1 Compare Jos_6:26; 1Ki_16:34. 2 The case of Zaccheus meant much more to a patriotic Jew than we can possibly imagine. The most hated and unpopular class in the whole nation were the tax farmers, who paid the taxes for a district and then collected it from the people, adding their own charges to it... [ Continue Reading ]
14 Compare Joh_1:11; Joh_19:15. 27 Compare Rev_19:11-21. 28-36 Compare Mat_21:1-8; Mar_1:1-8. 28 This entry into Jerusalem marks one of the most important days in the history of the holy people. The seventy heptads of Daniel's prophecy are divided into seven, sixty-two, and one. The sixty-ninth h... [ Continue Reading ]
44 Compare Mic_3:12; Mat_24:2. 45-48 Compare Mat_21:12-17; Mar_11:11; Mar_11:15-19. 45 His kingdom will be a combination of church and state and He will be the Head of both. Hence He not only presents Himself as King, but enters the temple and cleanses it of its unlawful traffic. 46 Compare Isa_5... [ Continue Reading ]