I am closing out Mark 2 today. Studies will probably drop off for the next few weeks. Next Saturday we fly out for the Philippines and will spend time ministering to the Philippino’s until April 13th. I do not know if internet will be available or not. If […]
Festival of the Jews I am going to deviate from the study for a moment to discuss the Jewish festival Purim. It will start tonight at sundown and goes to tomorrow night at sundown (March 20-21st). It occurs on the 14th day of Adar on the Jewish calendar […]
Mark 2:14-17 Calling of Matthew. Parallel passages: Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32. Jesus called Matthew, and he dropped everything and followed Jesus. Not only did Matthew drop everything, he had a big reception at his house and invited all of his friends to meet Jesus. Let’s hit a rabbit […]
Remember, Context rules! We saw in the previous chapter several verifications that Yeshua was the Messiah. In our discussion we discussed how John preached turning away from sin and taking a new direction. He did not preach “forgiveness” but rather “redirection”. This chapter starts with a marked situation […]
This section complets the study on Mark chapter 1. It whittles through a few details to look at some interesting aspects of the few compact verses that finish the chapter. I hope that you enjoy and learn from them as we examine the nuances of Judiasm and the […]
It has taken a few days to complete this study. I wrestled with some of the ideas in it and refined my thoughts more than usual. What is a Rabbi? What did the New Testament Synagogue look like. How does this influence our understanding of the Gospels? These […]
I wish everyone a magnificent Sabbath rest today. This is a short study today. It is geared to encourage you to think, what is the Gospel? How do I act upon it? Where do we go with Jesus’ message? I will give the study from the New Testament […]
Mark 1:9-11 Jesus is Baptized and Verified. John was rather disturbed at Jesus coming for immersion. He felt that it would be better to be baptized by Jesus (Matt 3:13-17). The purpose of this immersion was not for repentance, it was to set the record straight for His […]
I have been working on this study for several days. It gets a little detailed, but worth the read. I hope that you glean from it nuggets of value. Mark 1 Who was Mark? Mark was not an apostle. Mark never claimed authorship to this book, this was […]
Good Morning Everyone! I’ve been out of touch for a few days. Focus has been on figuring out taxes, (which are hitting me hard) and on dealing with my mother-in-law who is now being moved to a full time care facility. Life has been a little caotic for […]