Christ Is Risen! š
Acts XIII, 15 – āĻĪ±ĻĪ±ĪŗĪ»Ī·ĻĪµĻĻā – āparakleseosā - ācomfort, consolation, encouragement, exhortationā – from the word which is also āComforterā as the name of the Holy Spirit.
Paul (who was formerly Saul) speaks of the history of the Israelite
people of the Old Testament, especially of David, from whom Jesus
Christ, the Saviour, was born according to the promise. God led
Him to
the people of Israel, sending John the Baptist before Him with a sermon
of repentance and baptism in anticipation of Christ.
He
– that is, the Israelites, by the
will of God, overcame those nations (the number 7 may also mean that
there were many of them) so that they could make the land their own -
according to Godās promise. The nations became dependent on the
Israelites, subdued the seven nations
lowered
from being masters.
John VI, 6 – āĪµĪ¼ĪµĪ»Ī»ĪµĪ½ā – āemellenā – had a certain
intention, was ready to do, was about to do
.
John VI, 12 – āĪµĪ½ĪµĻĪ»Ī·ĻĪøĪ·ĻĪ±Ī½ā – āeneplesthesanā – āwere filled (satisfied)ā – from āĪµĪ¼ĻĪ¹ĻĪ»Ī·Ī¼Ī¹ā – āempiplemiā (which comes from āinā + āto fillā).
Jesusā miracle of feeding 5,000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish. He
asks the disciples so that they can witness that this is indeed a
miracle. We have recently read about the events that followed and one of
the most important reasons why the Lord performed this miracle. See the
following links:
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The order of the readings is chosen to emphasise that the Lord is the Saviour and the Lover of people.
Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!