From Mark 1-3 After his baptism and temptation, Jesus makes a dramatic entry onto the scene of first century Israel. As king, he brings with him the promised kingdom of God. He announces the coming [ Read More … ]
From Matthew 22-23 Jesus tells a story of a wedding where a king has a feast prepared for his son. He has invited many guests but when he asks them to come on the day [ Read More … ]
From Matthew 13-14 Jesus speaks about the kingdom of heaven in parables. In today’s parable he says good seed is allowed to grow up with weeds. He is talking about his people and giving them [ Read More … ]
From Matthew 5-6 Today’s passage is generally known as the ‘Sermon on the Mount’. Its chiefly about what those in the kingdom of Heaven look like now and what will happen to them in the [ Read More … ]
From Hosea 1-7 Hosea is nearing the time when the house of Israel will end. The LORD announces his judgment in a strange way. By commanding Hosea to marry a prostitute and bear three children, [ Read More … ]
From Ezekiel 37-39 The LORD commands Ezekiel to join two sticks together as one. His actions predict the uniting under one king of God’s people. Judah and Israel. Are God’s people one? This post is [ Read More … ]
From Ezekiel 34-36 Ezekiel directed a good amount of his criticism at the leaders of Israel. They bore the greatest amount of responsibility for the state of the nation. Kings were meant to lead the [ Read More … ]
From Proverbs 24-26 Today’s passage speaks about how people behave in the presence of the king. Some seek out his heart. Some seek to undermine his rule and authority. Some put themselves forward in his [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 103-105 In today’s Psalm the Psalmist begins encouraging his own soul to bless the LORD. Throughout the Psalm he recalls all the reasons why he should do so. Towards the end his praise [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 32-35 Today’s Psalm describes several well known qualities about God and well known among the faithful in Israel. The goodness and faithfulness of god, the glory of god in creation, God’s all-embracing providence [ Read More … ]