Msg #2314 Palm Sunday Gethsemane Wednesday

What The Bible Says

Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

The Gospel of Matthew constitutes an introduction to the New Testament and the new covenant (Jer.31:31, Heb.8:8,13, 12:24). Consequently, it more vividly portrays the offering of the Kingdom of Heaven to the Jews, and their consequential rejection of their Messiah. The fourth gospel clarifies, “He came unto his own, and his own received him not” (Jn.1:11). The Palm Sunday reception of Jesus into Jerusalem, and his subsequent three days of teaching in the temple before his crucifixion, are thus the focus of Matthew 21 thru 25. John 12 reveals that six days before the 14^th of Abib Passover (Ex.13:4), Jesus was in Betheny with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus; it was the 8^th. On Sabbath the 9^th the chief priests consulted (Jn.12.10), and on Sunday, the 10^th of Abib, Jesus was triumphantly escorted into Jerusalem, on the day that the Passover lamb was selected and separated from the flock according to Exodus 12:3. In Matt.21:10 “all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?” and in verse 11, where they should have announced “He is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God!”(Mt.16:16) they denied him saying, “This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.” Even today, if you cannot make that distinction, you cannot be saved from condemnation, you cannot enter the kingdom of God. (Jn,3:17-18). So Jesus first goes into the temple overthrowing money changers, then leaves for Bethany (Mt.21:17). The next day, Monday, while coming to the city early in order to teach all day (Lu.19:47,22:53), he curses a fig tree (21:18-19), and clears out the money changers again (Mrk.11:14-16). On Tuesday early, on his way to teach at the temple (Lu.21:37-38), they find the fig tree withered; Jesus teaches about faith (Mt.21:21-22). This Wednesday, in a prayer meeting, we will visit Gethsemane.

An Essay for week #14 - Apr 2, 2023

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