Category: M’Cheyne Bible Reading Notes

One thing is for certain, the more I read the Bible the more I uncover words I have not paid attention to before. This verse contains the phrase "mercy seat": Exodus 31:7  The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the… Continue reading Exodus 31::7 – Mercy Seat

John 13:1  Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. I wrote a few days ago about Passover and Easter which are in… Continue reading John 13 – A New Commandment

The Westminster Shorter Catechism begins with this first question: Q. 1. What is the chief end of man? A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. Both of today's chapters give us insights into God's glory. Joh 12:16  These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was… Continue reading John 12; Exodus 33 – God’s Glory

My last post mentioned briefly about the short verse: John 11:35  Jesus wept. Here we see a different cry. John Gill opens the chapter this way: Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry?.... Christ, who is the Wisdom of God; See Gill on Pro 1:20; and which clearly appears from his subsistence with the Father, his eternal… Continue reading Proverbs 8 – Jesus Christ’s Cry….