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Key to Easter I.Q. Quiz

Posted in Easter, tagged , , on April 4, 2023|

Here are the questions and answers to the Easter I.Q. Test:

1.  What Jewish holiday was Jesus celebrating right before his trial and subsequent crucifixion?  PASSOVER

2.  What event did the Prophet Zechariah foretell in his statement “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!  Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!  Behold, your King is lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.”  (Zechariah 9:9)  JESUS’ TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

3.  What Easter-related event is predicted to the day in Daniel 9?  MESSIAH’S RIDING INTO JERUSALEM ON A DONKEY (REPRESENTING HIMSELF AS A KING OF PEACE)

4.  Where was Jesus taken first after his arrest? HOUSE OF ANNAS

5.  Upon whose testimony was Jesus sentenced to death?  HIS OWN.  THEY COULD NOT FIND TWO WITNESSES WHO AGREED AND JESUS FINALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION, “ARE YOU THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD?” “IT IS AS YOU SAY.”

6.  To what representative of the Roman government was Jesus taken for permission to carry out the death sentence?  PONTIUS PILATE, ROMAN GOVERNOR

7.  What prisoner was released instead of Jesus at the request of the crowd?  What crimes was he accused of?  BARABAS, REBELLION, ROBBERY, MURDER

8.  How many men were crucified with Jesus?  THREE

9.  Who are two of the people (there were more than 2) at the cross when Jesus died? JOHN, MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS; MARY’S SISTER; MARY THE WIFE OF CLOPAS; AND MARY MAGDALENE.

10.  What is in the tomb where Jesus was laid after he died on the cross?  NOTHING.  THE TOMB IS EMPTY!  HALLELUJAH!  HE IS RISEN!

It is our desire to help you grow in your knowledge of Adonai and His Word. If you are looking for additional information and/or materials, please visit our website at RootedinHisWord.org and our Facebook page. 

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What’s your Easter I.Q.?

Posted in Easter, Uncategorized, tagged , , on April 3, 2023|

Answer the following basic questions about Resurrection Sunday (Easter) and find out your Easter I.Q. :

1.  What Jewish holiday was Jesus celebrating right before his trial and subsequent crucifixion?

2.  What event did the Prophet Zechariah foretell in his statement “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!  Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!  Behold, your King is lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.”  (Zechariah 9:9)

3.  What Easter-related event is predicted to the day in Daniel 9?

4.  Where was Jesus taken first after his arrest?

5.  Upon whose testimony was Jesus sentenced to death?

6.  To what representative of the Roman government was Jesus taken for permission to carry out the death sentence?

7.  What prisoner was released instead of Jesus at the request of the crowd?  What crimes was he accused of?

8.  How many men were crucified with Jesus?

9.  Who are two of the people (there were more than 2) at the cross when Jesus died?

10.  What is in the tomb where Jesus was laid after he died on the cross?

Be sure to write your answers down.  The key to the quiz will be in tomorrow’s post.

It is our desire to help you grow in your knowledge of Adonai and His Word. If you are looking for additional information and/or materials, please visit our website at RootedinHisWord.org and our Facebook page. 

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He is Risen!

Posted in Easter, tagged , , , on April 21, 2019|

Read Matthew 27:57-66

  1. Who went to Pilate to ask for Jesus’ body? What do you learn about this man?
  2. What was done to Jesus’ body? (See also John 19:38-42).
  3. Who else was at the tomb before the stone was rolled against the door?
  4. What additional safety measure is taken at the tomb? Why? (Matt. 27:64-66).

Read: Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18

  1. According to Matthew’s gospel, who comes to the tomb on Easter morning and what do they witness?
  2. According to the Angel in Matthew 28:6, where is Jesus? What proof does he offer? What command does he give to the women?
  3. What is the reaction of the women according to Matthew’s gospel to the news that Jesus is risen?
  4. Who do the women meet on the way to tell the disciples? What is their reaction? His? (Matthew 28)
  5. What cover up story is provided to the soldiers by the Jewish elders? Why?
  6. What is the commission Jesus gives to the disciples in Matthew 28:18-20. Copy it here.
  7. How does this apply to all of us? How do we know? Provide scripture references if you can.
  8. According to Luke’s gospel, what was Peter’s response to being told the tomb was empty?
  9. Read Luke 24. Luke 24 includes the story of Jesus revealing himself to two of the disciples traveling on the road to Emmaus. What does he discuss with them? When does he finally reveal himself?
  10. How does this interaction with Jesus influence them? How do you know?
  11. In Luke 24:36 and following, Jesus appears to the disciples. What is His greeting? What proof does He offer to verify it is Him? What proof does he offer that He is resurrected and not just a spirit?
  12. What instruction does he give the disciples at the end of Chapter 24 of Luke?
Garden Tomb, Jerusalem – the tomb is empty

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Road to Resurrection Sunday (from the archives)

Posted in Easter, Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 2, 2018|

As we turn our thoughts towards the cross in these final 30 days before Resurrection Sunday (Easter), I invite you to check out some of our posts from years past.  Just click on the links below.

