Chapter twelve begins like so many psalms, questioning why people who are blatantly against God or only talk about him, but do not really know or worship him, have easier lives than those who follow and obey God (Jeremiah 12:1-2). 1 Jeremiah asked God that he would execute justice on the evildoers, based on his […]
Chapter nineteen continues the morning’s events, skipping Jesus’ short appearance before Herod (Luke 23:6-12). The fifth event in John’s record, then, was Pilate’s second interview with Jesus (John 19:1-16). Still unable to find any reason to execute him, Pilate had him beaten and humiliated instead, hoping that would satisfy the crowd, but it did not. It
Psalm 49 opens with an unusual introduction. After the title, the writer used the first four verses to tell us how awesome of a psalm he had written: “I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts.” His profound thought, which sets the tone for the entire psalm is Psalm 49:5: “Why
