Episode 57 of Spirituality for Ordinary People features Rachel Schmoyer. Rachel has a website called “Read the Hard Parts” which focusses on looking at some of the most difficult passages in Scripture and looks to discover what truth we might glean.
Rather than the usual interview format, Rachel and I do an essentially unplanned Bible Study on Malachi 1:1-5:
1 The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.
2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob; 3 but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.” 4 Though Edom says, “We have been beaten down, but we will return and build up the ruins”; thus says the Lord of hosts, “They may build, but I will tear down; and men will call them the wicked territory, and the people toward whom the Lord is indignant forever.” 5 Your eyes will see this and you will say, “The Lord be magnified beyond the border of Israel!”
Key Learnings
Some amazing things come from reading, thinking about, and discussing difficult passages of scripture, especially when we keep an open mind about various ways of looking at a text.
Things to Think About
Who might you read and discuss the Bible with?
Spiritual Practices Discussed in this Episode
- Reading hard parts of the Bible
Links and Resources:
- Read the Hard Parts by Rachel Schmoyer
- Rachel’s Bible Reading Chart
- The Finishing Touches: Preparing for Christmas with the Book of Malachi: An Eight Day Devotional
- Let’s Eat! Giving Thanks with Jesus at Mealtimes: A 5 Day Devotional
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