Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today. When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation. AContinue reading “Genesis 41: 9-16….Joseph denies the power to be ‘his’.”
Category Archives: Easter
Matt 28: 1-10….The Resurrection.
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance wasContinue reading “Matt 28: 1-10….The Resurrection.”
Matt 26: 26-29 & 27: 45-51…..It all comes together!
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is myContinue reading “Matt 26: 26-29 & 27: 45-51…..It all comes together!”
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.”
Mark 16: 9-15…..He said that He would rise!
Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her,Continue reading “Mark 16: 9-15…..He said that He would rise!”
Mark 16: 1-8…..True or false?
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll awayContinue reading “Mark 16: 1-8…..True or false?”
Mark 15: 40-47…..The unexpected and the loving…
There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.And when eveningContinue reading “Mark 15: 40-47…..The unexpected and the loving…”
Mark 15: 33-39…. The greatest agony of all!
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he isContinue reading “Mark 15: 33-39…. The greatest agony of all!”
Mark 15: 21-32…. weakened Jesus is hung on the cross.
And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. AndContinue reading “Mark 15: 21-32…. weakened Jesus is hung on the cross.”
As I read it! 