by Dick Hill | Mar 20, 2023 | Kingdom, Parables
Staying with our context of the previous blogs, Jesus had offered the kingdom to Israel. He sealed the offer by healing a demon possessed man, revealing the King’s dominance over the devil’s domain. It was upon this very miracle that the Jewish nation’s kingdom...
by Dick Hill | Feb 15, 2023 | Kingdom, Parables
Christ’s words in His model prayer for the disciples, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” will be explained. It was this kingdom that Christ was offering to the Jews in His sermon from the Mount of Olives and in all the events that...
by Dick Hill | Feb 14, 2023 | Kingdom, Mosaic Law
King Jesus’ words to the Jews spoken from the Mount of Olives give the details of His coming kingdom. King Jesus was born into the world having a human body with Jewish DNA from His mother Mary, the daughter of a Jewish man named Heli (Lk. 3:23). King Jesus received...
by Dick Hill | Feb 3, 2023 | Jesus, Kingdom, Parables
Let’s look at Matthew’s portrayal of the Christ as King. Matthew said that King Jesus was born of the virgin Mary who was in King David’s line. Kings came through the Jewish tribe of Judah, priests through the tribe of Levi. The Holy Spirit attached God’s tiny embryo...
by Dick Hill | Jan 30, 2023 | Kingdom, Parables
I’d like to begin a series of blogs on the kingdom parables of Matthew 13. But I want to begin with the question, “why four gospels?” The four gospels are good markers highlighting characteristics from the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is as though all of His...
by Dick Hill | Sep 17, 2020 | Kingdom
Believers in Christ live in hope. Many of us are already groaning within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the redemption of our bodies. For we were saved, having this hope but hope that is seen is not hope. Why should one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for...
