Matthew 21:1 "...Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives..." Village on the road from Jericho to Jerusalem. Commentary not sure if it is on the west or east of Bethany. This mention refers to the Mount of Olives which makes me wonder if it was slightly closer to Jerusalem than Bethany. 2 "...Go into the village …
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Matthew 20:1 "...kingdom of heaven is like..." An aspect of the kingdom of heaven is like this. Must be careful not to be narrow minded. He is showing one aspect, not the whole thing. Probably where we have the problem of trying to make all aspects of parables analogous. Must be open minded to clearly …
Matthew 19:1 "...region of Judea beyond the Jordan" Area on the east side of the river. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had settled there when they first entered the land. Not sure how they handled the tribal divisions after the exile. In order to avoid Samaria, Jews from Galilee would cross the Jordan …
Matthew 18:1 "...Who then is greatest..." Seems petty to us, but we must remember where they are in knowledge and expectation. They still didn't fully understand Christ's mission, even though He was telling them He had to go die quite often. Commentary suggests the events of the recent past, the transfiguration incident, not being able …
Matthew 17:1 "...after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John..." Luke records it as eight days. Commentary suggests it's the difference of time reckoning between a Jewish tax collector and a Gentile physician. The inner circle of disciples, Peter, James, and John. Given Jesus's humanity as well as His divinity, it's hard to know …
Matthew 16:13 "...the region of Caesarea Philippi..." North of the Sea of Galilee. Commentary traced the past few movements of Jesus as recorded in Matthew. Appears He went up through Tyre and Sidon, then down to the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee, over to the western side, back to the eastern side, then …
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Matthew 16:2-3 "...When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening..." A high school teacher told us once, red sky at night, sailors' delight, red sky at morning, sailors take warning. …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 