Psalm 118: A Passover Song

April 1, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Mark 14:26 LSB – Psalm 118 is a song of Passover; it is the last psalm of the ‘Egyptian Hallel,’ a group of Psalms sung annually at Passover. Derek Kidner explains: “A short run of psalms used at the yearly Passover begins here […]

Maundy Thursday

April 1, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

As Jesus talked with His disciples the night before He died on the cross (John 13–16), He not only spoke to them about Himself and the events coming on the heels of that evening, but He spoke of their lives together and the suffering they would face as His disciples. He reassured them of His […]

The Passover Lamb

March 31, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but during the night He would go out and spend it on the mount called “of Olives.” And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him. Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, […]

The Cornerstone

March 30, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. This is from Yahweh; It is marvelous in our eyes. Psalm 118:22–23 LSB – If you look in the Gospels, you’ll find records of Jesus’ intense confrontations with the religious leaders during Holy Week. Matthew, Mark, and Luke record the heightening tension on […]

The Light of the World

March 29, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of […]

He wept over it . . .

March 28, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Palm Sunday didn’t end with hallelujahs. Those shouts of praise drew this reaction: Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, […]

The Shout of Palm Sunday

March 28, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:10 And after He had said these things, He was going on […]

At the Feet of Jesus

March 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

In his Gospel, the Apostle John places the anointing of Jesus by Mary of Bethany on the evening before His entry into Jerusalem.1 Holy Week began with Mary’s anticipation of Jesus’ death.2 Mary sat at Jesus’ feet to listen to His Word. She is once again at His feet, this time to pour out her […]

The Events of Holy Week

March 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

“This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.” Acts 2:32 ESV In the New Testament we have the record of eyewitnesses—eyewitnesses to the resurrected Christ. Not only that, the writers of the New Testament call attention to the fact that they were eyewitnesses or, in the case of Luke, sought out […]

Unfailing Love

March 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

His love never fails, because He never fails.

Race of Hope

April 12, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it *was still dark, and *saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “They have taken away the […]