March 15 Readings

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1)The Law and History blog is the first year of the Three Years Bible blog and covers Genesis through Malachi.
2) The Poetry and Prophecy blog is the second year of the Three Years Bible blog and covers Job through Malachi, with a daily portion of Psalm read every day.
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Today's Readings in The One in Three Years Bible
Exodus 24; Ecclesiastes 1; Psalms 34.8-14; Mark 14.27-53


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You can start with any of the three years and finish the Bible at a slower pace in three years
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 14.27-53

Mark 14.27-53 Commentaries, verse by verse

Jesus predicted Peter’s denial (Mark 14.27-31; Matt 26.31-36). He told Peter that he would deny Him three times. Peter was insistent that he would never deny Him and the other disciples agreed with Him that they would never deny Him. Let us be very careful about what we say when we make promises not to deny Christ. We do not know how we would react in a situation like that.

Jesus and his disciples went to the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14.32-42; matt 26.36-46; Luke 22.40-46). Notice the frequency of the word 'pray' as related with Jesus and the word 'sleep' with the disciples. The disciples were not awake nor alert of what was going on. If the disciples were awake and praying things could have been different and they probably would not have fled. However notice the words 'But the Scriptures must be fulfilled' Isaiah 53.7-12
7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppression [a] and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes [c] his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. 11 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge [f] my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Mark 14.43-50; Matthew 26.47-56; Luke 22.47-50; John 18.3-11
Judas showed up and betrayed Jesus with a kiss. He had dipped his bread in the same bowl with Jesus which had meant that he was his friend and he would never hurt Jesus. Some friend he was to deny Jesus with a kiss!! Someone cut off the ear from the servant of the high priest, and we know that the person was Peter (John 18.10). No one was there to defend Jesus. When the authorities came, they fled.

A young man wearing nothing but a linen garment was following Jesus, many scholars interpreted this person as John Mark. When they grabbed for him, he fled naked.

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


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