February 17   Exodus 37-38 Psalm 22:22-26 Proverbs 5:15-17 Matthew 27:24-44 Accountable For Our Actions   “Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”  Matthew 27:24 LSB   Pilate knew Jesus was not guilty of anything.  Verse 18 says that he knew they had turned Him over because of envy.  In addition to h

February 16 Exodus 35-36 Psalm 22:16-21 Proverbs 5:11-14 Matthew 27:1-23 Willing Hearts   “And Moses spoke to the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, ‘This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, saying, ‘Take from among you a contribution to Yahweh; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as a contribution to Yahweh.’…..’And let everyone wise at heart among you come and make all that Yahweh has commanded.’”  Exodus 35:4-5, 10 LSB   God could have made man as

February 15   Exodus 33-34 Psalm 22:11-15 Proverbs 5:9-10 Matthew 26:52-75 Failure   “I do not know what you are talking about.”…  “I do not know the man.” … “I do not know the man.”  And immediately a rooster crowed.  And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, ‘Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.’  And he went out and cried bitterly.”   Matthew 26:69,72,74-75 LSB   We’ve all been there.  We have said or done things we thought we would never do. 

February 14   Exodus 31-32 Psalm 22:6-10 Proverbs 5:7-8 Matthew 26:26-51 The Golden Calf   “Then the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain. So the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, ‘Arise, make us gods who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’  And Aaron said to them, ‘Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daugh