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Psalm 31:19-22 meaningApril 27, 2024
David praises the LORD for His goodness in how He marvelously rescued him from his enemies and for the great reward which God blessed him with because he was faithful. This portion of Psalm 31 is prophetic of how God miraculously rescued Jesus from His enemies and greatly exalted Him for His obedience unto death.
Psalm 31:14-18 meaningApril 27, 2024
David continues to trust God, knowing that He is in control of His life. He asks for God to vindicate Him and to silence His adversaries. This portion of Psalm 31 is prophetic of how the LORD will vindicate Jesus and silence His enemies.
Psalm 31:9-13 meaningApril 25, 2024
David pours out his grief over how he has been made a reproach to his neighbors because of the deadly slanders and schemes of his enemies. This portion of Psalm 31 is prophetic of how Jesus is abandoned by His disciples as His enemies conspire to destroy Him.
Psalm 31:6-8 meaningApril 25, 2024
David the psalmist chooses to align himself with the LORD and against those who regard vain idols. He expresses confidence that the LORD will rescue him from his enemies. Psalm 31:6-8 is prophetic of how Jesus entrusts himself to the LORD instead of following the vain religious leaders of His day.
Psalm 31:1-5 meaningApril 25, 2024
Psalm 31:1-5 begins with a prayer of complete trust in the LORD. David, the psalmist petitions God to save him and tells the LORD that he trusts Him even unto death. Jesus the Messiah quotes Psalm 31:5 with His final statement from the cross.
2 Kings 18:26-37 meaningApril 25, 2024
Rabshakeh finishes his propaganda campaign of fearmongering aimed at convincing Jerusalem to surrender to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 18:19-25 meaningApril 25, 2024
Rabshakeh, who is the spokesperson for Sennacherib king of Assyria begins his speech outside of Jerusalem. His speech includes fearmongering, lies, and other Assyrian propaganda aimed at convincing Jerusalem to surrender without a fight.
2 Kings 18:13-18 meaningApril 24, 2024
On the heels of several military victories, Sennacherib the King of Assyria sends his trusted advisor “The Rabshakeh” (the chief cup-bearer) to Jerusalem with the intention of convincing its king, Hezekiah, and its inhabitants to surrender out of fear.
2 Kings 18:7-12 meaningApril 23, 2024
God blesses King Hezekiah’s efforts. The Judean king wins battles against the Philistines in Gaza and ceases to send tribute to Assyria. To the north, Assyria captures Israel’s capital, Samaria, after a three-year siege and enslaves the Israelites.
2 Kings 18:1-6 meaningApril 23, 2024
Hezekiah becomes king of Judah during the third year of Hoshea, king of Israel to the north. Hezekiah of Judah was 25 when he received the throne, and reigned for nearly thirty years in Jerusalem. He was as righteous a king as the revered David his predecessor. Hezekiah reformed Judah by destroying every place of idol-worship in the kingdom. He trusted in God, followed Him, and kept His commandments.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 meaningApril 22, 2024
We will experience suffering, as Jesus did, but we do not lose heart because of the promises we gain through the resurrection.
2 Corinthians 4:7-15 meaningApril 22, 2024
Paul declares that the treasure of the gospel is in us. The strength and power of the gospel is not from us. Though we carry treasure in this earthen vessel (our bodies), the power is from God. The gospel is spreading and as we look at things which are not seen, we see a greater glory than our sufferings in this life.
2 Corinthians 4:1-6 meaningApril 21, 2024
Paul continues to defend his apostolic ministry. He declares that his ministry is not about him, but about Christ. He is a servant of Christ and of the people in Corinth.
2 Corinthians 3:12-18 meaningApril 2, 2024
We have hope, for the Spirit lives within us. The veil that used to separate us from seeing God’s glory has been removed from our eyes. When believers turn to God, we see the true glory of the Lord. We are in the process of transforming into the image of Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:7-11 meaningApril 2, 2024
The ministry of the Spirit, the new covenant, will reveal the true glory of God. We will move from the glory of the Law to the glory of the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 meaningApril 2, 2024
Paul’s confidence is in God through Christ. Any adequacy he may have is from God. He introduces the new covenant of the Spirit, who gives life.
2 Corinthians 3:1-3 meaningApril 2, 2024
Paul notes that he does not need letters of recommendation from anyone to validate his ministry. The Corinthian believers are themselves living letters that show that Christ has worked in their lives through the Spirit, whom Paul first preached to them about. Believers have the Spirit living within them.
Matthew 27:27-30 meaningApril 1, 2024
The Scourging and Mocking of Jesus: Pilate’s Third Attempt to Release Jesus: Matthew records how the Roman soldiers physically abused and cruelly mocked Jesus during His civil trial. After they scourged Him, the soldiers dress Him up as a ridiculous king, complete with a robe, a crown of thorns, and reed for a scepter. They act out a charade of paying homage to "the King of the Jews" and beat Him with the "scepter" and spit on Him. This passage is Matthew’s account of the Roman Soldiers physical and social abuse of Jesus. It occurred within the third phase of Jesus’s Civil Trial. This phase is called: "Pilate’s Judgment."
Matthew 27:26 meaningApril 1, 2024
Pilate’s Verdict: Matthew summarizes the three main outcomes of Jesus’s civil trial. They are: Barabbas was released; Jesus was scourged; and Jesus was handed over to the crowd’s demands that He be crucified.This passage is Matthew’s summary-conclusion to his narration of the judicial proceedings of the third phase of Jesus’s Civil Trial. This phase is called: "Pilate’s Judgment."
Matthew 27:24-25 meaningMarch 30, 2024
Pilate Washes His Hands: Pilate’s Sixth Attempt to Release Jesus: Pilate comes to the conclusion that he cannot win and that a riot is about to break out. But he is very troubled about crucifying Jesus, whom he firmly believes to be an innocent Man. He tries to publicly absolve himself of any wrong doing by washing his hands in water and declaring himself to be innocent. For their part, the Jews are quick to reassure the governor that Jesus’s blood will not be on Pilate, but on them and their children. This event is part of the third phase of Jesus’s Civil Trial. This phase is called: "Pilate’s Judgment."
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