May God prepare your heart to celebrate the incredible truth of the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Finding Easter

When All Appears Lost – Easter

Easter – What are We Really Celebrating

To Save a Thief

Why Crucifixion

Waiting in the wake of the cross

Redemption?

Easter Part 2 – Who is Jesus?

Easter Part 3

Final Week of Jesus ministry – Vocabulary

 

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Waiting in the wake of the cross

Posted in Easter, tagged , , on April 15, 2017| 5 Comments »

Do you ever struggle with waiting? Maybe God has promised you something–something amazing, and yet it does not happen as swiftly as you expected. Instead, God calls you to wait.

The Bible teaches this waiting. Psalm 27:14 exhorts us to “wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!” Psalm 62:5 adds a prayer of the psalmist, “my soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.”

But the waiting is hard. This passion weekend, I was reminded of the disciples waiting–they didn’t seem to believe that Jesus would rise from the dead from what we read in the gospels. They were, however, waiting–huddled together in the upper room, trying to make sense of the chaos and horror they witnessed–their teacher and beloved friend was tried, convicted and sentenced to death on the cross. They watched from afar off as He hung on the brutal torture rack of the Roman cross–dying a slow death of suffocation.

They had believed He was the Messiah–the one who would save them from the Roman oppression, and there He hung–a victim of that very oppression–innocen. What a horror it must have been for them! Their circumstances were over-whelming the promises they had been given. They couldn’t even hold them in focus. Fear ruled their hearts.

So it might be for you. God made a promise, but He is asking you to wait. The circumstances keep getting darker. But still He says, “wait.”

Fear not, Sunday’s coming and He will burst forth in glorious light from the darkness of the tomb–having conquered death and all that oppresses you. He is a risen Savior! He lives!

Wait a little longer . . .

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The Romans Road

Posted in Roman's Road, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 25, 2016|

Maybe you wonder why it was necessary that Jesus come and die for the sins of the world. Why would the world need such a strange thing as a man tortured, beaten and hung on a cross to die?

As a starting point, consider the law of God as He gave it to Moses in Exodus 20 (the Ten Commandments).

1. Have no Gods before Me (not even in your heart)
2. Make for yourself no idols
3. Do not take the name of the LORD in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5. Honor your father and mother
6. Do not murder (not even in your heart)
7. Do not commit adultery (not even in your heart)
8. Do not steal
9. Do not bear false witness (lie)
10. Do not covet

How do you measure up? If 10 is too many, consider what Jesus later told his disciples, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40

Whether you take the 10 or the 2, the bottom line is that God has a standard of holiness. That standard is given in His law. Keep it, and maintain fellowship with God; violate it in any point, and be forever separated from God by your sin.

This standard of holiness is not just for the Jew. “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. There’s none righteous. Not one. Romans 3:11-18.

It doesn’t end there. “It is appointed for men to die once, but after this, the judgment.” Hebrews 9:24. The payment or wages that a man receives for his sin is death. Romans 6:23

But God, in His mercy, has provided a sacrifice, an offering that would satisfy the requirement of the law. That sacrifice was His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

“God demonstrates His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

1 John 2:2 He Himself is the propitiation (atoning sacrifice) for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

“I am justified (made just as if I’d never sinned) through His (God’s) grace. Romans 3:24

“Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1

I had a great need. I have a great God. He gave me a great gift in the life, death and resurrection of His Son Jesus.

Hallelujah! What a Savior!

 

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Baby Jesus Born to Die

Posted in Christmas, Resurrection Sunday, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 24, 2016|

Baby Jesus, small and soft
born that star-filled night
for ages prophets had foretold
Light to pierce the night

Your heavenly home You left behind
put eternal things aside
to enter human time and space
and temporarily abide.

why would You,
Almighty King
Lord of all the Lords
come down to earth to be with us
so far below Your throne

the cross it is the centerpiece
instrument of pain
see where blood was flowing down
the lamb on it was slain

the living, it was needful
without blemish You were found
yet dying was the pinnacle
my sins they stained the ground

in dying You gave your life for me
propitiatory substitute
in rising You opened eternity
rendered the accuser mute

a baby born to humble means
lain in a manger bare
is only part the story told
look further if you dare

the only true and living God
the one they call “I AM”
He kept His promise in the child
He sent His Son, the Lamb

Copyright M.E. Mullin Bush

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The Trials

Posted in Resurrection Sunday, Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 18, 2016|

Read Mark 14:55-65
1. What were the Chief Priest and the counsel seeking with regard to Jesus?

