Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 65 CHRIST CONDEMNED TO DEATH John 19:12-24 The following is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Pilate’s effort foiled, verse 12. 2. Pilate on the Bench, verse 12. 3. The Jews’ rejection of their Messiah, verse 15. 4. Christ delivered to ... Read More
March 1 "The church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood." Acts 20:28 Atonement for sin stands or falls with the Deity of Christ. If we deny his Deity, we must deny the atonement, for what value or merit can there be in the blood of a mere man that God, for its sake, should pardon milli... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
Defiled (2840) (koinoo from koinos = common, defiled, unclean, unholy, profane, that which lies common or open to all) means to make koinos or common. In Scripture, koinoo means to make unclean, to profane (treat something with irreverence or contempt), to desecrate (to treat disrepectfully, irrever... Read More
Foundation (2310) (themelios from théma = that which is laid down in turn from títhemi = to place [see study of related word themelioo]) means something laid or put down, that on which a structure is built or a stone used in the construction of a foundation. It was used literally of buildings founda... Read More
Sacrifice (2378) (thusia/thysia from thuo/thyo = to slay, sacrifice or kill a sacrificial victim; to bring a religious offering to a deity) refers literally to animal sacrifices that were slain and offered on the altar. Homer (about nine centuries before Christ) used thusia to describe the "smoke or... Read More
Do, done, did, doing; Make, made, makes, making; Perform, Practice (4160) (poieo) occurs 568 times, primarily in the Gospels and in a wide variety of contexts, which makes it difficult to do a simple word study. BDAG says poieo is "a multivalent term (possessing many meanings), often without pointed... Read More
Poured out as a drink offering (4689) (spendo) means to pour out or to make a libation. Libation refers to the practice of pouring out wine or some other liquid as a drink offering. After placing a sacrificial animal on the altar, the priests would take wine (or sometimes water or honey) and pour it... Read More
Returned (1994) (epistrepho from epí = motion toward + strepho = twist, turn quite around or reverse) means to revert, to turn about, to turn around, to turn toward, to return and figuratively to convert. The idea is a definite turn to God in conduct as well as in one's mind. Study the 39 uses below... Read More
Sacrifice (2378) (thusia/thysia from thuo/thyo = to slay, sacrifice or kill a sacrificial victim; to bring a religious offering to a deity) refers literally to animal sacrifices that were slain and offered on the altar. Homer (about nine centuries before Christ) used thusia to describe the "smoke or... Read More
Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 65 CHRIST CONDEMNED TO DEATH
DAILY WORDS FOR ZION'S WAYFARERS - March
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Defile (2840) koinoo
Foundation (2310) themelios
Offering (4376) phosphora
Perform, Practice (4160) (poieo)
Poured out as a drink offering (4689) spendo
Return (1994) epistrepho
Sacrifice(2378) thusia