Category: Jesus

Seeing Symbolic Signs; Dividing Rightly

John 6:41-53 "The Jews therefore were grumbling about Him, because He said, 'I am the bread that came down out of heaven.' And they were saying, 'Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, "I have come down out of heaven?"' Jesus answered and … Continue reading Seeing Symbolic Signs; Dividing Rightly →

Immersed in Imagery, Walking on Water

John 6:12-21 "And when they were filled, He said to His disciples, 'Gather up the leftover fragments that nothing may be lost.' And so they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten. When therefore the people saw the sign … Continue reading Immersed in Imagery, Walking on Water →

Metaphorical Miracles: Part Two; Where Prophecy Points

John 6:14 "When therefore the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, 'This is of a truth the Prophet who is to come into the world.'" The CAGED method of Biblical hermeneutics: Context, Aspirations of Author, Genre, Examples and Divide Rightly. In John chapter 14, verse 6, speaking to his disciples, specifically … Continue reading Metaphorical Miracles: Part Two; Where Prophecy Points →

Metaphorical Miracles: Part One; Firm Foundations

John 6:12-13 + 6:44-46 "And when they were filled, He said to His disciples, 'Gather up the leftover fragments that nothing may be lost.' And so they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten." "No one can come to … Continue reading Metaphorical Miracles: Part One; Firm Foundations →

Wonder Working Power

John 5:14-29 "Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, 'Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse may befall you.' The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, … Continue reading Wonder Working Power →

Taught Traditions and Hypocrisy Highlighted

John 5:9-24 "Now it was the Sabbath on that day. Therefore the Jews were saying to him who was cured, 'It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.' But he answered them, 'He who made me well was the one who said to me, "Take up your pallet … Continue reading Taught Traditions and Hypocrisy Highlighted →

The Daring and Doggedly Dubious Dogmas

John 5:1-18 "After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the … Continue reading The Daring and Doggedly Dubious Dogmas →

Keeping it Simple Yet Somewhat Scholarly

John 4:43-54 "And after the two days He went forth from there into Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also … Continue reading Keeping it Simple Yet Somewhat Scholarly →

Simplicity in Samaria

John 4:39-45 "And from that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, 'He told me all the things that I have done.' So when the Samaritans came to Him, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. And many … Continue reading Simplicity in Samaria →

Water Welling, Spirit Swelling

John 4:13-14 & 31-38 "Jesus answered and said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water shall thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.'" "In … Continue reading Water Welling, Spirit Swelling →

Divine Date with Destiny and the Woman at the Well

John 4 (mostly in the middle) There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, 'Give Me a drink.' For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman therefore said to Him, 'How is it that You, being Jew, ask me for a drink since … Continue reading Divine Date with Destiny and the Woman at the Well →

Increasingly Decreasing

John 3:22-36 "After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and they were coming and were being baptized. For John had not yet been thrown … Continue reading Increasingly Decreasing →

The Temple of His Body, the People for His Pleasure; Part2

John 3:1-21 "Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Him by night, and said to Him, 'Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.' … Continue reading The Temple of His Body, the People for His Pleasure; Part2 →

The Temple of His Body, The People for His Pleasure; Part 1

John 2:12-35 "After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and there they stayed a few days. And the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and … Continue reading The Temple of His Body, The People for His Pleasure; Part 1 →

Failure in the First Degree

John 1:6-18 "There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. He came for a witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. There was the true light which, coming into … Continue reading Failure in the First Degree →

Perturbation from Prophecy Pundits; Zechariah 13, Part 1: The Backdrop

Zechariah 13 “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity. And it will come about in that day,” declares the LORD of hosts, “that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will … Continue reading Perturbation from Prophecy Pundits; Zechariah 13, Part 1: The Backdrop →

Countering Current Cultural Clutter

Zechariah 12 The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him, “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the … Continue reading Countering Current Cultural Clutter →

Rain for the Remnant; Slaughter for the Shepherds and the Coming Cornerstone

Zechariah 10 Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain— The LORD who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man. For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. … Continue reading Rain for the Remnant; Slaughter for the Shepherds and the Coming Cornerstone →

It’s All About…Timing

Zechariah 9 The burden of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach, with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the LORD), And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, athough they are very wise. For Tyre … Continue reading It’s All About…Timing →

Synthesis of Scripture

Zechariah 8 Then the word of the LORD of hosts came saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I am exceedingly jealous for Zion, yes, with great wrath I am jealous for her.’ Thus says the LORD, ‘I will return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called … Continue reading Synthesis of Scripture →

False Fasting and Former Days

Zechariah 7 Then it came about in the fourth year of King Darius, that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the LORD, speaking to … Continue reading False Fasting and Former Days →

There’s Zest in Zechariah, Accompanied by a Curse

Zechariah 6 Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains were bronze mountains. With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot strong dappled … Continue reading There’s Zest in Zechariah, Accompanied by a Curse →

Just a Little Juxtaposition Justifies Judah and Jerusalem

Zechariah 5 Then I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, there was a flying scroll. And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I answered, “I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.” Then he said to me, “This is the curse that … Continue reading Just a Little Juxtaposition Justifies Judah and Jerusalem →