The 40 day time period in Scripture also touches on how God’s people deal with and prepare for death

We continue our midweek Lenten series of exploring what took place on the three days between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday.

We can learn a lot by listening to and watching various teachers in our lives. Some of what we learn from others can be good and beneficial. And some of it can be negative and harmful.

It is Tuesday of Holy Week, and Jesus is just three days away from being arrested, tried, convicted, crucified, killed, and buried. In our Scripture lesson for today, Jesus, always the Teacher, refers to both types of learning when he speaks to the crowds and to his disciples. Jesus has significant teaching for His followers, both what not to do and what He has done for us.

Like Noah’s 40 day experiences, Moses’ 40 days on the mountain demonstrates a time of being set apart by God for holiness

We continue our midweek Lenten series of exploring what took place on the three days between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday.

One way to process the days of Lent is by asking questions. On Tuesday of Holy Week we are confronted with two very significant questions, one that a scribe asks Jesus and another that Jesus asks the crowds in the temple area.

Notice how Jesus' answer to the scribe sets up His question to us. When asked, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" (Mark 11:28), Jesus responds, "Love the LORD your God" and "your neighbor as yourself!" Jesus follows with one of His own, "How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David?" (Mark 12:35) when David said, "The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet" (Psalm 110:1).

Who can "Love the LORD your God" and "your neighbor as yourself," only David's son and David's Lord who is about to do just that three days after a couple of Lent Questions are asked and answered.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Peter’s need for repentance showed how we need time to turn around like the people of Ninevah or the Israelites wandering in the desert

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Beginning today and continuing with these five remaining midweek Lenten services, we explore what took place on the three significant days between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday.

Our text for today takes place on Monday of Holy Week. On the previous day, Palm Sunday, Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with great enthusiasm and shouts of, “"Hosanna!" "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Mark 11:9). Two verses later, Palm Sunday ends on a bit of an ominous note as Mark records: “[Jesus] entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when He had looked around at everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve” (Mk 11:11).

The next day, Monday of Holy Week, Jesus would do a lot more than merely look around the temple grounds. Jesus was disgusted with what He saw, and He did something about it.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Jesus victory over the devil in the wilderness transformed 40 days of trial into 40 days of triumph!