March 14 Readings

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Today's Readings in The One in Three Years Bible
Exodus 23; Proverbs 31; Psalms 34.1-7; Mark 14.1-21


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Try the Three Years in the Bible: Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament.

Today's Reading From Mark 14.1-21

Mark 14.1-21 Commentaries, verse by verse

Mark 14.1-11; Matthew 26.2-16 Jesus anointed at Bethany.
Mark 1,2,10,11-Luke 22.1-6
Luke 14.3-8; John 12.1-8

Jesus was at the house of Simon the leper, when Mary, the sister of Lazarus came with a alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, broke it and poured the perfume on Jesus's head. Some in the house, said that this was a waste of money, and they rebuked Mary harshly. Jesus told them that Mary did a wonderful thing, she poured perume on His body to prepare for His burial. Judas Iscariot went to the high priest to betray Jesus.

The Lord's Supper
Mark 14.12-26; Mat 26.17-30; Luke 22.7-23
Mark 14.22-25; 1Cor 11.23-25
Jesus sent two of the disciples to arrange to get a room for the Feast of the Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb was sacrificed. They went into the city a saw a man carrying a jar of water and arrangements were made in a uper room for the Lord's Supper.
When they came for the Lord's Supper, Jesus said that one of them would betray Him, the one eating with Him. They all begasn to deny that (v. 17-18). He said, further, that the one who dips bread in the bowl with Him will betray Him. It was despicable what Judas did because , according to the customs in the Middle-East, even today, if someone dips bread with you, it means that that person would be you friend and would in NO way harm you. So Judas was also a liar and deserved what he got. Jesus said "But woe to that man who betray the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born."

The Last Supper had two elements, the bread and the wine. Jesus said to them that they should ‘Take eat, this is my body’. Just as wheat is crushed to make bread and made without yeast, this represents Jesus body which was broken for us on the cross. The second element is the wine. Just as how grapes are crushed to produce the grape juice which are fermented into wine. Jesus’ blood was shed for many. V. 24-25. The new covenant was mentioned in Jeremiah 31.31-34 especially verse 33: Jer 31:33 Jer 31:33 "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." This covenant was UNCONDITIONAL, meaning there are no restrictions on this covenant promised to Israel. God promised to forgive her sins and establish his relationship with her on a new basis by writing his laws on their hearts. This is a covenant of GRACE. The acrostic GRACE means ‘God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense’. We are not saved by good works but to DO good works.

More Links in Mark
Dan Hill on Mark
Ray Stedman on Mark
Jeff Miller on Mark
Chadwick on Mark
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Sermons on Mark by Ryle, Spurgeon, and Whitefield
John Piper Sermon's on Mark

More Links on Commentaries for the Old Testament
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes (for both OT and NT) is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader

Jesus Saves
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