Notes from a man who keeps reading it again.
I’m not a pastor, scholar, or Bible expert — just someone trying to take God’s word seriously and share what I’m learning along the way.
The minimum for new, Gentile believers.
Genesis 1:1-6:8 TL;DR In the beginning, God existed independent of space or time.
Genesis 6:9-11:32 TL;DR After the flood, Canaan, son of Noah, seemed to have been tainted by the old world, carried things on.
Context Leviticus 23:9-14 The LORD said to Moses, (10) Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest.
Bible Study The great news for some of you is that all the verses are the same! 🎊🎉 But I did decide to add one additional question… Are you a fan or a disciple? Rather than offering YOUR own response this time around, I strongly encourage each of you to take time to reflect on the topics we’ve dis...
Table of Contents [Intro: The Rest of Matthew](#Intro: The Rest of Matthew) [Day 1 (Sabbath) - Matt 21](#Day 1 (Sabbath) - Matt 21) [The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem](#The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem) [The Cleansing of the Temple](#The Cleansing of the Temple) Matt 21-28? Questions [...
The Transfiguration Timeline puts this right around mid-Oct (let’s build tabernacles” The Spirit of Elijah This gets brought up on the way down the mountainside, right after the deciples “met” Elijah Not reincarnation but rather the “essenence” of something (nephesh) Watching for the end of ...
For context: Matt 17 is The Transfiguration (around the time of the feast of Tabernacles = roughly October) and takes place “…after six days…” from these events ** 1.
God’s Plan God wants to reveal His plan even more than we want to know it Verses: 1 Thes 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Matt 15 Bible Study Man-made Vs God’s Law Elijah prophecies that men will claim to be close to God but truly only teach their own doctrines.
God’s Heart for Orphans and Widows Deut 10:17-18,20 - God, who is great, cares for them. We should emulate him.
Sukkot The Feast of Booths (סֻכָּה) — a thicket or booth (rude or temporary shelter) This one actually has a ton of references in scripture! Its commandment is laid out in three places: Lev 23:33-44 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On ...
Source: James 1:6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Context It was hard to find time to do anything outside of just work, eating, and sleeping All of us have been in a similar situation This has been a busy week! What Does the Bible Say about Being Busy? Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing...
Intro In preparation for this week, I stumbled across a frankly jarring story To preface this, some scholars actually recommend against reading these chapters because they’re really summed up in “we are a depraved flesh” and “don’t do as you desire, let God rule your life” HOWEVER We...
Matt 18 Pt1 Important Context: “In that hour…” this happens chronologically right after the events of Chapter 17 The Greatest and the Least Who is the Greatest in Heaven? This is a fair question in my book.
πεντηκοστῆς = pentēkostē = Pentecost, 50th ḥāḡ šāḇûaʿ = חַג שָׁבֻעוֹת = Feast of Weeks (7 weeks - 49 days - then feast is the next day) Historical Fulfillment Mt Sinai Giving of the ten commandments Exodus 19-20: On the On the first day of the third month after the Israeli...
Priorities and How We Can Side-Tracked even when We’re Doing Everything Right What Jesus Says Our Priorities Should Be Matt 6:33 “[speaking against anxiety about food, drink, cloth]: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you” Matt 22:37-40 “Thou sh...
And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And ...
Important Context: “In that hour…” this happens chronologically right after the events of Chapter 17.
Context: let the children come … the first shall be last and the last first Parable of the workers A man hires people throughout the day.
Intro Daniel [Chapter 7](#Chapter 7) [Chapter 8](#Chapter 8) Prayer [Vision of War](#Vision of War) Zechariah Ezekeil Isaiah [The Gospels](#The Gospels) Revelation Intro Lots of stuff scattered around: Daniel - four beasts (eagle, bear, leopard, horned beast) Zechariah Ezekiel Isaiah The G...
Context In reading this past week, a few topics kind of bubbled to the top and certain words stuck in my head, two of them were Judgement (insofar as obeying the Law) Melchizedek Of the two, while both are important, Melchizedek is interesting Melchizedek (מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק) is a combo of t...
www.catholic-pages.com/pope/hahn.asp sidroth.org/articles/upon-rockwhat-rock Pope Black text is taken from Dr Scott Hahn’s post on the Papacy Red text is my own thoughts Blue text is a direct quotation taken from scripture (NIV translation biblegateway.com) Green text is comments from Ken Robinson P...
The great news for some of you is that all the verses are the same! 🎊🎉 But I did decide to add one additional question… Are you a fan or a disciple? Rather than offering YOUR own response this time around, I strongly encourage each of you to take time to reflect on the topics we’...
Context Over the last several years, one of the big things I’ve grappled with personally has been the fine line between Love and “tough love” - acting stern with the end goal of steering someone away from a path of destruction (a Love heart, not a malicious one) Verses like “He who spares...
Group questions On an individual level, how do we make the best of this situation As a group, how do we help each other and our community through this crisis? What scriptures are you leaning on in this time? What has God shown you through them? Intro COVID-19 has tossed us into a lone...
Overview Predestination is used to refer to God’s unchanging plan for the world extending particularly to salvation Predestination allows for all people to fall in either “unconditional election” or “reprobation” Double predestination is the idea that not only does God cho...
When was Jesus Born John the Baptist Luke 1 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[fn] of the division of Abijah.
Context Last year, we covered the same topic from a different angle.
The Lord’s Prayer Where do we see it Matt 6:5-15 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites.
Question Is it ok to do “just anything” unto God? For example: Is it ok to pray to saints if I’ve come from Catholocism Is it ok be “spiritual” and a Christian? Is there anything wrong with studying other religions? Thoughts The answer: kinda… Let’s start with the story of the Golden...
Division and Unity - A Letter to the Corinthians High Level of Corinthians First Corinthians covers a TON. We’re not going to cover it all today.
Context - Yom Kippur Yom haKippurim literally translates to “Day of coverings [of ones mouth],” which a day to be reminded and cleansed of sin One of God’s feasts (appointments) This is the day when the High Priest would pour the blood of a goat over the Kaporet (the Hebrew for the ...
Context James 1:2-18 My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Context If you haven’t seen it yet, The Chosen is a Christian telling of the story of Christ as an online TV series, almost like a Game of Thrones centered around Jesus Back in October, the trailer for season three was dropped and a single line sparked some controversy The sc...
Context The last few weeks, one of the bible teaching shows I frequent has had a guest on who leans into the Bible as a legal text That is, the Bible builds upon itself, laying out a foundation of rules and precepts that we are to follow not for salvation, but for sanctification While I tend to agre...
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