Jun2019
For the good of the people
‘And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town. As a result, the punishment for the murder of all innocent men will fall on you, from the… Read more
Jun2019
Inner Beauty
‘How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees’ You hypocrites! You clean the outside of your cup and plate: while the inside is full of what you have gained by violence and selfishness. Blind Pharisee! Clean what is inside the cup first, and then the outside will be clean too!’ (verses 25,26) Read… Read more
Jun2019
Asking questions is the answer
When some Pharisees gathered together, Jesus asked them, ‘What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?’ ‘He is David’s descendant,’ they answered. ‘Why, then,’ Jesus asked, ‘did the Spirit inspire David to call him “Lord”? David said, “The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here on my right until I put… Read more
Jun2019
Imagination
Jesus answered them, ‘How wrong you are! It is because you don’t know the Scriptures or God’s power. For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry. Now, as for the dead rising to life; haven’t you ever read what God has told you? He… Read more
Jun2019
The power of fear
Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘My name is “Mob”,’ he answered—because many demons had gone into him. The demons begged Jesus not to send them into the abyss. There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs,… Read more
Jun2019
Rejoicing despite suffering
Send your light and your truth; may they lead me and bring me back to Zion, your sacred hill, and to your Temple, where you live. Then I will go to your altar, O God; you are the source of my happiness. I will play my harp and sing praise to you, O God, my… Read more
Jun2019
Always with us
The Israelites left Sukkoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. During the day the LORD went in front of them in a pillar of cloud to show them the way, and during the night he went in front of them in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that… Read more
Jun2019
Explain it to your children
When the festival begins, explain to your sons that you do all this because of what the LORD did for you when you left Egypt. This observance will be a reminder, like something tied on your hand or on your forehead; it will remind you to continue to recite and study the Law of the… Read more
Jun2019
To the promised land
The Israelites set out on foot from Rameses for Sukkoth. There were about 600 000 men, not counting women and children. A large number of other people and many sheep, goats, and cattle also went with them. They baked unleavened bread from the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for they had been… Read more
Jun2019
The blood of the lamb
‘On that night I will go through the land of Egypt, killing every firstborn male, both human and animal, and punishing all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. The blood on the door-posts will be a sign to mark the houses in which you live. When I see the blood, I will pass… Read more
