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JESUS AND JOHNLuke 2–3 “John answered them all, ’I baptize you with water. But One more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie’ ” (Luke 3:16). Luke’s written history draws attention to the special signs associated with Jesus’ birth and His announcement by John. Truly, LukeContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Luke INTRODUCTIONThis Gospel and the Book of Acts were written by the same person. Early tradition and internal evidence identifies the author as Luke, a physician and companion of Paul on many missionary journeys (2 Tim. 4:11).Luke was a careful historian, who interviewed eyewitnesses to establish the factual basis of Christian faith (Luke 1:1–4; cf.Continue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 14 Reading 14“GOD WILL BE WITH YOU”Genesis 47–50 “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers” (Gen. 48:21). Genesis ends with Jacob’s family settled in Egypt. Yet the passing of the patriarchs marks the beginning, not the end, of what GodContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 13 Reading 13WAIT AND SEEGenesis 42–46 “Now we must give an accounting for his blood” (Gen. 42:22). Twenty-two years had passed since Joseph’s brothers sold him as a slave. When famine drove the brothers to Egypt, and they applied to Egypt’s second most powerful man, they had no idea he was Joseph. Yet it’sContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

JANUARY 12 Reading 12JOSEPHGenesis 37–41 “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” (Gen. 37:10) Few Bible characters are as admirable as Joseph. He suffered injustice after injustice, yet persevered. His faith was ultimately rewarded, and Joseph realized that God had used each painful experienceContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”