Tag: Matthew
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For you will always have the poor
Why mention the poor? Once again, Jesus makes what appears to be an offhand remark about the poor. Jesus often criticized the leaders of Temple and Pharisees for their treatment of the poor; doesn’t this remark catch you off guard? It would be easy enough to lose the context of Jesus’ apparent ambivalence toward the…
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for it was not the season for figs – 8
The Fig Tree Languishes In this concluding part of our 8-part series we draw our conclusions of why JESUS on his way to Jerusalem cursed the fig tree. [circa 835 BC] The Prophet Joel: 1:3 Tell your children of it,and let your children tell their children,and their children to another generation… Generations recall what has been…
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for it was not the season for figs – 7
The Lord Christ Jesus preaches the Prophets as well as the Law. Read Habakkuk or any prophet and see the Lord predicted in days & centuries Before Christ. Jesus shares scripture in ways few understand. Application may well apply to these last days as well. RH Roger@TalkofJesus.com This series from summer 2017 began here. https://talkofjesus.com/not-season-figs-prologue/…
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