In John 2, Jesus began his public ministry with two incidents that started the countdown toward what he called “my hour.” Turning water into wine and driving out the marketers from the Temple courts seemed like two unrelated incidents. However, they both indicated that Jesus came to replace religious activities that could never take away sins. Also, these signs pointed forward to the way that he would take away sins: his death and resurrection. (Here are Larry’s complete sermon notes.)
As David’s covenant with David held firm through difficult times, so God’s covenant with us keeps us throughout our lives.
What can help us get a grasp on the whole Bible? There are several good answers to this question, but the idea of covenant...
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.