{"product_id":"a-month-of-sundays-isbn-9781601429827","title":"A Month of Sundays","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Message\u003c\/i\u003e, thirty-one ruminations drawn from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEugene Peterson was quite concerned about the language we use between Sundays. He strived for a continuity of language between the words we use in Bible studies and the words we use when we are out hiking, at work, or eating dinner with family. He illustrated this passion in his writings and weekly sermons. \u003ci\u003eA Month of Sundays \u003c\/i\u003eis a devotional collection featuring excerpts of Eugene's Sunday sermons arranged into thoughtful readings for every day of the month, drawn from the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four gospels give us snapshots of the earthly life and ministry of Jesus. Dig deep into Eugene Peterson's thoughts regarding select passages, and discover clarity, insight, and wisdom in his distinctive style of earthy spirituality.Eugene H. Peterson, translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Message \u003c\/i\u003eBible, authored more than thirty books, including the spiritual classics \u003ci\u003eRun with the Horses \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Long Obedience in the Same Direction\u003c\/i\u003e. He earned a degree in philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, a graduate degree in theology from New York Theological Seminary, and a master's degree in Semitic languages from John Hopkins University. He also received several honorary doctoral degrees. He was founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland, where he and his wife, Jan, served for twenty-nine years. Peterson held the title of professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia from 1998 until his death in 2018.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay 1 Transition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe family tree of Jesus Christ, David’s son, Abraham’s son:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbraham had Isaac,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsaac had Jacob,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob had Judah and his brothers,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerez had Hezron,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHezron had Aram,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAram had Amminadab,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmminadab had Nahshon,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNahshon had Salmon,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObed had Jesse,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesse had David,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand David became king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid had Solomon (Uriah’s wife was the mother),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolomon had Rehoboam,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRehoboam had Abijah,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbijah had Asa,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsa had Jehoshaphat,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJehoshaphat had Joram,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoram had Uzziah,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUzziah had Jotham,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJotham had Ahaz,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhaz had Hezekiah,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHezekiah had Manasseh,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManasseh had Amon,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmon had Josiah,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Babylonian exile ended,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeconiah had Shealtiel,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShealtiel had Zerubbabel,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZerubbabel had Abiud,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbiud had Eliakim,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliakim had Azor,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAzor had Zadok,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZadok had Achim,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAchim had Eliud,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliud had Eleazar,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleazar had Matthan,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthan had Jacob,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob had Joseph, Mary’s husband,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Mary who gave birth to Jesus,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Jesus who was called Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were fourteen generations from Abraham to David,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanother fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew 1:1–17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew summarizes close to two thousand years of history, vividly and succinctly, in the opening verses of his gospel. His method is to simply call the roll of significant names. To a people familiar with the names, it was a highly effective method for reviewing a rich history. History, for the gospel writers, was not the scholarly pursuit of determining dates and listing events. It was a personal genealogy, a remembering of their ancestors, God’s people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew arranges the names in three groups, outlining history in three parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Abraham to David (verses 2–6).\u003c\/i\u003e This is a period of formation. God establishes the nation of Israel in Abraham and the fathers, delivers them from Egyptian bondage in Moses, leads them into a land of promise in Joshua and the Judges, and demonstrates his kingship sovereign rule over them in David.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom David to the deportation to Babylon (verses 6–11).\u003c\/i\u003e This represents a period of rebellion. God’s rule is disputed. The nation becomes divided, the kings fail to demonstrate God’s rule, and the people go after other gods. The prophets attempt to call the people back to their origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the deportation to Babylon to the Christ (verses 12–16).\u003c\/i\u003e This reflects a period of waiting. The Hebrew people lose their political identity and become people in waiting. They understand themselves as God’s people more accurately, and their expectancy for the Messiah grows and matures. However, in many ways this is an obscure and dark time—still, we know enough about it to know that it was full of intense longing for God’s coming again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, a question for you. If you could use a time machine to place yourself back into Hebrew history, which of the three periods would you choose to live in? 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