Psalm 51 is David’s prayer of repentance after committing with adultery and plotting the murder of her husband. Having committed such a grievous sin, David cries out to the Lord, admits his guilt, and pleads for God’s mercy. The […]
This climactic verse of the opening prologue of John’s Gospel would have been dramatically opposed to many of the contemporary pagan religions at the time. Whereas many pagan religions held that physical matter was inherently evil and that God […]
Psalm 46 is a son of thanksgiving for God’s powerful presence with his people. The psalmist does not fear, because the Lord promised to be near. This verse opens the psalm and sets the stage for a series of […]
An angel made this announcement to the disciples after Jesus ascended into heaven. (other than Judas, the remaining disciples were from Galilee). The angel’s promise was that Jesus would return bodily just as he ascended bodily. Therefore, although there have […]
Psalm 19 is a song of praise and thanksgiving to God for the gifts of his creation and Law. The first half of the psalm is a meditation upon God and his desires, and the second half of the psalm […]
  In the second half of 1 Thessalonians 2 and in the first half of chapter 3, Paul gave a long explanation for his absence to the believers there. He emphasized that his physical separation from them did not represent […]
