John 14:25-15:8 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday we saw Jesus’ first mention of the Holy Spirit in John 14:16-17. Today we have a second mention, with the Holy Spirit mentioned as the Helper: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I …
Category Archives: RTB 2025 – Search the Scriptures, Part 2
November 3 / John 14:15-24
John 14:15-24 Dear RTB’ers, We have the first of Jesus’ Last Supper mentions of the Holy Spirit in today’s reading. He lists five items regarding the Holy Spirit: another Helper, to be with you forever; the Spirit of truth; You know Him; He dwells with you; and [He] will be in you. (vv. 16, 17) Jesus was …
November 2 / John 13:33-14:14
John 13:33-14:14 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus speaking: Where I am going you cannot come. …you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow afterward. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come …
November 1 / John 13:21-32
John 13:21-32 Dear RTB’ers, Two items regarding the question of whether this meal in yesterday’s and today’s reading was the Last Supper or just another meal. I was wrong yesterday when I quoted verse 30, suggesting that “he immediately went out” referred to Jesus. Not true – that phrase relates to Judas, as does verse …
November 2025 Readings
Date Readings Verses 01-Nov John 13:21-32 12 02-Nov John 13:33-14:14 20 03-Nov John 14:15-24 10 04-Nov John 14:25-15:8 15 05-Nov John 15:9-25 17 06-Nov John 15:26-16:15 17 07-Nov John 16:16-33 18 08-Nov John 17 #1 26 09-Nov John 17 #2 — 10-Nov John 18:1-27 27 11-Nov John 18:28-19:16 29 12-Nov John 19:17-37 21 13-Nov John …
October 31 / John 13:1-20
John 13:1-20 Dear RTB’ers, Back to John’s gospel for the next few weeks. By way of reminder, John 11 was Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the dead, then John 12 was Palm Sunday. Now we are in chapter 13, clearly in the last few days before Jesus’ Crucifixion. Now before the Feast of the Passover… …
October 30 / II Kings 24-25
II Kings 24-25 Dear RTB’ers, Today we close the Kings books – and what a dramatic close it is! Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon has overwhelmed Assyria and set his sights on Jerusalem and Judah. We see a first deportation in 597 BC (II Kings 24:10-16, esp. vv. 15-16), then a second deportation in 586 BC …
October 29 / II Kings 22-23
II Kings 22-23 Dear RTB’ers, Of the 57 verses that we read today, all but eight are the author’s account of Josiah’s reign, with most of those verses relating to his purge of evil from both Judah and Samaria. King Josiah and his sons… The contrast between father and sons is dramatic. Here’s the author’s …
October 28 / II Kings 20-21
II Kings 20-21 Dear RTB’ers, Today, three kings – Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Amon. As STS notes, the events in today’s first chapter (on Hezekiah’s illness and recovery and his hospitality to the envoys from Babylon) actually occurred before the invasion by the Assyrians that we read in yesterday’s readings. We might ask ourselves why Hezekiah …
October 27 / II Kings 19:8-37
II Kings 19:8-37 Dear RTB’ers, My Study Bible pointed out something interesting. We see Hezekiah praying to the Lord in verses 15 to 19; then in verse 20 he receives a note from Isaiah, a reply from the Lord, even though Scripture does not record any conversation between Hezekiah and Isaiah on this occasion. Note …