis 21:1 - 23:20

1/9/2019 Day 9 Genesis 24:1 - 25:18

1/10/2019 Day 10 Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 1/11/2019 Day 11 Genesis 28:10 - 30:43

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Canticle 19 The Song of the Redeemed

Revelation 15:3-4

Magna et mirabilia

O ruler of the universe, Lord God,

great deeds are they that you have done,*

surpassing human understanding.

Your ways are ways of righteousness and truth,*

O King of all the ages

Who can fail to do you homage, Lord

and sing the praises of your Name

for you only are the Holy One.

All nations will draw near and fall down before you

because your just and holy works have been revealed.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.