Matthew 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-50; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-1 It is interesting to note how Jesus spent His final day with His disciples. This would have been a traditional day during the Passover week when the people of Israel would have gathered together to remember how God had provided salvation for them from slavery in Egypt. The […]

Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Mark 14:1-2, 10-11; Luke 22:1-6; John 11:45-57, 12:9-10 The Gospels give us very little detail to the events of the fourth day of Passover. We know that Jesus made his trek back into Jerusalem and continued to teach, which further infuriated the Pharisees. That night they gathered together in secret and plotted how they could kill Him, […]

Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:20-25 When Jesus headed back into Jerusalem from Bethany for the third day of the Passover week, His disciples noticedsomething important. The fig tree that Jesus had cursed the day before had noticeably withered up and died. Mark tells the story of these three days in one fell swoop making clear connections between the palm branches […]

Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:41-48; John 2:13-22 On the following day, as Jesus was approaching Jerusalem, He was hungry and saw a fig tree. The text in Mark tells us that it was not the season for figs, but it would probably be better translated that it was not the season for harvesting figs. The tree should have been full of fruit. […]

Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19   After Jesus was baptized and began His earthly ministry, it only took Him three years to become a celebrity. In the first day of the week before He died, He arrives in the city of Jerusa­lem to a highly anticipatory crowd.This would have been the most crowded Jerusalem […]