More than belief: it’s obedience too
Jesus talks to Nicodemus and the Samaritan women at the well; John the Baptist says Jesus is greater: John 3:1–4:45; …
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John denies being Elijah
Jesus repels Satan’s efforts to tempt him, gathers his first disciples, turns water into wine at Cana, and overturns the tables …
Show repentance with actions
John the Baptist baptises people and Jesus grows up—he gets a visit from the magi, flees to Egypt, returns to Nazareth (all as …
John was the Elijah they were waiting for
John and Jesus ‘meet’ and then are born; Simeon and Anna see the promised messiah: Luke 1:39–80; Matthew 1:18–25; Luke …
Jesus: the Word in the beginning
Prophecies of the birth of Jesus and John the Baptist; two genealogies for Jesus: Mark 1:1; Luke 1:1–4; John 1:1–18; …
Ezekiel’s temple
Ezekiel’s vision of the new Temple (continued), rules for prices, priests, offerings, and the future division of the land amongst …
The basic law: holiness
Ezekiel’s vision of the new Temple: Ezekiel 40–43 Not only were the instructions for the new Temple to give hope to …
Daniel’s plea to Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about a tree and how it’s fulfilled a year later: Daniel 4 After delivering the bad news, Daniel pleaded …
A progressive restoration of Israel
Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones, the restoration of Judah and Israel, and a message for Gog: Ezekiel 37–39 …
Bad shepherds vs the good shepherd
God sets Ezekiel as a watchman for Israel; Ezekiel prophesies over Egypt, Edom, and the ‘bad’ shepherds of Israel, then he …
More bad news for Tyre (and others)
Ezekiel is told of Jerusalem’s fall then he prophesies over Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon and Egypt: Ezekiel 33:21–33; Ezekiel 25–28 Rejoicing at …
Psalms of grief: enemies gloat
Psalms of grief and Edom’s unhappy future for her role in destroying Jerusalem: Psalm 74, 79, 94, 137; Obadiah It’s …
Flight to Tahpanhes or back to Goshen?
Gedaliah is assassinated, then the Judeans flee to Israel for fear of reprisals from Nebuchadnezzar, even though Jeremiah tells them not to. Jeremiah is …
Lamentations: bad for Israel, worse for Jesus
The book of Lamentations That’s a strange way to look at it: how could the total ruin of God’s beloved people and …
The end of a sad saga
The Temple is destroyed, Nebuchadnezzar installs Gedaliah as governor of Judah and instructs his captain to find Jeremiah and offer him safety …
Ezekiel sees Egypt’s future
Ezekiel prophesies against Egypt; Jerusalem falls and Zedekiah tries to escape but he’s captured, loses his eyes and is taken to Babylon: Ezekiel 30–31; 2 …
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