Monday, September 9 Matthew 5:21-26; Deuteronomy 5:1-6, 17 “You must not murder” Having just affirmed the abiding authority of the Law, Jesus now reveals the full meaning, or “spirit,” of the Law. “You have heard that it was said” to the generation being led by Moses, “but I say to you . . .… Read more about Jesus Reveals the Spirit of the Old Testament Law
Jesus’ Use of Old Testament Texts
Monday, September 2 Luke 4:1-4; Deuteronomy 8:1-5 “People do not live by bread alone” Jesus was clear about his mission as the Messiah, but now he had to deal with the question of strategy. Being who he was, called to redeem and reconcile a fallen world, how would he go about it? This is… Read more about Jesus’ Use of Old Testament Texts
Jesus, Paul and Peter’s View of the Old Testament
Monday, August 26 Matthew 5:17-19 “To fulfill the purpose of the Law and the Prophets” While affirming the continuing relevance and authority of the Old Testament Scriptures, Jesus introduces a new level of interpretation. Jesus himself is the fulfillment of the revelation or self-disclosure of God. He says that he did not come… Read more about Jesus, Paul and Peter’s View of the Old Testament
The Prophet Jeremiah
Monday, August 19 Jeremiah 49:1-39 “This message was given concerning . . .” The fact that the prophecies against the nations are collected together and placed at the end of the book of Jeremiah suggests that they are preserved as witnesses to God’s sovereign justice and are to be read and pondered by… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah
The Prophet Jeremiah
Monday, August 12 Jeremiah 46:1-12 “Concerning foreign nations” Chapters 46-51 contain a series of prophecies about other nations. These prophecies are not to be read as blueprints for international events in the late seventh/early sixth centuries BC any more than they are to be read as blueprints for the twenty-first century AD. They do… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah
The Prophet Jeremiah
Monday, August 5 Jeremiah 41:1-15 “They killed Gedaliah” Gedaliah had begun the reconstruction of life in the land following the defeat to the Babylonians and had become a symbol of hope but Ishmael, a member of the royal family, murders Gedaliah. The killing is both a strike against the Babylonians (who had installed Gedaliah… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah
The Prophet Jeremiah
Monday, July 29 Jeremiah 37:1-21 “What have I done that I should be imprisoned?” Judah sued for peace with king Nebuchadnezzar in 597BC, and king Jehoiachin was deported to Babylon. His uncle Zedekiah was placed on the throne of Judah by the Babylonians. He would remain king until the final destruction of Jerusalem in… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah
The Prophet Jeremiah
Monday, July 22 Jeremiah 33:1-18 “I will heal Jerusalem’s wounds” God speaks a second time to Jeremiah while he is confined under guard and the Babylonians are besieging the city of Jerusalem. He reiterates his promise to redeem Judah and Jerusalem. The improving fortunes of the people are here described as God healing… Read more about The Prophet Jeremiah