Swallow No Camels
I may strain a few gnats every now and then…..
Category: The 70 Weeks with Jesus Blog
We follow the New Testament from the preaching of John the Baptist through the 70 weeks from the baptism of Jesus until the baptism of the disciples with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
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Week 4 —— Testing Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 So last time, we delved into the meanings of ‘tempt’ and ‘test,’ how the definitions of those words have changed over time, and how we must be careful, or we will get some pretty wrong ideas reading scripture. Don’t miss the fact that any event can…
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Week 4 ———- Temptation or Test? Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 Is it a temptation, or is it a test? You have to look at a calendar to know. (Fair warning: This post is background information for the discussion on testing and tempting in the Bible. So it is a little tedious, but bear with…
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Week 3 ——- What did Jesus do in the Wilderness? (Part 3) Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 Some of my best Bible studies began because someone asked me a question. One of our group with us on this 70-week journey with Jesus asked me, “So what did Jesus do in the wilderness for 40 days?” …
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Week 3 What did Jesus do in the Wilderness? (Part 2) Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 Last time, we introduced the idea of fasting and how it demonstrates our desperate need for God and how we desire God more than even the basic human needs. Don’t forget that in the Hebrew culture, all verbs…
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Week 3 What did Jesus do in the Wilderness? (Part 1) Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was ________. Mathew 4:2 This is not a challenging crossword puzzle clue. Sometimes, I think I am hungry if I miss one meal. Sometimes, I think I am hungry right…
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Week 2 Going where you don’t want to go It is getting time for the evening meal, and you don’t want to eat at home. Then comes the classic question, “Where do you want to eat?” with the classic answer, “Anywhere is fine with me.” This must be very common because all across the country,…
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Week 1 –Why the Wilderness? “Matthew 4: 1-2—Mark 1: 12-13a—Luke 4: 1-2” After Jesus’ baptism, Mark tells us he “immediately” was driven into the wilderness where he would be 40 days. All 3 gospels add the reason for this trip: “to be tempted by the devil,” and Matthew and Luke also add that he fasted…
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Note: Today I resurrected this post from my old blog as it is the 10 anniversary of this ‘day of my fear’. Tonight I will celebrate with some dear friends. God is good, Psalm 56:4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;…
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February 16, 27 A.D. Sabbath (Saturday) In the Jordan River -The Year of the Lord’s Favor #11 Week 1 The Baptism of Jesus, part 2 – Matthew 3: 13-17—Mark 1: 9-11—Luke 3: 21-22 In our first discussion (If you missed it: The Year of the Lord’s Favor #1), we discussed how all the prophets, after…
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Week 1 The Baptism of Jesus Matthew 3:13-15 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is…
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