Loading...I have been reading the Bible every day for the past five weeks. Several themes have caused me to wonder. Why would this be something placed in the Bible? Is it possible that it is being repeated because I am not getting it? So I wonder..
The first theme is all the lists of people — Son of this Father, son of this Mother, out of the family of... What does this mean? Why is it here? I wonder. Could it mean that God knows the people on the earth by name? Is it that family is important and that is why the parentage is mentioned so much? Is it that I define family too narrowly? Am I missing the intent entirely? If I was going to be King (pretty much impossible but use my imagination) would it be written that I didn’t please God because I didn’t follow what I was supposed to do? Or, would it be said that I followed God’s plan, but not with my whole heart. I wonder...
The second theme is all the times that the people sinned, were punished, repented and forgiven. The cycle continued. What could that mean in my life? I wonder. Could it mean that no matter how many times i sin, I can be forgiven? Even if I say stupid things? Even if I hurt someone by doing or not doing something? Even if I don’t feed the hungry? Or, don’t visit those in prison, or don’t bring the little children to Jesus, or don’t support the ministries that God has given to us? How many times can I be forgiven? Is this what I should be hearing? I wonder.....
The third theme I wondered about was the very specific instructions on building the temple — what to build and how to house the covenant. What materials to use? The size? Where to use gold and where to use silver. What could that possibly mean to me today? Why is it in the Bible? Is it to grab the attention for those who know architecture, or construction or engineering? Maybe it is not for me at all, but i wonder... Is God trying to say something to me in the scriptures about this theme? I wonder if it is saying, if I would be open and willing, God would design my life with the same detail - I would me molded into the follower that I should be. I wonder....
