Daily Devotion
By What Authority?
LUKE 20 : 1-8 This chapter describes what is usually called THE DAY OF QUESTIONS. It was a day when the Jewish authorities, in all their different sections, came to Jesus with questions designed to trap Him, and when, in His wisdom, He answered...
The Pity and Anger of Jesus
LUKE 19:41-48 IN THIS PASSAGE THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS. (1 ST ) There is Jesus' tears over Jerusalem. From the descent of the Mount of Olives, there is a magnificent view of Jerusalem with the whole city fully displayed. As Jesus came to...
The Entry of the King
: LUKE 19:28-40 From Jerusalem to Jericho was only seventeen miles, and now Jesus had almost reached His goal. Jerusalem, journey's end, lay just ahead. The prophets had a regular custom of which they made use again, and again. When words were of...
The King's Trust in His Servants
: LUKE 19:11-27 THIS IS UNIQUE AMONG THE PARABLES OF JESUS BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY ONE STORY WHICH IS, IN PART, BASED ON AN ACTUAL HISTORICAL EVENT. WHEN HEROD THE GREAT DIED IN 4 B.C., HE LEFT HIS KINGDOM DIVIDED BETWEEN HEROD ANTIPAS, HEROD...
Guest of the Man Whom All Men Despised
LUKE 19:1-10 JERICHO WAS A VERY WEALTHY, AND IMPORTANT TOWN. IT WAS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY, THE APPROACH TO JERUSALEM, AND THE CROSSING OF THE RIVER WHICH GAVE ACCESS TO THE LANDS EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER. JOSEPHUS CALLED IT "A DIVINE REGION," "THE...
The Waiting Cross
LUKE 18:31-34 IN A CHILDREN'S STORY, THE WRITER PAINTS A PICTURE OF TWO BOYS WALKING ALONG THE ROAD PLAYING THEIR GAMES. ONE SAID TO THE OTHER, "WHEN YOU ARE WALKING ALONG THE ROAD. DO YOU EVER PRETEND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLE JUST AROUND...