And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Comment: This is a double headed questionContinue reading “Mark 11: 27-33….’Don’t know’ answered by ‘will not tell!’”
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Mark 11: 12-26 A weak Jesus???
Comment: At the end verse 26 is not in the ESV or some other translations. It is a thought expressed in a nearly identical way elsewhere in scripture (eg the Lord’s Prayer!). It certainly is a strong reminder to all of us! On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. AndContinue reading “Mark 11: 12-26 A weak Jesus???”
Mark 10: 46-52….Miraculous!
And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy onContinue reading “Mark 10: 46-52….Miraculous!”
Isaiah 7:20-25….Desolation!
In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also. Comment: I love some of the phrases which other cultures use. I have a beard. A razor would destroy everyContinue reading “Isaiah 7:20-25….Desolation!”
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’.”
Isaiah 7: 1-9….Kings at ‘play’.
In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. When the house of David was told,Continue reading “Isaiah 7: 1-9….Kings at ‘play’.”
Isaiah 6: 8-13….Why would God not want the people to listen? Or was this sarcasm?
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” And he said, “Go, and say to this people:“‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’Make the heart of this people dull,Continue reading “Isaiah 6: 8-13….Why would God not want the people to listen? Or was this sarcasm?”
Isaiah 6: 1-8….What a Vision! What a Response.
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.Continue reading “Isaiah 6: 1-8….What a Vision! What a Response.”
Isaiah 5: 25-30….Therefore!
Comment: A ‘therefore’ depends on what has gone before! If you are a regular reader refer back in your mind or on your tablet to yesterday’s devotional for the context of today. In quick summary it was God’s reasoning in what justified His ‘therefore’. 25 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against hisContinue reading “Isaiah 5: 25-30….Therefore!”
Isaiah 5: 18-24b)….4 more woes and a therefore!
Comment: The last time that I wrote from Isaiah we saw God angry with the Israelis for 2 particular sins – storing up property to the loss of the poor; the late night boozing to pleasant music again to the detriment of the common man! Now we hear God shouting out ‘woe’ to them fourContinue reading “Isaiah 5: 18-24b)….4 more woes and a therefore!”
As I read it! 