Tag: matthew
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Matthew 27:46 – forsaken or left behind?
On the cross Jesus asked a question: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46 ESV; also Mark 15:34) Forsaken her…
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Matthew 27:46 – forsaken or left behind?
On the cross Jesus asked a question: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46 ESV; also Mark 15:34) Forsaken her…
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What is Micah 5:5-6 talking about?
Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 2:2 as a prophecy concerning Jesus: But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth i…
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Matthew 24:34 “until all these things be fulfilled” or “until all these things have begun”?
In Matthew 24:34 Our Lord says I say unto you this generation shall not pass away until all these things be fulfilled. The Greek word translated "be fulfilled" is "ginomai", Strong’s number 1096. It has a broad spect…
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Matthew 17:20 little faith versus small faith, what do words mean in this context?
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (NASB, See ot…
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As The Details Of The Trump Shooting Continue To Unfold, We See Thomas Matthew Crooks Was Only One Piece In An Elaborately Staged Event
Thomas Matthew Crooks and Lee Harvey Oswald have some amazing overlaps in the ‘inside job’ hits on American presidents. As we told you in our Podcast on Monday, all the evidence continues to point to the attempted Trump assassination as being an inside job, the only question is which group on the inside ordered the…
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Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker
Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker The small Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park in Pennsylvania is reeling after the FBI named a young local man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, as the person who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign…
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Can someone explain Matthew 19:11-12 on eunuchs?
Three days ago I was reading Matthew 19:11-12 and it confused me as what the verse is talking about, can someone please explain to me what the verse means and it’s context? But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save t…
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Matthew 5:23-24 Confession and forgiveness
So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift. (M…
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What does “not understand it” mean in “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it,” Matthew 13:19?
Matthew 13:19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path." ESV. My emphasis. What has not be…
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How can we reconcile the idea that Jesus is the light with the fact that he hid from the crowd?
When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their si…
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Exegesis of Matthew 13 using the socio-rhetorical method
I have read Robbins and Witheringtons different understanding of socio-rhetorical criticism and have better understood Ben Witherington III’s method: “socio-rhetorical criticism” is the study of ancient social history with a particular em…
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In Matthew 24:38
In Matthew 24:38 What is the difference between marrying and giving in marriage in this passage. It appears that the passage is talking about two types of marriages. Matt 24:38 – For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and…
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The Pharisees in Washington, DC: Matthew Chapter 23 :: By Keith Black
Washington, DC, today is like Jerusalem was in Matthew Chapter 23. The power elites are today’s Scribes and Pharisees. The definition of Pharisees is power-mad hypocrites that impose harsh, draconian (named after Greek tyrant Draco (Greek word for dragon) demands on others that they don’t even try to keep. See Matthew 23:4. So how would…
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Is Jesus implying that his second coming will be a literal, extraordinary worldwide event akin to Noah’s flood? Matthew 24:36-44
Matthew 24:36-44 (ESV): 36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days …