Jeremiah 31.7-14 After spending several weeks in Isaiah, we get this text from Jeremiah, which echoes much in the second half of Isaiah, namely that God is calling back the exiled people of Israel to be one nation again. God will provide for them, particularly the weak and marginalised, and they will be made whole as a nation.
Psalm 147.12-20 This psalm refers back to the text in Jeremiah, noting that the good fortune and peace being realised under King David is due to the promises of God made to Jacob and his descendants, who make up the twelve tribes of Israel.
Ephesians 1.3-14 The theme in Jeremiah alluding to God's chosen people being part of God's beloved family continues here, noting like the psalm that all good that comes to us originates from God. It refers to Jesus as the one who both reconciles us back with God and also made God’s will known to us. We are inheritors, as adopted children, of God’s grace and mercy, and the reconciliation is intended to spread throughout all people and the rest of creation.
John 1.(1-9), 10-18 The first nine verses set the tone for John, establishing that all beings were spoken into existence by God. It also speaks of the man to whom the Gospel is attributed, explaining that he, like Jesus, is sent from God. In the second half, the text adopts the images of light and family to describe both what Jesus brought into the world (the light that enlightens everyone) and that he was the living expression of God (the Word) in order for us to come to know God intimately.
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