Chapter nine gives us a glimpse into how the Temple operated. In verse 22 we see that some men were chosen to guard the gates. Some of them were responsible for guarding the utensils used in the Temple. Some were chosen to take care of the furniture. Some, the flour, wine, oil, incense and spices….

Let’s talk for just a moment about Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of Mark 11. This is Sunday of His final week. Today we call it Palm Sunday, because when He rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed colt, the crowds threw palm and other branches on the road in front of Him. This…

In this chapter we read about the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher. I’ll just highlight what we learned about each one. Issachar was a large and hard working and fruitful tribe who grew to have over 145,000 men in their midst fit for battle. From the tribe of Benjamin came Israel’s…

In verse one of chapter 9, Jesus said, “I can assure you that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God’s kingdom come with power.” What do you suppose Jesus was talking about here? Was He talking about His second coming? Was he talking about the rapture? If so, then…

Have you ever heard the advice: “Follow your heart”, or when pondering a difficult decision, have you been asked, “What does your heart say?”. You probably have. How does that jive with scripture? Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” What did Jesus say about…

Let’s take a quick look at the end of chapter 6. Jesus sent His disciples across the sea of Galilee, while he wanted some time to himself to go up a mountain to pray. Here in California, we would probably call the mountain a hill. By the way. I had never looked this up until…

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In chapter 4, Jesus was by a lake and he was teaching a large crowd, and He was using parables. At the end of the parable of the farmer sowing seed, He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.” Then, when they were away from the crowd, his disciples asked about the parables….