{"id":1830,"date":"2013-03-21T21:41:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T21:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2018-03-21T10:22:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T14:22:16","slug":"two-weeks-in-gods-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/two-weeks-in-gods-story.html","title":{"rendered":"Two weeks in God&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/week-calendar-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1831\" src=\"https:\/\/garycombsorg.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/week-calendar-icon.png\" alt=\"week-calendar-icon\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>&#8220;The next day\u00a0the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.\u00a0So they took branches of\u00a0palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, &#8216;Hosanna! Blessed is\u00a0he who comes in the name of the Lord, even\u00a0the King of Israel!'&#8221; (John 12:12-13 ESV).<\/p>\n<p>The Bible has been described as the story of God. And for the most part it tells the story with broad strokes, sweeping across the calendar of history generations at a time. But there are two times that the story slows down and zooms in for a closer look. These two times are the weeks of God&#8217;s creation and of Christ&#8217;s passion.<\/p>\n<p>The seven days of the creation story are found in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The week of Christ&#8217;s passion is described in all four of the Gospels, the first books of the New Testament. Creation week begins with God saying, &#8220;Let there be light!&#8221; And Passion or Holy Week begins with Jesus, the Light of the World, entering the city of Jerusalem on what has come to be called Palm Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the first week, God created everything and declared it good. Yet because man chose to disobey God, sin entered into creation and along with it, death. In Holy Week, God sent His Son to re-create that which was fallen, to redeem, restore and reconcile His creation to Himself.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Creation Week \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Passion Week<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Day 1 &#8211; \u00a0Light \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Triumphal entry<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Day 2 &#8211; \u00a0Sky and seas (separated expanse) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cleansing the Temple<\/li>\n<li>Day 3 &#8211; \u00a0Land and plants (plants and fruit) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Teaching in the Temple<\/li>\n<li>Day 4 &#8211; \u00a0Sun, Moon and stars (to mark\/govern) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Anointed in Bethany<\/li>\n<li>Day 5 &#8211; \u00a0Birds and fish \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Last Supper\/Garden of Gethsemane<\/li>\n<li>Day 6 &#8211; \u00a0Animals and Man \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Crucifixion and Death<\/li>\n<li>Day 7 &#8211; \u00a0Sabbath rest \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In the tomb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Day 8 &#8211; \u00a0Man\u2019s Fall \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0CHRIST\u2019S RESURRECTION!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Bible really focuses on two important weeks in God&#8217;s story. 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