Imagine, if you can, that you live in the First Century AD. Rome is persecuting Christians. Idol and Emperor worship abounds. People all around use religion as license to gorge themselves on sex, food, and drink. Rome has built a culture of death. The Colosseum is an active place of entertaining bloodshed. Christians are being... Continue Reading →
To introduce Holy Week, Matthew made sure we saw Jesus’s loving compassion. Just like he saw and condescended to to two blind beggars (cf. 20:29-34), he condescended to all humanity in order to give Himself as a ransom for many (cf. 20:28). It turns out that Jesus’s interaction with the blind men was a picture... Continue Reading →
Holy Week at a GlanceSunday (21:1-17)Triumphal Entry Into JerusalemCleansing of the TempleJesus and His disciples spent the night in Bethany.Start in 28:1 (Sunday) and trace the days of the week back.28:17Monday (21:18-23:39)Jesus curses a fig tree.Jesus’s authority is questioned.Jesus tells parables and answers accusations.Jesus exposes the religious leaders in Jerusalem and laments Jerusalem.Jesus and His... Continue Reading →
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