Malachi 3:19-20; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19 Malachi addresses any offenses when sacrificing, reminds the priests of their duties and the ones who offer sacrifices to be righteous.In Malachi 3:5…
Ezekiel 47:1-2,8-9,12; 1 Corinthians 3:9-11,16-17; John 2:13-22 Right after explaining some details of the Jewish temple, its gates and the importance of unblemished offerings, Ezekiel describes the waters underneath the…
Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Quid pro quo for God?In the first part of Ecclesiasticus 35, the Laws of God are explained as rules of how to…
Numbers 21:4-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 The Israelites had complained about their lives in Egypt and were happy to have escaped slavery. The first step towards freedom and a new…
Wisdom 9:13-18; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33 The Book of Wisdom challenges anybody who pretends to know what God meant to say or do. Jesus taught us to pray “Thy will…
Acts 3:1-10; Galatians 1:11-20; John 21:15-19 Miracles draw attention to God’s presence. Jesus was known as a ‘miracle-worker’.In this encounter of Peter with a man who was unable to walk,…
Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17 Melchizedek was a priest, the king of Salem and a righteous man. According to some sources, his name means ‘king’ (melek) and ‘righteous’ (sedeq).…
Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Wisdom was there first…God created the world with wisdom. Not by accident, but with full knowledge and even more, with wisdom. The heavens, the…
Acts 1:1-11; Hebrews 9:24-28,10:19-23; Luke 24:46-53 The author of Acts seems to teach Theophilus about Jesus, His apostles and the importance of the Holy Spirit. Everything he has told him…
Acts 7:55-60; Apocalypse 22:12-14,16-17,20; John 17:20-26 ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them’. These words by Stephen after he was stoned reminds us of Luke 23:34, where Jesus is…