Chapter eleven begins the final section of Markās writing, six of out sixteen chapters being devoted to Jesusā Passion Week. In order to fulfill Zechariah 9:9, Jesus had two disciples procure an unbroken colt that he would ride into Jerusalem to present himself to Israel as her rightful King Messiah (Mark 11:1-11). The crowd following […]
Chapters twenty-four through twenty-seven fit together as one long prophecy about the future. Rather than addressing specific nations, as chapters 13-23 did, this speaks to Godās coming judgment on the whole earth, a reference to the Tribulation. (āThe earthā is mentioned sixteen times in Isaiah 24:1-20.) There is no class of people that will be
Introduction Amos was not a prophet by trade. Instead he called himself āa herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig treesā (Amos 7:14; 1:1). From Tekoa in Judah, Amos was called by God to give a specific message to the northern kingdom of Israel. The message is dated ātwo years before the earthquakeā during
