{"id":4291,"date":"2018-10-11T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batkol.info\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2018-10-11T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:43:16","slug":"the-28th-sunday-of-ordinary-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ratisbonne.org.il\/bk\/2018\/10\/11\/the-28th-sunday-of-ordinary-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sunday Liturgy Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time \u2013 14th October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lectionary readings: Wis 7:7-11; Ps.90:12-17; Heb. 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theme: Obey the word of God and share life with others; <\/strong>specially the marginalized.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"The word of God is permanent and eternal while gold, silver and our other possessions are transitory. In Marks 10: 17-30, God is looking at the young man with deep love and affection which was very enticing, calling him to a deeper conversion to follow him totally with whole heart. As in the Book of Exodus, Moshe is instructing the people to follow the Word of God and His commandments and not to make gods of silver or gold and the children of Israel hearken to Moshe. Hebrews 4:12-13 is one of the great biblical texts on the power of God\u2019s Word. The author has been warning the Hebrew church of the danger of cultural Christianity. It is clearly told that \u201cBecause God\u2019s Word is powerful to expose our sin and God Himself sees everything, we must be diligent to have our hearts right before Him.\u201d Many early commentators interpreted \u201cthe word\u201d here as referring to Jesus Christ whom John (1:1) calls \u201cthe Word.\u201d Granted, the author begins Hebrews by stating, \u201cGod, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son: (1:1-2).<\/p>\n

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The word of God is permanent and eternal. In Psalm 90:12-17, it is clearly said \u201cTeach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.\u201d It is also said that more than silver or gold and any priceless gem, I prayed to God and the spirit of wisdom came to me. More than wealth and beauty I chose to have her (Wisdom).<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne ran to him, knelt before him\u201d (v.17b). We think of this man as the Rich Young Ruler, but Mark identifies him only as a man who had many possessions and mentions his possessions only at the conclusion of this encounter (v.22). Mathew says that he is young (19:20), and Luke identifies him as a ruler (18:18).<\/p>\n

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Exodus 20:12-16 and also Deuteronomy 5:16-20 are repeated in St. Marks 10:17-30. All these commandments, one through four, have to do with our relationship to God. After that, it seems to have to do with human relationship. \u201cOne thing you lack, Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me\u201d. This is a shocking call to discipleship \u2013 especially shocking in a culture that assumed that riches constituted an endorsement by God of the rich person\u2019s life. This man has probably gone through his life believing that he has tried to please God and that his riches demonstrate that God is pleased with him. To covet material possessions is to invest them with great importance \u2013 to let them fill our hearts \u2013 to allow them to fill the God-space in our lives. In a sense, a violation of the tenth commandment is also a violation of the first and second commandments \u2013 making a god of material possessions.<\/p>\n

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For Reflection and Discussion: 1. Have we experienced pain when God demands detachments in our day to day lives from power, position, money and fame or comfort? 2. What place do we have for the poor in our lives? 3. Do we give importance to the word of God, trust in God and obey his words rather than worrying about different things that the culture demands?<\/p>\n

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Bibliography: 1) Holy Bible, New International Version\u00ae, NIV\u00ae Copyright \u00a91973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. (2) Jewish Annotated New Testament by Amy\u2010Jill Levine and Marc ZviBrettler, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011 (3) The Five Book of Moses by Everett Fox, Schocken Books, New York (4) Deuteronomy, Chapter 5:16-20 (5) https:\/\/www.sermonwriter.com\/biblical-commentary\/mark-1017-31\/<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s teaching commentary was prepared by<\/p>\n

Dr. Joan Chunkapura, Ph.D., MMS, TRADA, Kerala, India. Bat Kol alumna, 2006.<\/p>\n

Email: joanc.mms@gmail.com<\/p>\n

[Copyright \u00a9 2018]<\/p>\n

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PLEASE NOTE: The weekly Gospel commentaries represent the research and creative thought of their authors, and are meant to stimulate deeper thinking about the meaning of the Sunday Scriptures. While they draw upon the study methods and sources employed by the Bat Kol Institute, the views and conclusions expressed in these commentaries are solely those of their authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of Bat Kol. Questions, comments and feedback are always welcome.<\/p>\n

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