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Through the Bible Week 43, Mark 15 – Luke 11

Jesus’ words were often spoken in parables. In one he speaks of those people hearing the word as if they are each a different kind of ground: bad ground, rocky ground, good ground, etc. This parable should be familiar to us all, but there is an interesting phrase here that I often miss when studying…

Through the Bible Week 42, Mark 1 – Mark 14

As we continue through the Gospels, we get to read the many words of Jesus. There are so many from which to choose that it is hard to single out any one thing. We do find one passage in the Gospels that stands out. It is a question asked of Jesus. Mark 12:28–31 (NKJV) —…

Through the Bible Week 41, Matthew 15 – 28

In Matthew 26, we come to the arrest, betrayal, and trial of Jesus. Simon Peter has an interesting place during these events. At the passover dinner, Jesus proclaims that all of the disciples will abandon him. Matthew 26:31–35 (NKJV) — 31 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because…

Through the Bible Week 40, Malachi 1 – Matthew 14

Through this section of scripture, we see the closing of pre-Christ prophecy. However, it is a closing only of the Old-Testament prophets, not a complete fulfillment or even and end to new prophecy. After this, what we see with the book of Matthew is the beginning of the fulfillment of all of that prophecy. The…

Through the Bible Week 39, Obediah – Zechariah 14

In this section of scripture, we come across a few of the prophets. It is here that God starts providing a glimpse of a glorious future. A future to which the nation of Israel looks. It is a future to which I look and a future to which I hope every christian looks. In the…

Through the Bible Week 38, Daniel 7 – Amos 9

Daniel was a man wholly devoted to God. His every thought and being was focused on obedience and righteousness. He was man beloved by God as well. Because he was beloved, God gave him many visions of the glorious future, a future where Jesus reigns supremely on this earth. In one of his visions, Daniel…

Through the Bible Week 37, Ezekiel 34 – Daniel 6

Daniel 1:8 (NKJV) — 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel is one of those great men of faith…

Through the Bible Week 36, Ezekiel 16 – 33

At the same time Jeremiah was prophesying in Jerusalem, Ezekiel was in the land of the Chaldeans as part of the first exiles from Judah to Babylon. He was also prophesying to the people in that land. Their prophecies were the same and even travelled back and forth from Jerusalem and Babylon. Both were prophesying…

Through the Bible Week 35, Jeremiah 51 – Ezekiel 15

As Jeremiah was receiving and writing prophecies from God, he was also writing the lamentations. His heart was broken at the destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of his people. As Israel and Judah fell farther and farther away from the Lord, the Lord resorted to the only thing that ever worked with His people.…

Through the Bible Week 34, Jeremiah 30 – 50

As Jeremiah was constantly receiving doom and gloom to pronounce on the Kingdom of Judah, you can imagine his heart sank deeper and deeper into despair. In fact, as he was receiving these proclamations from God and delivering them to the people, he was also writing the Lamentations. You can hear his heart breaking in…