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God’s Word for You – Luke 20:27 the Sadducees, who speak against the resurrection
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:27 27 Some of the Sadducees, who speak against the resurrection (saying that there is none), came to him to ask a question. The reader may feel that the translation here is a little awkward. That’s because Luke employs a double negative here which Matthew and Mark avoid in the […]
God’s Word for You – Proverbs 23:13-14 Do not withhold discipline
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PROVERBS 23:13-14 13 Do not withhold discipline from your children; if you punish them, they will not die. 14 Punish him, and you will rescue his soul from hell. In Hebrew, both instances of “punish” in this proverb are followed by “with a rod.” Beating a child […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:23-26 give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:23-26 An ancient proverb says, “Do not get up and leave an insolent man, or he may lie in ambush against your words” (Sirach 8:11). Perhaps this was written based on the very scene before us here. Hugo de Groot (also called Grotius, 1583-1645) said here: “When disputes about religion […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:20-22 spies who pretended to be honest
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:20-22 20 So as they watched, they sent spies who pretended to be honest. They hoped they might trap him with something he said, so that they could hand him over to the power and the authority of the governor. 21 The spies questioned him, saying, “Teacher, we know that […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:16b-19 The stone the builders rejected
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:16b-19 When the people heard this they said, “May it never be!” 17 Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of what is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? 18 “Whoever falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but whoever […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:13-16a making myself ashamed of my sin
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:13-16a 13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love. Maybe they will respect him.’ Continuing Jesus’ parable, the owner of the vineyard does the unthinkable. Wondering what he will do with these murderous tenant farmers, the Master decides […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:9-12 they wounded him and threw him out
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:9-12 In the eighth century BC a crisis was coming. The Assyrian empire was advancing on Israel, but Israel’s enemies had been defeated by the Lord through champions and judges before. This time the nation was collapsing in a plague of unbelief. God was sending his prophets in an almost […]
God’s Word for You – Proverbs 23:12 hearts and ears
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PROVERBS 23:12 12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge. What does it mean to apply the heart and to apply the ears to instruction? In Solomon’s way of thinking (which has become ours), the heart (Heb. lēv) is the seat of faith. For example, he […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 20:1-8 authority
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 20:1-8 20 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up to him. 2 They said, “Tell us by what authority you do these things. Who gave you this authority?” 3 He answered […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:47-48 seeking to kill him
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:47-48 The clearing of the temple (Luke 19:45-46) took place the day after Jesus entered the city on the donkey. Perhaps a simple outline of Holy Week in Luke’s Gospel would be helpful at this point: □ Thursday (prior) – Jesus passes through Jericho, healing a blind man and dining […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:45-46 a den of robbers
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:45-46 The Cleansing of the Temple Years before in his first visit to the temple during his ministry, Jesus made a whip of cords and drove the salesmen and their sheep and cattle out of the temple, overturning their tables and shouting, “Get these out of here! How dare you […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 19:41-44 The tears of Christ
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 19:41-44 41 As he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “If you, even you, had known in this day…! If you had known what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. Jesus’ words as he sobs his “strong sobs” […]
