THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES MARK TWELVE God described Israel as His personal vineyard. In Isaiah 5:7 He said, "For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant." There is not the least doubt that Jesus spoke this parable against the Jews that rejected... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE STONE REJECTED BY MEN MARK 12:1-12:_ One of Jesus' most pointed parables was the parable of the wicked husbandmen. In the parable a certain man planted a vineyard, built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in, built a lookout tower and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a fa... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT TAXES MARK 12:12-17:_ Some of the Pharisees and the Herodians were sent to Jesus for the purpose of entrapping Him in His speech. Their trap was baited with false flattery. They said, "Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the p... [ Continue Reading ]
_QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO TRAP JESUS MARK 12:18-34:_ The Sadducees denied that souls are immortal. They said that there is no resurrection, nor spirits nor angels. (Acts 23:8) They acted as if they wanted an explanation as to what was taught in Deuteronomy 25:5-6 concerning marriage. They approached Je... [ Continue Reading ]
_JESUS TEACHING IN THE TEMPLE -- MARK 12:35-44:_ The Jews had to admit that Jesus was a descendant of David according to the flesh. However, they denied that He was divine or related to him in any spiritual way. Jesus quoted David as he said, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, u... [ Continue Reading ]