Category: Bible Commentary

And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. //Proclaiming that God hates figs, members of the Bestworld Baptist Church waved homemade…

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. //Today’s verse comes from the most beloved psalm in the Bible. It begins The Lord is my shepherd, and commences…

He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? //In her latest book Short Stories By Jesus, Amy Jill-Levine pointed out something interesting, and I’m still trying to decide if it’s relevant. She was discussing the parable of the Good Samaritan. A lawyer came to Jesus…

Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. //In the parable of the lost coin, a woman diligently sweeps the floor of her home until she finds the coin. In the parable of the lost sheep, the shepherd searches until he finds the sheep. So in the parable of…

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. //A lawyer came to Jesus asking how he could obtain eternal life. Jesus asked what the Law says, and the lawyer quoted: “Love God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind, and love your…

by Bruce G. Epperly ★★★★★ I have a love/hate relationship with Job. If I’m reading an insightful exposition, one which highlights the deep, poetic messages of the book, I love Job. If I’m reading a dry commentary drawing traditional conclusions, I want to chuck Job in the round file. Today…

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. //Yesterday, I suggested that the apology in the mind of the prodigal son stemmed from the words of Pharaoh in the…

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee. //Today’s words come from the mouth of the prodigal son in Luke’s Gospel. He rehearses these words to speak to his father when he arrives home. This apology…

I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. //Yesterday, I suggested that Lazarus in John’s Gospel is the same character as…