March 18 Readings

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Today's Readings in The One in Three Years Bible
Exodus 27; Ecclesiastes 4; Psalms 35.9-16; Mark 15:26-47


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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 15.26-47

Mark 15:26-47
with Commentaries, verse by verse

They led Him away to be crucified (Mark 15.22-32; Matthew 27.33-44; Luke 23.33-43; John 19.17-24). Jesus was exhausted and weakened by a sleepless night, he faced many trials, floggings, and scourging. He could not carry the beam of the cross which probably weighed fifty pounds. We do not need a movie of Christ to let us know what He went through for us. Link to the crucifixion. It was interesting and ironical when the chief priests said 'He saved others, but he can't saved himself. Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down from the cross, that we may see and believe.' Thank God, Jesus only thought about us and did not come off that cross. If I was in that position, I would get off that cross and teach them a lesson! But thank God, Jesus stayed on the cross for us.

Before Jesus died (Mark 15.33-41; Matthew 27.45-56; Luke 23.44-49), He said, 'My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?' Was it because of the pain of the crucifixion? I don't think so. I think because He took on the sins of the world on our behalf. A holy God seeing Jesus, did not recognize Him, because of the sin He had carried with Him on the cross and turned His back on Him. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5.21: 'He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.' (NASB)
It is significant that the veil in the Holy of Holies was torn in two (verse 38) This meant that the tearing of veil indicated that Christ had entered heaven itself for us so that we too, can have access to God's presence. Now when God sees us, He does not see sin but the righteousness of Christ in us.

The Burial of Jesus (Mark 15.42-47; Matthew 27.57-61; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42) Since it was late in the afternoon, Jesus had to be buried as quickly as possible, before sundown when Sabbath began. Jesus was buried in a rich man's tomb, that belonging to Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph was a secret disciple just like Nicodemus. Pilate was surprised that Jesus had died (verse 44) since men would be on the cross for two or three days before they had died, and the early death of Jesus was surprising.

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


Jesus Saves
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.