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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 …

02/18/2025 – Day 219 – Leviticus – Chapters 25 – 27 / Lev. 25:10 -the Jubilee year is a foreshadowing of: “… new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell.” ( 2 Peter 3:13). Whoa!

Let’s follow the “yellow brick road trail” of Scripture:

“You are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all its inhabitants. It will be your …

02/17/2025 – Day 211 – John – Chapters 1 – 2 / Just two of the 300 or so Messianic prophecies fulfilled.

https://www.gotquestions.org/prophecies-of-Jesus.html

“He came to His own and His own did not receive Him.” (John 1:11)

Fulfilled from:

“He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with …

02/16/2025 – Day 210 – Thessalonians – Chapters 1 – 3

“For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as you know what kind of …

02/15/2025 – Day 230 – Daniel – Chapters 7 through 12 / Chapter 11 & 12 conclusion: excerpts from “The Scriptural Case for an Islamic Antichrist” by Joel Richardson

Just FYI : Joel maintains that the majority of theologians agree that 11: 35 – 36 verses are a transition point from Antiochus Ephiphanes and the Antichrist.

I …

02/14/2025 – Day 229 – Proverbs 17 – 18 / Commentary – 17:10 & 18:15

What do you know, a post here where I am a day ahead instead of a day behind…

“A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into …

02/10/2025 – Day 225 – John – Chapters 5 & 6 / Chapter 6: 16 – 20 – “Jesus Walks on Water”

FYI: If you logon and use the search tool on “Day 225”, you will see two prior cycle posts on 12/28/20 and 10/10/22. Also, if you use the …