Lectionary for Ya'akov

I regret that I must scale back my blog due to life circumstances. Inflation is cutting into my income dramatically and I am applying to many possible jobs in search of better pay. Job hunts take a lot of time. The playlist of songs and hymns for this week is available on YouTube . I would like to draw special attention to the song Psalm 50 by Poor Bishop Hooper because it really speaks to me. The Prophecy of the Destruction of the Temple - La prédication de la ruine du Temple by James Tissot, 1886-1894, Brooklyn Museum . The context of Luke 21:25-33 is that Jesus is sitting at the Mount of Olives teaching the disciples. He has just prophesied the destruction of the Temple. Starry Night by Jean-François Millet, circa 1850-1865, Yale University Art Gallery . The signs in the sun, moon, and stars (Luke 21:25)  could include meteors, eclipses, supernovas or other astronomical phenomenon. Серед хвиль - Among the waves  by Ivan Aivazovsky ( Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի) , 1898...

I have spent this week caregiving, so not much commentary this week. The playlist of songs and hymns for this week is available on YouTube . Jesus Before Pilate, First Interview - Jésus devant Pilate, Premier entretien  by James Tissot, 1886-1894,  Brooklyn Museum . Matthew 27:11-14 Mark 15:2-5 Luke 23:1-6 John 18:28-38 "What is truth?" Christ and Pilate  - "Что есть истина?". Христос и Пилат by Nikolai Ge (Николай Николаевич Ге), 1890, Tretyakov Gallery. John 18:38 Christ Before Pilate  by Jacek Malczewski, 1910,  Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery Krisztus Pilátus előtt - Christ Before Pilate by Mihály Munkácsy, 1881, Magyar Nemzeti Galéria Christ before Pilate - Jesus føres frem for Pontius Pilatus by Hans Jacob Hansen, 1929, private collection Jerusalem circa 63 AD by KarBel Multimedia for Logos Bible software, 2009. Pilate's headquarters (praetorium) were most likely in the "Herod's Fortress" compound that is in the south-central pa...