Morning Prayer and the Litany (1662 Book of Common Prayer)

LECTIONS. John Calvin on the Psalms. ISBE: Genesis. Keil: Genesis. Keil & Delitzsch: Joshua. Matthew Henry: Isaiah. ISBE: Matthew. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown: Gospels. Romans: Prof. Hodge. Matthew Henry: Revelation. Prof. Hodge: Systematic Theology.

For Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin comments about David’s ardor of earnestness and affection for God, conversing freely with Him. Vintage commentary from Monseiur Jean,

ISBE on Genesis: Prof. R. K. Harrison comments on additional discoveries at Alalakh text (1900-1780 BC and 15^th century BC) highlighting social, contemporary, feudal and land-transfer issues, illustrative of Abraham’s life, e.g., buying the cave of Machpelah.

For Genesis 1: Prof. Keil comments on 1.2-5 comments on the Spirit of God hovering and brooding over the formless void something akin to a bird hovering over its young, to warm them, and develop their vital powers.

For Joshua 19, Joshua continues to discuss allotments to Asher.

For Isaiah 5.8-17, Prof. Henry notes a contrast: God’s long arms of defense and blessing will contrast with the same long arms of destruction and curse. Who knows the power of God’s anger?

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin provides the outline of his handling of the Gospel of Mark.

For Mathew 4.12-25, Prof. Jamiesson comments on the ailments and diseases healed by Jesus, resulting in a large following.

For Romans, Prof. Hodge hastily runs through the lamentable catalogue of pervasive crimes in the heathen world. He provides a Latin citation from Seneca that supports Paul’s list of crimes against God, self and others.

For Revelation 13.11-18, Prof. Henry comments on Beast #1 as Imperial Rome and, for some commentators, Beast #2 as Ecclesial Rome, to wit, the Papists.

In the Global Anglican, Dr, Luke Foster comments on liberation theology, the hermeneutics of liberation, a liberative reading, and the wresting of Bible-reading from those in social, political and ecclesial power.

For Systematic Theology, Prof. Hodge notes that German rationalists were given their first heavy body-blows in the late 18^th-early 19^th century by Kant, Fichte and Schelling—pantheist idealists that would later produce the branches of materialism.