Matthew 4:1 "...led up by the Spirit...to be tempted by the devil" I asked myself why. Commentaries suggest the Spirit led Him out for testing, but satan arrived to treat Him as he does all mankind. So why any of it. I think after the episode of the baptism He begins His path as our …
Bible Study Notes on Matthew 3 – 20171203
Matthew 3:1 "In those days John the Baptist came preaching..." We've jumped about thirty years. John was only a few months older than Jesus. 3 "...he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah...The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight" Fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy …
Bible Study Notes on Matthew 2 – 20171201
Matthew 2:1 "...after Jesus was born...wise men from the East came to Jerusalem" Not the night Jesus was born. The nativity scenes we have which include the wise men are nice to look at, but they're scripturally incorrect. The only ones who saw Jesus in the stable, that we're told about, are animals and the …
Bible Study Notes on Matthew 1 – 20171128
Matthew 1:1-16 The genealogy of Jesus through Joseph. Although Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus, he was the legal father, being the husband of Mary. Since both the biological parent and the legal parent can trace their lines back to King David, the right of Jesus to the throne of David can't be …
Bible Study Notes on Micah 7 – 20171127
Micah 7:1 "...like those who gather summer fruits...who glean vintage grapes..." All the really good stuff is gone. Difficult to find what you want. Today would be like one who arrives late at a sale, everything's been picked over. 2 "The faithful man has perished from the earth..." Just like the fruit. Trying to find …
Bible Study Notes on Micah 6 – 20171123
Micah 6:1-2 "...plead your case before the mountains...Hear, O you mountains, the LORD’s complaint..." God contending with His people. Let them make their case, then God will make His. Commentary brought out the idea of the Almighty God of the Universe taking the time to contend with the lowest life forms on the earth. 3 …
Bible Study Notes on Micah 5 – 20171122
Micah 5:1 "...He has laid siege against us..." Thought this might have worked better as the last verse of the previous chapter, and it may have. Bible wasn't written in chapters and verses. Those were added later as an index system to make it easier to find sections. Sometimes the way the original dividers saw …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 