I’ve always wondered why Israel’s victories over King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan (Num. 21:21-35) were specifically singled so many times in the Bible, and especially in the Psalms here: [The LORD is he] who struck down...
In Matthew 12, Jesus states three times that “something greater than _____ is here.” First, he says in Matthew 12:6 that I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. Second (and third), he says in Matthew 12:41-42 that The men of Nineveh will...
Genesis 2; Matthew 2; Ezra 2; Acts 2 As I noted yesterday in the reflection on Matthew 1, Matthew’s gospel is written specifically to explain to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah. What makes Matthew 2 interesting, then, is its international focus. First,...
Genesis 1; Matthew 1; Ezra 1; Acts 1 When we start a new Bible reading plan, it’s easy to become discouraged the first time we come to something in the Bible that doesn’t correspond to our 21st century ideas of “interesting” writing. Right away...