Jesus Rebukes Pharisaism and Laments Over Jerusalem
Matthew 23 This chapter contains part of one of the extended teaching sections that Matthew includes in his gospel. In this one, Jesus had just been questioned by the Sadducees …
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God’s Love for Jerusalem
Ezekiel 16 This chapter is a summary of how God has and will deal with the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s history would be worthy of much more space than the …
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Ezekiel 5 In the movie, The Rookie1, a west Texas high school baseball coach is having trouble growing grass on the school’s baseball field. It is discovered that deer are …
Read MoreEzekiel Acts Out The Jerusalem Siege
Ezekiel 4 This chapter needs to read in connection with the next as they are tied together. Here Ezekiel is told to act out the siege of Jerusalem for a …
Read MoreExpansion of the Church Continues
Acts 8; 9; 10; 11 Outlines Witnesses in Judea and Samaria — Chapters 8-9 8:1-3 | Persecution of the church begins and it disperses; Saul is a principle persecutor 8:4-8 …
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Psalm 87 Outline 1-7 | God’s favor bestowed on Jerusalem Reflections There is something to be said for traveling to different locations but also for returning home. Traveling, especially to a …
Read MoreA Broken Potter’s Jar
Jeremiah 19 Outline 1-9 | God tells Jeremiah the message of calamity to convey using the potter’s jar 10-13 | Breaking the jar 14-15 | Jeremiah’s declaration in the temple …
Read MoreDavid’s Kingdom Consolidated and Challenged
2 Samuel 5 Outline 1-5 | David made king of all Israel: 7½ years over Judah, 33 years over all Israel 6-10 | David makes Jerusalem the new capital 11-12 …
Read MoreA Prayer for Jerusalem
Psalm 79 Outline 1-7 | A cry to God for the destruction of Jerusalem and its inhabitants 8-13 | A prayer to God for help and restoration so that praise …
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