And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart (Mark 3:5 ESV). The Pharisees brought out the full range of emotion from our Lord Jesus. When He tried to show them the spirit of the Sabbath, they clung to the letter of the law, even that which they themselves had

And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay (Mark 2:3-4 ESV). What friends these were! Neither

And immediately he called them (Mark 1:20 ESV). And immediately (Greek: καὶ εὐθέως, kai eutheós) is a recurring phrase throughout the gospel of Mark. The phrase moves the story along with an intensity unique among the gospels. Each gospel reveals a different aspect of Christ:
 Matthew reveals Christ as King (Lion). Mark reveals Christ as

“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20 ESV). Every believer should know the Great Commission, which is Christs command to make disciples of all nations. But let us not forget that the Lords command ends with a promise: I am with you always. He promises to never

“And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORDs contribution to be used for the tent of meeting (Exodus 35:21 ESV). When Moses put the word out to the people of Israel, calling them to bring their contributions for the building of the Tent of Meeting,

“So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments (Exodus 34:28 ESV). Moses communed with the Lord for 40 days, during which time he fasted from food and water, having no

And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. (Exodus 33:21-22 ESV). The Lord hid Moses in

“And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest (Matthew 26:58 ESV). On the night when Jesus was arrested, Peter tried to blend in as one of the crowd, following Jesus at a distance. This, after following so close mustve been unbearable for Peter. Yet, it only

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives (Matthew 26:30 ESV). The night when Jesus was betrayed, He shared the Passover meal with His disciples in Jerusalem. This was the last supper before His crucifixion. At the end of the meal, He joined His disciples in singing a

And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty (Exodus 28:2 ESV). Todays Old Testament reading from the One Year Bibles assignment from the book of Exodus, continues the description of the Tabernacles design, furnishings, and now the design of the priestly garments. It is very detailed. For the