Astonished at His teaching…Matthew 7:28 Jesus taught with authority, Verse 29. This is why people listened to Jesus. He taught as one having authority, and not as the scribes. This is how students learn. When a teacher teaches with confidence. And when you think about it, this is you. Especially when you talk about the things […]
The disciple is not above his teacher…Luke 6:40 Jesus traveled by foot up and down Israel teaching. He taught in their synagogues, Matthew 4:23. He taught in the temple, Matthew 21:23. He taught in their villages, Mark 6:6; on the hillsides; from a boat; everywhere He went He taught. He is referred to as “Teacher” […]
They are in great fear…Psalm 14:5 The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. Psalm 14:1. It is foolish to declare oneself an atheist. For to know for certain there is no God, one would have to possess all knowledge. In addition, one would have to be able to be everywhere at the […]
I preached to you…1 Corinthians 15:1 In one sentence the Apostle Paul defines a disciple. Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed […]
Take My yoke…Matthew 11:29 Jesus had been preaching up and down Israel, “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” According to ancient literature of the Jews, the kingdom of heaven was the acceptance of God’s Torah. Any Jew who would seriously follow the Torah (the Law) had accepted the Lordship of God. This […]
That blessed hope…Titus 2:13 Jesus said no one knows the date of His return, Matthew 24:36. Jesus said this in His answer to the question: what will be the sign of Your coming, Matthew 24:3. We do not know the day nor the hour, but we do know the signs. These signs were given for […]
Within three days…Joshua 1:11 After the death of Moses, the LORD put Joshua in charge of taking the land of promise, Joshua 1:1-11. Three things God says to Joshua in this passage stand out. Verse 6: Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I […]
And Joshua spared Rahab…Joshua 6:25 And she bound a scarlet cord in the window, Joshua 2:21. This simple act of faith spared her, and all who were in her house, Joshua 6:17. This act of faith is recorded again in Hebrews 11:31: By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, […]
The trumpet of the jubilee…Leviticus 25:9 Verse 8: And you shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years, and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty-nine years. By doing the math, the Lord made His point; after 49 years you will declare a year of Jubilee, verse […]