Exploring the Scriptures Together
Matthew 12:46-50, Mark 3:31-35, and Luke 8:19-21 “Notice what you notice.” Two things strike me today. The first is very simple, one word – outside. I’ve always pictured Jesus preaching out in the open air with crowds all around Him. But each of these writers today has Jesus inside (presumably a house) with His mother …
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Matthew 12:43-45 and Luke 11:24-28 “Notice what you notice.” We’ve probably all heard sermons on today’s topic, that someone has an unclean spirit cast out, but the person does not replace the unclean spirit with “something positive” and the unclean spirit returns “en force”. Jesus’ comments are perfectly in line with Samuel’s sermon today on …
Luke 11:33-36 “Notice what you notice.” Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness (v. 34). I have always read this verse with a major focus only on the first eight words, …
Matthew 12:38-42 and Luke 11:29-32 “Notice what you notice.” Asking for a sign… There is one major difference between Matthew and Luke with respect to Jonah. Both writers focus on the repentance of the men of Nineveh. However, Matthew also added the three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish (v. …
Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:28-30, and Luke 12:10-12 “Notice what you notice.” Something new today, all three Synoptic Gospels (imbedded below) on one short topic — blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the unpardonable sin…!! Matt. 12:31-32, Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not …
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Mark 3:20-27 “Notice what you notice.” I never really understood verse 28: But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. That is, I have understood the content of the verse but not the context, as to …
Luke 11:14-23 “Notice what you notice.” All too often in past readings, when two or three Gospel writers repeated the same story I would look for differences between these accounts. That was interesting to a point, but does not really get very deep into the heart of the matter before us. So I won’t be …
Matthew 12:22-30 “Notice what you notice.” Have I not noticed before that Beelzebub (Beelzebul) is basically a “Baal” derivative, in this case from Baal-Zebub/Zebul – the God of the Philistine city of Ekron (II Kings 1:1–4)? Thanking my Study Bible notes for that insight… Abraham Lincoln quoted Jesus’ “house divided” item. I offer his entire …
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr Matt. 12:22-30 9 02-Apr Luke 11:14-23 10 03-Apr Mark 3:20-27 8 04-Apr Matt. 12:31-32; Mark 3:28-30; Luke 12:10-12 8 05-Apr Matt. 12:38-42; Luke 11:29-32 9 06-Apr Luke 11:33-36 4 07-Apr Matt. 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-28 8 08-Apr Matt. 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21 13 09-Apr Luke 8:1-3 3 10-Apr Matt. 13:1-9 9 …
Luke 7:36-50 “Notice what you notice.” The first thing that strikes me is the beginning of verse 40, And Jesus answering said to him… Here’s what’s strange about that: the Pharisee, Simon, had said nothing – but Jesus answered him. Jesus knew what Simon was thinking without Simon having said a word (Luke reports of …