Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.
Today’s readings are from Exodus 25-26 and Matthew 21:1-22.
One of the things we’ve been noticing in Matthew’s gospel is the idea of promise and fulfilment. Matthew wants to show his readers the connections between God’s promises in the Old Testament and how they find their fulfilment in Jesus Christ.
I’m going to read part of our Matthew 21 passage, and as I read I want you to keep an ear out for the Old Testament quotes. If you’ve got time, look up those quotes in the Old Testament and consider the significance of them.
If your bible has cross-references in the margins, you can use those to work out where the quotes are from. If you don’t, just go to esv.org or the ESV App and you can click on all the references in each verse.
Continue reading “Jan 31 – Exodus 25-26; Matthew 21:1-22 – THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY”