Order of Confessional Service I, p.308  Lutheran Worship
Psalm 51
Readings:  Exodus 12:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32, St. John 13;1-15
Hymn “The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord” LW 107, TLH 163
Sermon
Communion Service, p.144
Hymn “On My Heart Imprint Your Image”  LW 100, TLH 179
Hymn “Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness” LW #239, TLH 305
Psalm 22

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Maundy-Thursday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-14-2022.pdf

Picture:  The initial Letter “U” of The Third Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is a lamb on the altar with a priest and a creature….  “Now the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him….”  “Und der HERR rief Mose / unnd redet mit yhm…”  From page LXXX = 80.

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95
Readings:  Isaiah 62:11-63:7, Revelation 1:5b-7, St. Luke 22:1-23:56
Hymn “Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted”  LW 116, TLH 153
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Wednesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-13-2022.pdf

Picture:  The initial Letter “D” of The Second Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is God appearing on the mountain….   “These are the names of the children of Israel…”  “Das sind die namen der kinder Israel…”  From page XLVI = 46.

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95
Readings:  Jeremiah 11:18-20, 1 Timothy 6:12-14, St. Mark 14:1-15:46
Hymn “Upon the Cross Extended”  LW 121, TLH 171
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Tuesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-12-2022.pdf

Picture:  The initial Letter “A” of The First Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is of God creating the sphere of the world.  “In the beginning God created the heaven and earth…”  “Am anfang schuff Gott hymel und erden…”  From page VII = 7.

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95
Readings:  Isaiah 50:5-10, 1 Peter 2:21-24, St. John 12:1-43
Hymn “No Tramp of Soldiers’ Marching Feet”  HS98 #826
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Monday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-11-2022.pdf

Picture:  The initial Letter “D” of the Foreword by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture is Moses (in red) with horns, and Aaron the priest (in blue) with the Lord speaking to Moses. “Das alte testament halten ettlich geringe…”  “The Old Testament retains some unimportant things …”  From page II. = 2.

Pictures of Moses with horns (or rays of light).  “A curious feature of medieval and renaissance depictions of Moses is that quite a few paintings and sculptures imagine him as horned. Indeed he looks a lot like a Pagan horned god in many of them.

Many scholars believe this was due to a mistranslation in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Hebrew scriptures completed by St. Jerome.  The key verse is Exodus 34:29-30, which in the New International Version of the Bible reads as follows: “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.”

The problem is this: the phrase “was radiant” is a translation of the Hebrew word “karan” which can also mean “was horned”.  Only one Greek translation available to Jerome – that by the Jewish convert Aquila – understood “karan” to mean “had become horned.” Nonetheless, that is the definition that Jerome chose to go with.”  (https://curiouschristian.blog/2019/08/12/the-horned-moses-in-medieval-art/)

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Palm Sunday Procession (Matthew 21:1-9)
Hymn “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” LW 102, TLH 160
Readings:  Zechariah 9:9-12, Philippians 2:5-11, St. Matthew 26:1-27:66
Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” LW 106, TLH 161
“Ride On, Ride On in Majesty” LW 105, TLH 162
“Lamb of God, Pure and Holy” LW 208, TLH 146
“Grant, Lord Jesus, that My Healing” LW 95

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Palmarum-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-10-2022.pdf

Picture:  The Cover Page for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.

(https://collections.museumofthebible.org/artifacts/25085-luthers-pentateuch?&tab=description).

 Martin Luther published his initial Old Testament translation in 4 parts. Although this first portion was entitled “The Old Testa-ment German,” it contained only the first five books of the Bible.

Luther: “I have made a great effort to make Moses so German that no one would guess that he was a Jew.”
In the Preface Luther wrote: “It is the principal teaching of the Old Testament to proclaim the law, to reveal sin, and to further the good….For Moses can do no more by the law than tell what man ought to do and ought not to do. But he cannot give the power, the strength, and the ability to fulfill it.” Large portions of this Preface are contained in Willem Jan Kooiman, Luther and the Bible [Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1961], p. 135-144.  (https://gruber.lstc.edu/luthers_bible/1523_1533.php)

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died” LW 118, TLH 178
Readings:  Genesis 22:1-14, Hebrews 9:11-15, St. John 8:42-49
Hymn “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” LW 508, TLH 345
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Lord Jesus Christ, My Light, My Life”  TLH 353 (insert)
“O Jesus, Blessed Lord, My Praise” LW 245, TLH 309
“Not All the Blood of Beasts” LW 99, TLH 156

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Judica-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-3-2022.pdf

Picture:  The Sacrifice of Isaac from Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.

(https://collections.museumofthebible.org/artifacts/25085-luthers-pentateuch?&tab=description).

Luther’s 1523 translation of the Pentateuch included eleven woodcuts. Six of these are pictures of the tabernacle. The other five are the high priest in vestments, the flood, the sacrifice of Isaac, Jacob’s dream, and Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dream.

Luther: “I have made a great effort to make Moses so German that no one would guess that he was a Jew.”  In the Preface Luther wrote: “It is the principal teaching of the Old Testament to proclaim the law, to reveal sin, and to further the good….For Moses can do no more by the law than tell what man ought to do and ought not to do. But he cannot give the power, the strength, and the ability to fulfill it.” Large portions of this Preface are contained in Willem Jan Kooiman, Luther and the Bible [Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1961], p. 135-144.

(https://gruber.lstc.edu/luthers_bible/1523_1533.php)

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