It is now, Tuesday, the 13th of the month. The day before the Passover.
This day might get a little confusing because of the timing of the day. We are conditioned to think of a day beginning at midnight. But the Jewish calendar begins the day at the setting sun when it is evening. We’re going to be looking at the second half of the 13th, the daytime, but most of this post will actually be what happens on the 14th, in the evening, which would be the beginning of Day #7.
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Tagged before the feast, chief priests, evening meal, Judas, Passover, plot to kill, Preparation Day, slaughter, Unleavened Bread, upper room
It was now Monday, the second day of the week, the 12th of the month. As Luke recorded (Luke 21:37-38), Yeshua spent the night on the Mount of Olives and returned to the temple to teach some more. Nothing more is recorded about what He taught aside from all the things that were mentioned yesterday. It could be that the parables and teachings were spread between Sunday and Monday, or He could have been teaching on any number of other things, as John reported at the end of his book that Yeshua did many other things that have never been written down (John 21:25).
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It is now the first day of the week, the 11th of the month. His death would come in three days. There was much that He needed to say, so He went to the temple to teach.
On the way back to Jerusalem, Matthew records that Yeshua curses the fig tree and it immediately withers (Matt. 21:18-22), whereas Mark records that the fig tree He cursed the day before was now withered (Mark 11:20-26).
Continue readingJohn records that the next day following His stay in Bethany, where they had a meal and Mary anointed Him with oil, Yeshua made His way into Jerusalem (John 12:12). Matthew, Mark, and Luke all record that Yeshua came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, and there, He sent two unnamed disciples on to fetch a donkey and her colt that had never been ridden (Matt. 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:28-40). From there, Yeshua rode the colt into town. You know the story. People started laying their cloaks on the ground while others cut branches from the trees (Matt. 21:8), or from the fields (Mark 11:8). Luke only records the cloaks being laid down (Luke 19:36) with no mention of branches. Also, John is the only account to record that it was palm branches that were laid down (John 12:13).
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Since the raising of Lazarus, Yeshua had left the region of Jerusalem because the Sanhedrin had sought to kill Him. Those that had gone to Jerusalem prior to the Passover for the period of cleansing were looking for Yeshua and not finding Him (John 11:55-57). As we saw Wednesday, Yeshua and His disciples had gone to Ephraim and stayed, and then traveled, or stayed, in Jericho on their way back to Jerusalem. John is the only one that records Yeshua going to Bethany first (John 12:1-8) where there was a feast given for Him. Martha helped serve the meal.
Continue readingPassion Week begins with Palm Sunday, this coming Sunday, April 2nd. But a lot that happened leading up to the Triumphal Entry gets overlooked as though it doesn’t have a connection to the crucifixion. For instance, the raising of Lazarus. Is there a connection? Let’s look.
The Messiah returned to Bethany before going into Jerusalem, but He had been gone from Jerusalem for a while. There are a few things to tell about His return that we’ll lump into this post. We’ll call this “day zero.” Wednesday.
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Tagged apologetics, Bethany, blind men, Hanukkah, Jericho, Lazarus, Luke, Matthew, perspective, young ruler, Zacchaeus
Surely you have heard of Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ.” The title comes from the idea that the Messiah was so passionate about His mission that nothing would stop Him from going to the cross. Passion Week is the cumulation of days during the week of the crucifixion, starting with the Triumphal Entry commonly known as Palm Sunday, and going through until Ressurection Sunday which everyone knows as Easter. But is it really a week long? Or longer? Or is it just a tradition of the Church? We’re going to look at each day leading up to the cross and beyond as it’s recorded in the Gospels. Let’s go.
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Tagged apologetics, challenge, crescent, defense, Easter, Hillel II, month, moon, Palm Sunday, Passover
Exodus 12:2 “This month will mark the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year for you.”
In the Exodus story, God tells Moses that THIS MONTH will be the first month of the year. That would seem to indicate that they were keeping a different calendar before this time. Of course, all of the Israelites alive then would have been born and raised as a slave in Egypt, so it would make sense that they followed the Egyptian calendar. And the Egyptian calendar is an interesting one with only three seasons. Actually, they had three calendars each based on the sun, moon, and agricultural seasons, but the beginning of the year may not be what you would expect.
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The new moon begins the 1st month of the new year. It’s two weeks until Passover!
