Herod

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Matthew 24

Matthew 24

Matthew 24 – It began as a random observation by the disciples which turned into quite a teaching of end times and Jesus’ return in all His…

Matthew 19

Matthew 19

Matthew 19 – Let’s face it, childlike trust in God is hard. Many times circumstances bombard our thoughts to the point of giving up.  Our bank account…

Matthew 11

Matthew 11

Matthew 11 – The prison walls felt like they were closing in on him.  The cold dampness they held seemingly, somehow began to creep into his mind…

Matthew 2

Matthew 2

Matthew 2 – Every Christmas Nativity scenes are pulled out and set for the season.  Each character represents one found in Scripture who was there.  From the…

Genesis 36

Genesis 36

Genesis 36 – After the passing of their father Isaac, Esau and Jacob separated. What follows is the lineage of Esau known as the Edomites…

Micah 5

Micah 5

Micah 5 – 700 years before the birth of Christ, Micah was given one of the clearest prophecies of His coming. In fact, when he was…

Obadiah 1

Obadiah 1

Obadiah 1 – The shortest book of the Old Testament, Obadiah’s words go out against Edom, blood relatives of Israel from Esau…

Mark 13

Mark 13

Mark 13 – After the exile, the temple was rebuilt by Ezra and Zerubbabel.  King Herod would expand it around 19 BC.  It had been the center of Jewish…

Mark 3

Mark 3

Mark 3 – As the quote goes, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” But this is not only the case in such an arena.  The meaning goes toward unlikely companions who…

Luke 23

Luke 23

Luke 23 – There was no doubt He was innocent.  3 different times he declared this and 3 different times the Jewish people rose up screaming for His death….

Luke 1

Luke 1

Luke 1 – He’s the only author of the Gospels who was a Gentile. Luke was a physician and companion of Paul who traveled alongside on many of his…

Acts 26

Acts 26

Acts 26 – His innocence stated many times, Paul remains a prisoner.  Repeatedly facing unfair charges, Festus doesn’t know what to do with him as the political…

Acts 12

Acts 12

Acts 12 – It’s 44 AD.  11 years have passed since Jesus had been crucified and rose from the grave.  Herod had begun a full frontal attack…

Revelation 18

Revelation 18

Revelation 18 – The persecuted church has always faced the temptation to compromise with the world hoping to ease the tension that is faced while living here. This was…

Revelation 12

Revelation 12

Revelation 12 – This chapter and the next two to follow are loaded with much to consider. The massive struggle between good and evil begins and the church itself…

Revelation 11

Revelation 11

Revelation 11 – In a mere 11 verses, there are incredible twists, populated by fantastic creatures and people with superpowers.This section alone is one of the most difficult chapters…

Jeremiah 31

Jeremiah 31

Jeremiah 31 – In my bible, chapter 31 is marked up everywhere.  There are notes in the sidelines, thoughts jotted down, and promises I’ve penned across the top.  It…

Jeremiah 22

Jeremiah 22

Jeremiah 22 – God has a message and it will be delivered. It may not come the way we expected. It may not come at the time we thought…