NOTE: BDBD will be down for a few days during the change of Domain Hosts. Jesus was arrested in the middle of the night and brought first to Annas, the high priest according to the Law given through Moses. The Romans deposed him for political reasons, ensuring he was unable to lead the Sanhedrin (3:2; […]
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Luke 22:54-62 is today’s BDBD. One Confesses, One Denies.
Jesus’s trials, conducted by the Jewish leadership, are contrasted with Peter’s denying Jesus three times in all four Gospel accounts (54-62; Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; John 18:12-27). This is clear because they bounce back and forth between the two with dizzying speed. The whole incident, from Jesus’s arrest to the Jewish leader’s verdict and Peter’s […]
Luke 22:47-53 is today’s BDBD. Will.
After prayer, Jesus committed his will to do God’s will for him. After receiving thirty silver coins, Judas committed his will to betray his rabbi and friend for nearly three years (47-48; Matthew 26:47-50; Mark 14:43-45; John 18:2-3). After sleeping, Jesus’ disciples committed their will to stop Jesus from saving the world but only managed […]
Luke 22:41-46 is today’s BDBD. Sleepless Prayer.
Jesus instructed his disciples to pray so they would not fall into temptation. Then Jesus prayed with a similar concept. Jesus referred to his soon-to-happen suffering as a cup to be drunk, meaning the lot that was assigned to him by his Father in heaven. Jesus was assigned to drink the cup of judgment and […]
Luke 22:39-40 is today’s BDBD. Before the Trial.
The Greek word for temptation is “peirasmos,” meaning to be “put to the test” and “to prove”. Temptation in the Bible is someone facing a decision to go against God and his will or to obey God’s will and trust in his love. When tempted, I am on trial. A person’s faith and patience can […]
Luke 22:35-38 is today’s BDBD. That is Enough.
The disciples did not comprehend what Jesus was saying. The problem was not because Jesus was using allegory or parables. The problem was that the disciples were not listening to what he said, they held onto the wrong idea of God’s kingdom, and when they did understand him, they were too proud to accept it […]
Luke 22:33-34 is today’s BDBD. Stymied Will.
Having the will, no matter how intense, to do something and then not completing it, though it was possible to, counts for nothing. Many alcoholics will find themselves having the best and strongest intention to stand confessing before God, stop drinking, and make amends. Yet, a few days later, they are buried at the bottom […]
Luke 22:31-32 is today’s BDBD. The Great Sifter.
Peter, like the rest of the disciples, wanted to be the greatest amongst his peers so he could be served by them. Jesus wanted them to be great, as long as they were great in the way God sees greatness. God sees greatness in a person if they serve others (26-17). Jesus instructed and provided […]
Luke 22:24-30 is today’s BDBD. Servant Kings.
The disciples were with Jesus in the upper room of a house, eating the Passover meal which Jesus had just modified, calling the cup “the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” (20) He thus fulfilled the prophecy declared by Jeremiah. “The time is coming when I will make a new […]
Luke 22:20 is today’s BDBD. Blood Covenant.
Jesus shared the unleavened bread with his disciples during the Passover supper, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me” (19). He thus changed the meaning of the Passover (John 6:35, 41, 47-51). After the Passover supper, Jesus added something new to the Passover, for he was making a […]
Luke 22:14-23 is today’s BDBD. Jesus’s New Passover.
Twilight (sunset) starts the 14th day of the Hebrew month Abib, the first month on the Hebrew calendar, the full moon (Exodus 12:1). This is when the Lord God commanded all Israel and those who believe in and worship the Lord to keep the Passover meal (Exodus 12:6-8, 14; Leviticus 23:4-5; Deuteronomy 16:1-2). At twilight […]
Luke 22:7 is today’s BDBD. Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread.
The Passover was originally commanded while Israel was in slavery in Egypt (Exodus 12:1-16). Exodus 12:6 says concerning the lamb that they were to designate on the 10th day of the month Abib, “Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community of Israel must slaughter […]
Luke 22:7-13 is today’s BDBD. Lest you Yeast.
The Passover feast is a special annual meal consisting of lamb, herbs, and unleavened bread (bread made without yeast) eaten at twilight, the start of the 14th day of Abib (aka Nisan, March or April, Exodus 12:1-28, 43-50, 13:10). No other religious celebration was like it at the time it was commanded to obey by […]
Luke 22:1-6 is today’s BDBD. Adversary.
Satan is at work all the time. He has many who are delighted to help his cause. The chief priests and scribes wanted Jesus dead, for they feared the people (2). The religious establishment was the obvious adversary on the outside. After over three years of intense ministry, Jesus had become a household conversation. The […]
Luke 22:66-71 is today’s BDBD. Jesus, the Son of God.
Jesus was arrested in the middle of the night and brought first to Annas, the high priest according to the Law given through Moses, but deposed by the Romans for political reasons and thus, unable to lead the Sanhedrin (3:2; John 11:49-50, 18:13-14, 19, 22, 24; Acts 4:5-6). After questioning Jesus, Annas sent him, still […]
Luke 22:54-62 is today’s BDBD. Peter’s Denials and Jesus’s Trials.
Jesus’s trials conducted by the Jewish leadership are contrasted with Peter denying Jesus three times in all four gospel accounts (54-62; Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; John 18:12-27). This is clear because they bounce back and forth between the two with dizzying speed. The whole incident, from Jesus’s arrest to the Jewish leader’s verdict and Peter’s […]
Luke 22:47-53 is today’s BDBD
After prayer, Jesus committed his will to do God’s will for him. After receiving thirty silver coins, Judas committed his will to betray his rabbi and friend for nearly three years (47-48; Matthew 26:47-50; Mark 14:43-45; John 18:2-3). After sleeping, Jesus’ disciples committed their will to stop Jesus from saving the world but only managed […]
Luke 22:39-46 is today’s BDBD
Someone recently asked me, “What do you think about a statement I read, ‘Once there is a conflict of will, what you want in life, and what God wants for you, life becomes a struggle.” This statement has some truth, yet it is misleading. Consider the meanings of “conflict of will” and “life becomes a […]
Luke 22:14-23 is todays’ BDBD
Tonight at twilight (sunset) starts the 14th day of the Hebrew month Abib, the first month on the Hebrew calendar (Exodus 12:1). This is when the Lord God commanded all Israel and those who believe in and worship the Lord to keep the Passover meal (Exodus 12:6-8, 14; Leviticus 23:4-5; Deuteronomy 16:1-2). At twilight (sunset) […]
