Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

More evil actions undertaken by the chief priests and elders. Matthew 27:1-2  When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:  2  And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.  in our last post, we left with Christ in the hands of the chief priests and elders, condemned to die.  They could only threaten Jesus with execution because about two years prior, the Romans took away the Jews right to inflict capital punishment. Since they could put no man to death, they met early in the morning with another council to consider what options they had.  They concluded that Jesus must be sent to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. Next, Matthew gives a parenthesis telling us about what happened with Judas Iscariot. The gruesome fate of Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Jesus. Matthew 27:3-5  Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw tha...

  In Sunday school, we looked at revival under the son of King Asa, named Jehoshaphat. We learned about the good rules God gave to guide and shape His kings. These rules taught the king how to live in accord with God's Word and how to properly fear the LORD. They helped keep him from pride and from falling into idolatry. They especially taught him to live and govern as dependent upon Jehovah for all things. Wicked King Ahab had been ruling in Israel for three years when Jehoshaphat assumed the throne of Judah. We learned that diligence by God's kings is commended but laziness is condemned. We saw that wicked Ahab violated the good rules God gave. King Jehoshaphat made King David a pattern for his reign and he followed God's good rules. Last, we learned that God is always receptive to those who sincerely seek Him. He will always bless those who trust Him and obey His Word. The link below will take you to the YouTube channel of Heritage Baptist church. I hope the livestream a...

We have come to the betrayal by Judas resulting in the arrest of Jesus. Jesus asked why they were treating Him as if He were a murderer or riotous person, but they were blinded by Satan and did not consider their wicked ways. Matthew 26:57  And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.  58  But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.  This wicked mob seized the Lord Jesus Christ with violent force normally reserved for the worst criminals. Christ who was meek and lowly and who always did all things well, was subjected to physical and verbal abuse. Arresting officers brought Jesus to Caiaphas, the high priest, who previously prophesied that it was expedient that one man should die for all the people (See John 11:47-53; 18:14). The legal proceeding Jesus was subjected to was a sham, for the outcome of His death was...

Matthew 26:36-44  Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.  37  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.  38  Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.  39  And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.  40  And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?  41  Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.  42  He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done....

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After Jesus foretold His betrayal, after He said that all the disciples would flee when He was arrested, and after He predicted Peter's threefold denial, Jesus and the disciples went into the garden of Gethsemane.  Matthew 26:36-37  Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.  37  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.  John 18:1  When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.  John's gospel added another detail that is important. As they exited Jerusalem, another preview of Christ in the Old Testament was literally fulfilled. Late in his life, King David was rejected by his brethren during a coup staged by his son, Absalom.  David and his faithful followers were forced to flee from Jerusalem....