Zechariah 13:1 “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” Observation: In that day. In what day? In the day of the Lord’s return. In that day He will make Jerusalem a heavy stone...

Zechariah 10:1 “Ask rain from the Lord at the time of the spring rain.” Observation: Chapter 10 of Zechariah speaks of the blessings of Messiah, beginning with this very reasonable command to “Ask rain from the Lord at the time of the spring rain.” This seems a...

Zechariah 7:5 “Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years, was it actually for Me?’” Observation: This was a question from God posed through Zechariah to the nation of Israel....

Zechariah 4:1 “Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is wakened from his sleep.” Observation: In just fourteen short chapters, Zechariah prophesied more about Messiah than anyone but Isaiah. Chapter 4 relates a remarkable series...

Deuteronomy 22:1, 3 “You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman. … Thus you shall do with his donkey, and you shall do the same with his garment, and you shall...

Deuteronomy 19:1, 8–9 “When the Lord your God cuts off the nations, whose land the Lord your God gives you and if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, … and gives you all the land which He promised … if you carefully observe all this commandment … to love the...

 Deuteronomy 17:18 “He shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.” Observation: Moses was telling the people what he had heard God say, which included the fact that one day they would have a king. God required the...

Deuteronomy 10:1–3 “At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone like the former ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood for yourself. I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which...

Mark 14:13–15 “And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, ‘Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, “The Teacher says, ‘Where is My guest room in which I may eat...

Mark 13:2 “And Jesus said to him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another which will not be torn down.’” Observation: A student of Jesus had just remarked on the beauty and magnificence of the surrounding buildings as they exited...