April

 

Opportunities for further reading - Week #14

Romans 8 – More on how to fulfill the Law, related to Matthew 7:12

Psalm 6 – Jesus possibly drawing from language in 6:8 in Matthew 7:23

Psalm 107 – :20 related to Matthew 8:8, :3 related to Matthew 8:11

Proverbs 30 – (:8) instruction to ask only for your daily bread as in Matt. 6:11

Acts 9 – Jesus’ disciple Peter raised Tabitha, related to Luke 7

Isaiah 29,35,61 – Jesus uses passages from these chapters when responding to John the Baptist in Luke 7

Opportunities for further reading - Week #15

  • Isaiah 23 – A prophecy against Tyre, a city mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 11:21 & 22

  • Isaiah 13 & 14 – A prophecy about Babylon with similar language to Matthew 11:23

  • Genesis 18 & 19 – The account of Sodom, a city mentioned by Jesus in Mathew 11:23 (also notice the foot washing of 18:4 & 19:2 in connection with Luke 7:44)

  • 1st Corinthians 1 – Teaching about the foolishness of the Gospel related to Matthew 11:25

  • Jeremiah 6 – The promise of “rest for your souls” appears here and in Matthew 11:29

  • 1st Timothy 5 – the actions of the sinful woman in Luke 7 sound like the laudatory widow of 5:10

  • Hebrews 6 – More on what is unforgiviable, related to Matthew 12:32

  • April 12 - April 18 (Week #16)

  • Matthew 12:38-13:23

  • Mark 4:21-29

    Opportunities for further reading - Week #16

  • Jonah 1-4 – The account of Jonah & Nineveh mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 12

  • 1st Kings 10 – Account of “The Queen of the South” mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 12:42

  • Acts 1 – See 1:14 related to Jesus family in Matthew 12:46

  • Ezekiel 12 – The “unseeing” and “unhearing” language Jesus uses in Matthew 13:13 likely comes from here

  • Isaiah 6 – Jesus quotes from this chapter in Matthew 13

  • 1st Timothy 6 – The “deceitfulness of wealth” mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 13:22 is featured in this chapter

  • Revelation 14 – the “harvest” of the earth mentioned in Mark 4:29 is depicted here

Opportunities for further reading: Week #18

  • Ezekiel 17 – the theme of a tree with plentiful branches where birds perch is here as well as in Matthew 13:32

  • Psalm 78 – Jesus quotes from this Psalm in Matthew 13:35

  • Romans 16 & 1st Corinthians 2 – the mystery hidden since the creation of the world (Mt. 13:35) is explored further here

  • Joel 3 – a harvest of judgment / wrath is mentioned here as well as in Mt. 13:39

  • Daniel 12 – The blessed at the end times are said to “shine” here as well as in Mt. 13:43

  • Philippians 3 – The theme of gain/loss present in the parables of hidden treasure and the pearl is explored here

Opportunities for further reading: Week #18

  • Hebrews 10 & 11 – Teaching on faith related to mark 4:40 & Matt. 9:29

  • Acts 16 – Another instance of a demon possessed person shouting out the truth is found here

  • Leviticus 15 – Regulations about discharges of blood found here mean that the woman of Luke 8 would have been constantly “unclean” to her society

  • Jeremiah 22-23 – a condemnation of the kings of Judah (sons of David) and a promise of a righteous son of David to come (see Matt. 9:27)

  • Numbers 27 – The language Jesus uses of “sheep without a shepherd” is probably drawn from Moses’s words here

  • Ezekiel 34 & Zecharial 10 – the failures of Israel’s leaders and the promise of a good shepherd – God himself