Category Archives: Bible

Song of Songs INTRODUCTIONThis book, taken by some as an allegory of the believer’s relationship with God, is better understood in its plain sense as a lyric love poem. Its joyful and sometimes erotic portrayal of the relationship between a lover and his beloved reminds us that intimacy within marriage is a gift, given byContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

ALIVE AGAINLuke 24 “Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?” (Luke 24:26) We share today the glory into which the resurrected Christ has entered. BackgroundResurrection. The Gospels report several incidents where Jesus brought the dead back to life. This was not resurrection, but resuscitation. In resuscitation biological lifeContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

THE FINAL HOURSLuke 22–23 “With loud shouts they insistently demanded that He be crucified, and their shouts prevailed” (Luke 23:23). Carefully Luke, like each of the evangelists, traced Jesus’ final hours from betrayal to burial. OverviewJudas agreed to betray Jesus for money (22:1–6). At the Last Supper Jesus spoke of a New Covenant in HisContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

LASTING LESSONSLuke 20–21 “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive” (Luke 20:38). Jesus’ last days in Jerusalem occasioned some of His most important teaching, conveying lasting lessons. OverviewJesus rebuked His critics (20:1–8), and told a parable that exposed their motives (vv. 9–19). He turnedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

PARABLES AND PEOPLELuke 18–19 “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:9–10). Luke’s vivid sketches of people and his dramatic retelling of Jesus’ parables leave a lasting impression. OverviewJesus contrasted anContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”