Category Archives: Bible Commentary

Jesus speaks a great deal in these two chapters. First, He tells the chief priests and scribes a parable about how they will kill Him. Then, He answers questions about taxes, about the resurrection, about the greatest commandment(s). From there, He teaches concerning David, concerning the scribes, concerning giving, concerning when “these things” shall beContinue reading “Mark 12-13”

Divorce, children, the rich, desires to be great, blindness. Jesus deals with all five of these in this chapter (10), but each time, Jesus is not addressing the circumstance right in front of Him. I mean, He is addressing it, but He is actually going deeper than the circumstance. He is going down to theContinue reading “Mark 10-11”

This particular gospel moves so quickly from action to action that it’s hard for me to summarize each chapter adequately. In 6, Jesus is rejected in Nazareth, He sends out the 12, He feeds the 5000, He walks on water, He heals the sick, and John the Baptist is beheaded. In 7, Jesus solves someContinue reading “Mark 6-7”

I will summarize each chapter in a phrase or sentence, then take a paragraph to explain something that caught my attention. Chapter 4: Three parables, then the calming of a storm. I want to zoom in on the parable of the sower. Today, I listened to a Bob Coy sermon about the law of sowingContinue reading “Mark 4-5”

A lot happens in that first chapter of Mark. Forty days of temptation is summarized in 2 brief sentences. Jesus’ sermons are summarized in a single sentence: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” This makes me more than a bit curious. I findContinue reading “Mark 1-3”

Here’s the most fascinating thing about this book as a whole: There is a controversy on the ending. It can end in trembling or in preaching. It can end in astonishment or in confirmation. It can end in fear or in signs. Either you saw Him or you will see Him. Other notable features ofContinue reading “Introduction to Mark”