Comment: Today I quoted in full a passage from Luke’s gospel which I wrote about on the 19th, talking about the birth of John (the Baptist) and yesterday I talked about his Ministry. Every Jewish boy was circumcised by Jewish religious law on the eighth day, usually at a ceremony in the parents’ home. NeighboursContinue reading “Luke 1: 67-80….Did Jesus come unannounced and incognito?”
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Luke 1: 26-38….The angels were busy at that time! – 4 Questions to consider.
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord isContinue reading “Luke 1: 26-38….The angels were busy at that time! – 4 Questions to consider.”
Matthew 1: 18-25….How do think Joseph took the news of Mary’s pregnancy?
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.Continue reading “Matthew 1: 18-25….How do think Joseph took the news of Mary’s pregnancy?”
Matthew 1: 1-17….Do you find Genealogies boring?
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron,Continue reading “Matthew 1: 1-17….Do you find Genealogies boring?”
Micah 7: 11-20….Where does Christmas lead us?
Comment: This is the end of a prophecy which has a lot to do with the coming of the Messiah, giving specific details but also, without saying so specifically, leaving us with the strong impression that He is coming twice. In this summary at the end of the prophecy which commences stating that it isContinue reading “Micah 7: 11-20….Where does Christmas lead us?”
Micah 5: 1-15….A Portion of this was read to King Herod!
1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;siege is laid against us;with a rod they strike the judge of Israelon the cheek.- Comment: Maybe this would have meant a particular Judge and a particular person who smote the Judge (Punched him in the jaw?). I like to think that it is talking about GodContinue reading “Micah 5: 1-15….A Portion of this was read to King Herod!”
Micah 1: 1-16….Is Micah dealing with the Present or the Future?
1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.2 Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,and let the Lord GOD be a witness against you,Continue reading “Micah 1: 1-16….Is Micah dealing with the Present or the Future?”
Deuteronomy 18: 9-22….A promised new Leader.
Introduction: Tomorrow starts Advent season. In the book of Deuteronomy which is the last of the books of the Law of God as written in the main by Moses (he cannot have described his own death!) a new Leader is promised. The book has a lots of ‘do’s’ and ‘dont’s’, all of which are veryContinue reading “Deuteronomy 18: 9-22….A promised new Leader.”
Mark 11: 1-11….A Precis of a momentous event!
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie itContinue reading “Mark 11: 1-11….A Precis of a momentous event!”
Isaiah 7: 10-19….About both ‘Now and the Future’.
Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz: “Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test.” And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little forContinue reading “Isaiah 7: 10-19….About both ‘Now and the Future’.”
As I read it! 