Was Nard Tax-Deductible?

John 12:3 “Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume” (NIV). Observation: It was nearly Passover, the annual celebration...

Rainbow’s End

Hosea 13:5-6 “I cared for you in the desert, in the land of burning heat. When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they became satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me” (NIV). Observation: God had miraculously delivered Israel from Egypt’s bondage,...

Ornan’s Generosity

1 Chronicles 21:23 “Ornan said to David, ‘Take it for yourself; and let my lord the king do what is good in his sight. See, I will give the oxen for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for wood and the wheat for a grain offering; I will give it all.’”...

Joanna’s Crown

Luke 8:3 “Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others…were contributing to their support out of their private means.”   Observation: Luke 8:1-3 addresses how the ministry of Jesus was funded. Jesus and the twelve disciples were in a...

Hogwash

Exodus 22:29-30 “You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it...