John 6:35-40 Summary: In these brief verses Jesus peals back the curtains of eternity and lets us consider the meaning of his ministry from the perspective of heaven itself. Jesus’ frequent references to being ‘sent by his Father’ and ‘doing his Father’s will’ and his concern for ‘those whom the Father has given him’ point […]
Matthew 1:18-25
Matthew 1:18-25
Matthew 1:1-17 Summary: Genealogies are a very Jewish way of helping to identify someone. And so that’s where Matthew begins in his account of Jesus. Being a son of Joseph entails, of course, an important connection to Abraham, and more specifically to David. However, closer inspection reveals this, perhaps above all, to be a family […]
Matthew 1:1-17 Summary: Genealogies are a very Jewish way of helping to identify someone. And so that’s where Matthew begins in his account of Jesus. Being a son of Joseph entails, of course, an important connection to Abraham, and more specifically to David. However, closer inspection reveals this, perhaps above all, to be a family […]
2 Samuel 7:1-17 Summary: At the same time that God tells David not to build him a ‘house’ (i.e. temple), he promises to build David a ‘house’ (i.e. dynasty), forever securing the throne of Israel in the lineage of David. This is the unconditional promise that Israel clung to during the days of the exile […]
2 Samuel 7:1-17 Summary: At the same time that God tells David not to build him a ‘house’ (i.e. temple), he promises to build David a ‘house’ (i.e. dynasty), forever securing the throne of Israel in the lineage of David. This is the unconditional promise that Israel clung to during the days of the exile […]
Daniel 7:1-14 Summary: Though it’s easy to assume it’s a title of humility, when Jesus calls himself the “Son of Man,” he’s actually identifying himself as the figure mentioned in verse 13ff (“one like a human being” is literally “one like a Son of Man”) whose dominion will last forever and whose kingship will never […]
Daniel 7:1-14 Summary: Though it’s easy to assume it’s a title of humility, when Jesus calls himself the “Son of Man,” he’s actually identifying himself as the figure mentioned in verse 13ff (“one like a human being” is literally “one like a Son of Man”) whose dominion will last forever and whose kingship will never […]
Matthew 14:22-33 Summary: The great labour and longing of the gospel writers was to present Christ to their readers in such a way that they will see how worthy he is of their faith, and will thus entrust their lives to him. That objective takes center stage in this account of Jesus walking on the […]