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Luke 23:3-7 meaningOctober 20, 2023
Pilate's First Interview with Jesus and his First Declaration of Innocence: Pilate follows up on the charge of insurrection and interviews Jesus, asking Him if He is the King of the Jews. Jesus replies, "It is as you say." Pilate finds nothing in Jesus's answer to convict Him, so declares His innocence. The chief priests are adamant that Jesus must die. As they protest, Pilate hears that Jesus is from Galilee, and decides to send Jesus to Herod, the ruler of that district, and let him deal with the trial. This event is part of the first phase of Jesus's Civil Trial. It is known as Jesus's Arraignment before Pilate.
Luke 23:1-2 meaningOctober 20, 2023
The Priests bring and accuse Jesus to Pilate. Not permitted to execute Jesus themselves, the Sanhedrin brings Jesus to Pilate early in the morning for His Roman or Civil Trial. They present three charges against Jesus: He is misleading the nation; He teaches people to not pay their taxes; He claims to be a king. The third accusation is the most serious and the one that the trial chiefly pursues. This event is part of the first phase of Jesus's Civil Trial. It is known as Jesus's Arraignment before Pilate.
Esther 1:21-22 meaningOctober 14, 2023
Ahasuerus approves of Memucan's counsel. A message goes to every province of Persia in every language of its citizens, informing the people that Vashti is no longer queen, as well as declaring that men are the master of their own house.
Esther 1:13-20 meaningOctober 14, 2023
Ahasuerus's counselors are summoned to advise him concerning Vashti's disobedience. His wiseman, Memucan, reframes the insulting matter as an affront to all men in the Persian Empire, that Vashti's action will influence all wives to disrespect their husbands. An official message should be sent abroad informing the subjects that Vashti has been demoted of her queenship. This will inspire women to respect their husbands.
Esther 1:10-12 meaningOctober 14, 2023
On the last day of the banquet, Ahasuerus is quite drunk. He commands seven servants to fetch his wife Queen Vashti to show off her beauty to the men at his party.
Esther 1:5-9 meaningOctober 14, 2023
In the final week of the banquet, Ahasuerus opens his courtyard to the common folk of Susa. The most extravagant finery decorates the palace garden. Unlimited wine is served in golden cups to anyone and everyone, though no one is forced to drink. Ahasuerus's wife, Queen Vashti, holds a banquet in a separate part of the palace for the women.
Esther 1:1-4 meaningOctober 14, 2023
The Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes 1) hosts a lavish banquet in the capital city of Susa, a banquet which lasts half a year for the lords and princes in his kingdom.
Luke 4:42-44 meaningOctober 13, 2023
After a day and night of healings and deliverances from demon-possession, Jesus retreats from the crowds in search of solitude. He tells them that He must continue preaching the Kingdom of God in other cities.
Luke 4:40-41 meaningOctober 13, 2023
Later that evening some people bring Jesus many who were demon-possessed. Jesus frees them from their spiritual bondage and commands the demons to be silent because they knew Him to be the Christ.
Luke 4:38-39 meaningOctober 13, 2023
Luke records Jesus’s first miracle of physical healing in his Gospel. Jesus heals Simon’s (Peter’s) mother-in-law of a fever.
Luke 4:33-37 meaningOctober 13, 2023
While Jesus is teaching in a Capernaum synagogue, a man with an unclean demon begins crying out and identifying Jesus as the Holy One of God. Jesus swiftly rebukes the demon to keep quiet and come out of the man. It does. The crowd's amazement at Jesus's authority increases because He not only teaches with authority, He even commands unclean demons and they obey Him. News of this amazing event spread all throughout the district of Galilee. This is the first specific miracle performed by Jesus that is explained in Luke's gospel.
Luke 4:31-32 meaningOctober 13, 2023
Jesus goes to the Galilean town of Capernaum. On the Sabbath He enters a synagogue, where Jesus teaches and those in attendance are amazed at the authority with which He teaches.
Luke 4:14-15 meaningOctober 13, 2023
Jesus returns from the temptation in the wilderness and begins teaching at the synagogues in the district of Galilee. The news about Him spreads and He is praised by all.
Luke 4:9-13 meaningOctober 13, 2023
For the third temptation, the devil takes Jesus to the top of God's Temple in Jerusalem and tells Him to jump. The devil argues that this will publicly proclaim Jesus's identity as the Divine Messiah. The devil uses scripture in his attempt to deceive Jesus. Jesus rejects the temptation with another passage from Deuteronomy.
Luke 4:5-8 meaningOctober 13, 2023
The devil tempts Jesus a second time by offering Him immediate power and glory in exchange for worshiping him. Jesus rebukes the devil to depart and quotes Deuteronomy a second time.
Luke 4:2-4 meaningOctober 13, 2023
The devil approaches Jesus with the first of three temptations. He asks Jesus to use His divine powers to turn stones to bread after Christ had fasted forty days and nights in the wilderness. Jesus uses scripture to refute the devil.
Luke 4:1 meaningOctober 13, 2023
Following Jesus’s baptism by John, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness.
Zechariah 10:6-12 meaningOctober 4, 2023
The Suzerain (Ruler) God promises to strengthen and regather all of Israel to their homeland. He will have compassion on them and restore them, allowing them to live worthy of their calling.
Zechariah 10:1-5 meaningOctober 4, 2023
Zechariah urges the people of Judah to ask the LORD for rain for their crops instead of turning to divination experts. He informs them that God will care for them and give them victory in battle.
Psalm 51:18-19 meaningOctober 3, 2023
David turns his prayer toward the needs of Israel. He asks for grace and blessing on Jerusalem, that its people would all live obediently before Him, so that their offerings at the altar would reflect an inner reality of humbly seeking to please God.
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