It doesn’t really make sense does it. He is the one who indeed could have kept Lazarus from dying but he chooses to delay so that God will be glorified. When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep …
E-Sword Gems
Bible Gem 48 – Time Out by the Sea of Galilee (John 6:1)
Sea of Galilee is elsewhere called “the sea of Tiberias” (Joh_21:1; Joh_6:1); “the lake of Gennesaret” (Luk_5:1); “the sea” (Joh_6:16, etc.), and “the lake” (Luk_5:1, etc.). The Old Testament names were “sea of Chinnereth” (ים־כּנּרת, yam kinneretȟ: Num_34:11; Deu_3:17; Jos_13:27; Jos_19:35), and “sea of Chinneroth” …
Bible Gem 45 – The Feeding of the 5000 (John 6:1-13)
Bible Study Tip: Learn to compare and study the detail in the gospel accounts. Mark is the first Gospel written, then Matthew and Luke, who makes his thorough and ordered account. These are known as the synoptic gospels because they are often in sync or …
Bible Gem 27 – A Strange Comment (John 2:11)
This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him. John 2:11 Because of the miraculous signs (plural) Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in Him. John 2:23 …
Bible Gem 26 – One Temple Cleansing Pregnant with Meaning – (John 2:13-25)
My personal opinion is that there was one temple cleansing but John was rearranging the order and positioning his account differently, changing the content to suit his purpose. That is typical of John and his interaction with the other gospels. He has only selected the …
Bible Gem 25 – One Temple Cleansing or Two (John 2:13-25)
Well how do we deal with this seeming discrepancy? Was there one temple cleansing or two? Arguments / Evidence for One Temple Cleansing: John’s Gospel is more “theological” rather than “chronological” in his approach to writing his account of the life and teachings of Jesus …
Bible Gem 24 – A Macro level Harmony of the Temple Cleansing (John 2:13-25)
Don’t worry about the position of the stories in the Gospels just yet. Look at the order in which the each Gospel writer places the related stories: If Mark is the standard (the first) then note how the others use or don’t use his material. …
Bible Gem 11 – He Tabernacled Among Us (John 1:14)
Now for that verse again: And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 A fellow Bible translator wrote to me yesterday in response …
Bible Gem 1328 – How do we know Luke wrote Acts? (Acts 1:1-3)
A good thing to do before you begin studying any book of the Bible is to look at the details of the book in overview, as I suggested you do in the last Gem at the end of Luke. (1327) In my first book I …
Bible Gem 723 – Tychicus (Eph 6:21-22)
To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord’s work. I have sent him to you for this very …