Category Archives: the cross

reflections, not precursors

Leviticus 9:6-11 Lev 9:6 And Moses said, “This is the thing that Yahveh commanded you to do, that the impressive appearance of Yahveh may appear to you.” Lev 9:7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and … Continue reading

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forgiveness for starts

Leviticus 5:17-19 Lev 5:17 “If any soul makes a mistake, doing any of the things that by Yahveh’s commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realises his offence, he will be responsible for his … Continue reading

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ripple effect

Leviticus 4:8-12 Lev 4:8 And all the fat of the bull of the mistake offering he will remove from it, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails Lev 4:9 and the two … Continue reading

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not divided completely

Leviticus 1:14-17 Lev 1:14 “If his offering to Yahveh is an ascending offering of birds, then he will bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons. Lev 1:15 And the priest will bring it to the altar and wring off its … Continue reading

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communion court

1 Corinthians 11:26-30 1Co 11:26 Because every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he returns, 1Co 11:27 with the result that whoever eats the Lord’s bread or drinks the Lord’s … Continue reading

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really the Son of God

WHO DO YOU SEE ON THAT CROSS? Mark 15:37-39 37 Then Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 And after the … Continue reading

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three hours of darkness

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIGHT? Mark 15:31-33 31 And in the same way even the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He delivered others; he cannot deliver himself. 32 Let the Christ, the King of … Continue reading

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reorientation

Mark 8:31-33 31 Then he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to undergo extreme suffering, and be declared counterfeit[1] by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after … Continue reading

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strike the rock

Exodus 17:1-7 17:1 All the congregation of the sons of Israel moved on within the Sin desert by stages, according to the LORD’s commandment, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So … Continue reading

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but first

  Isaiah 52:13-53:12.  The Servant shall be high and lifted up and exalted (52:13).  But first he will be despised and rejected by men (53:3). Kings shall shut their mouths because of him (52:15). But first he must go to … Continue reading

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