Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

Matthew 21:12-13  And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,  13  And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.  In our last lesson, we saw Jesus give strong condemnation of money changers and profiteering sellers of animals, who operated in the House of God. The zeal of Christ for His Father's house led Him to cast them all out of the temple precinct. We found the foundation for Christ's words and actions rooted in the law of God and in the prophets Messianic words.   We also noted that this was the second time Jesus cleansed the temple of money changers and sellers of sacrificial animals. Buying and selling inside the temple of God desecrated this holy place and Jesus restored its holiness with His actions. The Father's temple is a house of prayer not...

Here is where to find indexes containing all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab. Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. I just noticed that I failed to post where to find the index for all of 2024 lessons, so I included that too. I apologize for any confusion that omission may have caused. An index for all lessons posted from 2019 through 2021 , was published on  September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022 , was published  J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted in 202 3 was posted on  February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons posted in 2024 was posted on January 21, 2025. An index for all lessons was posted in 2025 was posted on January 24, 2026. Matthew 21:4-6  All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which ...

Matthew continues his gospel narrative by picking up where the last paragraph ended in the previous chapter. Jesus was traveling from Jericho to Jerusalem and had stopped to heal two blind men. The next paragraph in chapter twenty one, is known as Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and this is connected with His title as the Son of David. The distance from Jericho to Jerusalem is about nineteen miles that track through a hot, dusty desert, and tree lined places with rocky outcroppings and caves. The Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane and Bethphage are all in close proximity to the holy city Jerusalem. Matthew 21:1-3  And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,  2  Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.  3  And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, Th...