In May, we’ll start the beatitudes from the Sermon on the mount. We’ll talk about what they mean and how Jesus expects us to respond.
Archives for April 2021
How to do a word study
Word studies are one of the basic tools of Bible study. With today’s tools, you don’t have to know Greek and Hebrew to do a good word study. Here’s how.
12 Matthew 4:8-11 3rd Temptation: Bow Down
Satan offers Jesus a shortcut to gaining the blessings God has promised him. But idolatry is looking to someone or something other than God to grant us Life. For each of the temptations, we’ll answer 3 questions: Why is the choice wrong? Why is the choice attractive? How does Jesus respond? Review At Jesus’ baptism, […]
righteousness, dikaiosuné, G1343
Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for righteousness: dikaiosunē
righteous, dikaios, G1342
Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for righteous: dikaios
11 Matthew 4:5-7 2nd Temptation: Jump from the pinnacle
While the temptation to jump to from the top of a high mountain may not appear very enticing at first glance, it’s a temptation we all face today. When life gets hard or overwhelming, like Jesus, we’re very tempted to believe God has ceased to take care of us and we need to take a “leap of faith” to get back in His good graces.
gentle, praus, G4329
Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Biblical Greek word for meek or gentle, praus, G4329
How to use e-sword as a concordance
One of the basic parts of a word study is finding and comparing the uses of the word in the rest of Scripture. Before the internet, we used a physical concordance. Here’s how to locate quickly accomplish this task using my favorite Bible study software: e-sword.
10 Matthew 4:1-4 1st Temptation: Stones to bread
In the temptations, Satan wants to disqualify Jesus as the Messiah while God wants to demonstrate that Jesus is worthy to be the Messiah. We’ll look how how Jesus responds when he’s tempted to believe God is no longer taking care of him. For each of the temptations we’ll answer 3 questions: Why is the […]
blessed, makarios, G3107
Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for blessed makarios 63017.
Geography of the New Testament
A basic understanding of the geography of the New Testament world can be helpful in Bible study. Below is a list of the major cities, provinces, seas and islands at the time of Jesus.
09 Matthew 3:13-17 The baptism of Jesus
At his baptism, God confirms that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, who will rule on David’s throne forever. We also see what kind of king he is: humble and willing to serve.