(Lesson 2367)(06-07-18) Matthew 21:17-22
“And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”
In the first part of today’s quote, Jesus condemned the olive tree for bearing no fruit. That jesture symbolized what had happened to the Jews because they had forsaken God and turned their obligation to Him into a scheme to multiply their own gain. The failure of the Jews is what triggered the need for the coming of Jesus and the new law of salvation by grace through faith.
In the second part of the quote, Jesus explained that any believer with sufficient faith in God, through Jesus Christ, could, not only kill an olive tree by simply by commanding it to die, but could accomplish anything he/she might conceive of, so long as their faith is perfect. What a generous and amazing savior we worship!~
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Lesson 2366
(Lesson 2366)(06-06-18) Matthew 21:10-16
“And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”
In today’s quote, Jesus expressed His outrage at those who were abusing the temple for their own gain. His actions set in motion the very course of actions that would eventually lead to His crucifixion.~
“And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”
In today’s quote, Jesus expressed His outrage at those who were abusing the temple for their own gain. His actions set in motion the very course of actions that would eventually lead to His crucifixion.~
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Lesson 2365
(Lesson 2365)(06-05-18) Matthew 21:1-
“ And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.”
“ And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.”
In today’s quote, Jesus made His celebrated entry into Jerusalem just prior to His captivity and eventual crucifixion.~
Monday, June 4, 2018
Lesson 2364
(Lesson 2364)(06-04-18) Matthew 20:29-34
“And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.”
In today’s quote, Jesus worked yet another miracle giving sight to two blind men.~
“And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.”
In today’s quote, Jesus worked yet another miracle giving sight to two blind men.~
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Lesson 2363
(Lesson 2363)(06-03-18) Matthew 20:20-28
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Today’s lesson is a continuation of yesterdays. Therein, as we recall, Jesus told the mother of the Zebedee brothers that it was not His decision to make, that where her sons would be positioned in heaven would be the decision of God the Father.
In the latter part of the quote, Jesus informed all the apostles that there would be no ranking system in heaven. He said, in essence, that, in heaven, all would be equal, that those who would usually be considered the greatest among them would there be the servants of the lesser.
Imagine a place where the glorious grace of almighty God abounds in perpetuity and all things are equal for all people forever. Praise God for the promise of eternal heaven!~
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Today’s lesson is a continuation of yesterdays. Therein, as we recall, Jesus told the mother of the Zebedee brothers that it was not His decision to make, that where her sons would be positioned in heaven would be the decision of God the Father.
In the latter part of the quote, Jesus informed all the apostles that there would be no ranking system in heaven. He said, in essence, that, in heaven, all would be equal, that those who would usually be considered the greatest among them would there be the servants of the lesser.
Imagine a place where the glorious grace of almighty God abounds in perpetuity and all things are equal for all people forever. Praise God for the promise of eternal heaven!~
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Lesson 2362
(Lesson 2362)(06-02-18) Matthew 20:20-28
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Today’s commentary will deal only with what Jesus told the son’s of Zebedee. We will cover the remainder of the quote tomorrow.
Therein, Jesus asked if the sons of Zebedee, in essence, if were prepared to go through the ordeal that He was about to endure. In the question, Jesus referred to obligation to endure the ordeal of His upcoming death, burial and resurrection as having been “baptized” (appointed).
There is a very, very important point to be made herein concerning the use of the term “baptized”, as it is applied in today’s quote in reference to the task that Jesus was sent to accomplish. The Greek word from which the word “baptized” was transliterated, as it is applied in today’s quote, is, ‘baptizo’.
The importance of this lesson is to note that the Greek word ‘baptizo’ is the same word that was transliterated to be used in some circumstances in reference to a water immersion. Obviously, we have the same word, ‘baptizo’, used to define two explicitly different actions and having two distinctly different meanings, or intents.
I’ve made that point in order to demonstrate that the word “baptism”, as it is applied many times in the New Testament, is rarely applied in reference to water immersion. The several usages of the term “baptize”, define almost as many different actions as usages, as we will establish as these lessons continue.~
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Today’s commentary will deal only with what Jesus told the son’s of Zebedee. We will cover the remainder of the quote tomorrow.
Therein, Jesus asked if the sons of Zebedee, in essence, if were prepared to go through the ordeal that He was about to endure. In the question, Jesus referred to obligation to endure the ordeal of His upcoming death, burial and resurrection as having been “baptized” (appointed).
There is a very, very important point to be made herein concerning the use of the term “baptized”, as it is applied in today’s quote in reference to the task that Jesus was sent to accomplish. The Greek word from which the word “baptized” was transliterated, as it is applied in today’s quote, is, ‘baptizo’.
The importance of this lesson is to note that the Greek word ‘baptizo’ is the same word that was transliterated to be used in some circumstances in reference to a water immersion. Obviously, we have the same word, ‘baptizo’, used to define two explicitly different actions and having two distinctly different meanings, or intents.
I’ve made that point in order to demonstrate that the word “baptism”, as it is applied many times in the New Testament, is rarely applied in reference to water immersion. The several usages of the term “baptize”, define almost as many different actions as usages, as we will establish as these lessons continue.~
Friday, June 1, 2018
Lesson 2361
(Lesson 2361)(05-31-18) Matthew 20:17-19
“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
In today’s lesson, Jesus again told the twelve apostles that He was about to be betrayed to the scribes and chief priests and ultimately crucified for the sins of all mankind.~
“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
In today’s lesson, Jesus again told the twelve apostles that He was about to be betrayed to the scribes and chief priests and ultimately crucified for the sins of all mankind.~
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