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03/03/2025 – Day 246 – John – Chapters 13 – 15 / Commentary – Ch 14: 1 – 14: “I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life”

https://www.christianity.com/bible/commentary/matthew-henry-concise/john/14

The link above is Matthew Henry’s concise commentary, free online listed by chapter. There is also a complete commentary. I have the hard copy book, it has …

03/02/2025 – Day 245 – 2 Timothy 1 – 2 / II Timothy – “Paul’s Final Word His Dying Shout of Triumph” – Halley’s Bible Handbook summary excerpt.

“The saying is trustworthy for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; If we endure, we will also reign with him; If we deny him, …

02/28/2025 – Day 243 – Proverbs – Chapters 20 – 21 / “…And Christianity is the only Gospel in the world, the only message in the world, where a man’s God comes and lives inside of him.” Leonard Ravenhill

There are three posts as I recall covering today’s Day 243 reading, all from different cycles. Logon users: Just use the search key on “Day 243”; The selections …

02/27/2029 – Day 242 – Psalm – Chapters 102 – 104 / Ch 102 – “Affliction in Light of Eternity”

“I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for you have picked me up and thrown me aside.” (Psalm 102: …

02/26/2025 – Day 241 – 1 Chronicles – Chapters 15 – 19 / Commentary: Proper handling of the ark (15:15) & The significance of nagged, the Hebrew word for ruler, distinct from other nations. (17:7)

“Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord; on their shoulders with the poles.” (1 Chronicles 15:15)

This …

02/25/2025 – Day 240 – Numbers 9 – 12

“And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Has the Lord’s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not.” (Numbers 9:23)

Here is …

02/24/2025 – Day 239 – John – Chapters 10 thru 12 / 1) 11:35: “Jesus wept.” ; 2) 12:14 – The Triumphal Entry // Reminder for logged on users (bottom)

From “The Evidence Bible – NKJV” commentary, amazing indeed:

“11:35 – In one sense, this verse is a mystery because Jesus knew what He was about to do. He was …

02/22/2025 – Day 237 – Hosea – Chapters 1 – 7 / Verses 6: 1, 2. Return to the Lord

First by way of summarizing the book, I turn to Halley’s Bible Handbook for a few excerpts:

“Hosea was a prophet of the Northern kingdom. He began his ministry when …

02/20/2025 – Day 235 – Psalm – Chapters 99 – 101 / “Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 100:1 / Commentary attached.

From the Apologetics Study Bible :

“100:1 – The ‘shout’ (‘make a joyful notice,’ KJV, RSV) was the war cry; the Hebrew verb is the same as that of the shouting …

02/19/2025 – Day 220 – 1 Chronicles – Chapters 1 – 4 / “The lists and genealogies make up between 25 – 30 percent of Chronicles, based upon actual word count… Why did the Chronicler devote so much space to them?

The title and this explanation originates from the commentary on Chapter 1, verse 1 of “The Apologetics Study Bible:

“1:1 – … In the ancient world one’s identity was rooted in …