2. What was the problem with the false witnesses who spoke against Jesus?

3. What do you learn from Deuteronomy 19:15 about the number of witnesses required under Mosaic law?

4. In Mark 14:60, the High Priest asked Jesus a question, record the question and Jesus’ response.

5. What was the question the High Priest asked Jesus in Mark 14:61? What was Jesus’ response?

6. What is the significance of Jesus’ reply? How did this help His accusers? How does this relate to Exodus 3:14?

7. What was the High Priest’s reaction to Jesus’ statement? Why did he react that way? What punishment did they want for Jesus? Why did they have to go to the Romans for that?

Read John 18:28-40; 19:1-16; Mark 15:1-22;
8. When Pilate asks the Jewish leaders what Jesus is accused of, how do they answer? What do you observe about that answer?

9. How does Jesus describe His kingdom?

10. In Mark 15:2, Pilate (Roman Ruler over Judea) questions Jesus as to who He is. Who does Jesus admit He is?

11. Pilate sees the motives of the Chief Priests in turning over Jesus to him. What is it? (Hint Mark 15:10)

12. What is Pilate’s verdict regarding Jesus in John 18:38?

13. Who do the people call for in John 18:40? What additional information do you learn about this “Barabbas” from Luke 23:16-25?

14. Describe the suffering of Jesus outlined in John 19:1-3 and Matthew 27:27-31.

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The Garden

Posted in Resurrection Sunday, Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 18, 2016|

Read Mark 14:32-42
1. Where did the disciples and Jesus go after supper?

2. What did Jesus want to do? Who did he take with Him?

3. What is Jesus’ prayer in Mark 14:36? What is the “cup” to which He is referring?

4. What were John, James & Peter doing while Jesus was praying?

5. Copy Jesus’ warning to them in Mark 14:38 here. How is this a warning to us as well?

6. What does Jesus tell the disciples is happening in Mark 14:41 when He returns to them the 3rd time?

Read Luke 22:39-46
7. According to Luke 22:44, what happened to Jesus while He was praying?

8. Who comes to strengthen Jesus according to Luke 22:43?

Read John 18:1-11
9. How did Judas know where to find Jesus?

10. What happened to the troops when Jesus identified Himself?

11. What does Jesus do in John 18:8?

Read Matthew 26:14-56
12. What do you learn about the disciple Judas from Matthew 26:14-16?

13. Matthew 26:48, what was the sign Judas would use to identify Jesus?

14. How does Judas address Jesus? What does this name mean?

15. How does Jesus address Judas? Why is that important?

16. Looking back at the betrayal, what does Peter say about it in Acts 1:16-20?

17. What happened in Matthew 26:51? What is Jesus’ response?

18. What does John 18:11 record of Jesus’ statements after Peter cuts of Malchus’ ear?

19. What did the disciples do when Jesus was arrested? Why is that important? How does that compare to their conduct in Acts 2?

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Redemption? Some thoughts

Posted in Biblical Literacy, Easter, Resurrection Sunday, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 26, 2016|

Some biblical concepts are easier to understand than others. Redemption may be one of the easier ones. To redeem something means to buy it back.

Imagine you are short on funds for your rent payment. The landlord is threatening to evict you if you don’t pay by the close of business. How do you get money quick? You might consider pawning your Fender guitar – not because you want to sell it, but because it has value and the pawn shop owner might give you enough cash to make your rent. When you get paid at the end of the week, you might head back to the pawn shop to redeem – or buy back – your guitar.

  • What does this have to do with Jesus?
  • Who is being redeemed?
  • From what?
  • How?

The Bible teaches us that Jesus is the redeemer. (See Galatians 3:13; Titus 2:14, Hebrews 9:12)

We are the redeemed – some of us. The redemption is not limited to any particular group of people. The redeemed come from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Revelation 5:9)

The redemption Jesus Christ offers is redemption from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13), from every lawless deed (Titus 2:14) and from  power of the grave (Psalm 49:15)

It is by Jesus’ own blood that He redeemed us, purchased us back from the ruler of this world (Satan). (See Hebrews 9:12, Revelations 5:9)

The best news is that this redemption Christ has accomplished for me – for you – is eternal (it has no end).

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