Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.Now on the first day of Unleavened BreadContinue reading “Matt 26: 14-25: Judas! You silly, silly man.”
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Matt 25: 1-13….Marriage customs….
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroomContinue reading “Matt 25: 1-13….Marriage customs….”
Matt 23: 1-36…..Woe, woe, woe….woe.
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, butContinue reading “Matt 23: 1-36…..Woe, woe, woe….woe.”
Matt 22: 41-45….Whose Son?
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,“‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit atContinue reading “Matt 22: 41-45….Whose Son?”
Genesis 19: 23-29…..The end of the city, but not of the problem.
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven. And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. But Lot’s wife, behindContinue reading “Genesis 19: 23-29…..The end of the city, but not of the problem.”
Genesis 19: 14-22….Four rescued.
So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters whoContinue reading “Genesis 19: 14-22….Four rescued.”
Genesis 19: 8-13….Not a nice story.
Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow came to sojourn, andContinue reading “Genesis 19: 8-13….Not a nice story.”
Genesis 19: 1-7…..Entertaining angels unawares!
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash your feet.Continue reading “Genesis 19: 1-7…..Entertaining angels unawares!”
Genesis 18: 25-33…. Bargaining with God!
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” And the LORD said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteousContinue reading “Genesis 18: 25-33…. Bargaining with God!”
Genesis 18: 17-24….Thinking anthropomorphically.
The LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keepContinue reading “Genesis 18: 17-24….Thinking anthropomorphically.”
As I read it! 