Bible Study Tip: Learn to compare and study the detail in the gospel accounts. Mark is the first Gospel written, then Matthew and Luke, who makes his thorough and ordered account. These are known as the synoptic gospels because they are often in sync or …
The Feeding Of The 5000 Gems
This series combines with another parallel series - A Miraculous Lunch to give you a glimpse of both sides of the story. One from John and the other from Luke. In both cases I have colour coded the similarities and the changes which each author makes to clarify the different purpose of each author.
Bible Gem 46 – The Feeding of the 5000 – John’s Changes (John 6:1-71)
Here are my findings: These are John’s specific changes or additions. This will help us to understand where he is going and what he wants to say. The other parts which are the same as the other writers we don’t need to focus on right …
Bible Gem 47: This is live
This is live folks. When I conceived of the Bible Gems, the concept was to do it fresh and live. I have kept myself ahead of “you” by just a day or so. Deliberately so that I have a buffer if I have busy days …
Bible Gem 48 – Time Out by the Sea of Galilee (John 6:1)
Sea of Galilee is elsewhere called “the sea of Tiberias” (Joh_21:1; Joh_6:1); “the lake of Gennesaret” (Luk_5:1); “the sea” (Joh_6:16, etc.), and “the lake” (Luk_5:1, etc.). The Old Testament names were “sea of Chinnereth” (ים־כּנּרת, yam kinneretȟ: Num_34:11; Deu_3:17; Jos_13:27; Jos_19:35), and “sea of Chinneroth” …
Bible Gem 49 – Deciphering the changes (John 6:1-10)
Let’s review those changes. After all it has been a while since we were working on it. John refers to the location generally rather than the specific location of Bethsaida as Luke does. He is not interested in the particular location. There is something behind …