Death

David gives 8 reason to bless God - Psalms 16:1 – 16:11 (commentary)

There is debate as to whether David is asking for deliverance from death or deliverance out of death  by the resurrection. There is certainly much more to be understood as David gives eight reasons to bless God as he faces death:

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Death to Sin, Alive to God - Romans 6:1 – 6:11 (commentary)

Some people must have thought that since God’s grace (favor and mercy) increases “all the more” when sin abounds, then believers ought to sin more so they could experience more grace (v. 1). Paul explains how such a thought should never be entertained (v. 2). Instead Ch …

News of Lazarus’ Death - John 11:1 – 11:16 (commentary)

The setting for a miracle is described (vv. 1- 6). Lazarus, a close friend of Jesus, had become gravely ill. Jesus was about twenty miles from Bethany when a messenger arrived with the news that His dear friend, Lazarus, was critically ill. Scripture makes it clear there was a st …

Exodus 11:1 – 11:10 (commentary)

In this chapter we find the announcement of the tenth and final plague of the first born dying (v. 1). Moses probably had no definite idea of how many plagues there would be. God’s patience had run out and His final judgment, death to the first born, was His final plague. For yea …

Angels from the Euphrates - Revelation 9:13 – 9:21 (commentary)

6. The sixth trumpet is sounded and four angels (clearly demons) who are bound by the Euphrates River are released and they kill a third of the world’s population (vv. 13-15). Already the fourth seal resulted in a fourth of the earth’s people being killed and now another third of …

On the Cross - Matthew 27:45 – 27:56 (commentary)

 Mark indicates that the crucifixion began around nine o’clock in the morning (Mark 15:25 - “third hour"). From then until noon Jesus repeatedly prayed “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Lk. 24:34). He spoke to the repentant thief and …

Jesus Made Perfect Through Suffering - Hebrews 2:10 – 2:18 (commentary)

Jesus did not come into this world to gain status or political power, but to suffer and die so that we could have eternal life. Through the Lord’s suffering God made Him fit to bring man unto salvation (v. 10). Because we have the same Father, Jesus is not ashamed to call us brot …

Christ’s Death is Necessary - Hebrews 9:16 – 9:22 (commentary)

Wills are of no value to the beneficiaries until the death of the will maker. That is what the writer argues in this passage. Without a death it is impossible to receive the benefits of the covenant God makes. The cross is God’s way of saying there is nothing in us worth saving …

The Report of Saul’s Death - II Samuel 1:1 – 1: (commentary)

When Saul died David and his men were still living in Ziklag where he had been hiding from Saul (v. 1). This was a dark day in the history of Israel. War and defeat had come to these people because they were out of the will of God. Three days after Saul’s death an Amalikite arriv …

A Widows Son is Raised - Luke 7:11 – 7:17 (commentary)

Soon after the miraculous healing of the Centurion’s servant, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. It is thought that this took place in the mid to late part of the first year of Jesus’ public ministry. As he approached the to …

Jarius’s Daughter is Healed - Luke 8:40 – 8:56 (commentary)

When Jesus returned to Capernaum a great crowd gathered around Him (v. 40). Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue meets Christ with an urgent request. He had a young daughter, twelve years of age, who was critically ill and about to die (vv. 41-42). Before Jesus got away from the …

Jesus Dies on the Cross - Luke 23:44 – 23:49 (commentary)

The previous Bible passage showed three crosses at Calvary: One man died IN sin, one man died TO sin and one died FOR sin. Please note four things that happened in this passage (vv. 44-48). Darkness came over the whole land (v. 44). These three hours of darkness were …