Monthly Archives: November 2016

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XXIII Verses 73-74a: A short time later those standing there went to Peter and said, “We know you are one of them. It’s clear from … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XXII I have often told young believers, especially new Christians, when you are made fun of, ridiculed, laughed at, degraded, assaulted, and even persecuted for … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XXI The question now is, did Jesus use the unmentionable four Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, which we know today as Yahweh, or was Caiaphas wrong in what … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XX Verse 64: Jesus answered, “Let it be as you have said. But let me tell you, in the future, you will see the Son … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XIX One highly regarded Jewish scholar, Moses Maimonides, gives the following clarification on such individuals. “The laws which pertain to a “mesit”, a person who … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XVIII Verses 59-60a: The leading priests and the high council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill Him. They tried to … Continue reading →

In his commencement address at Yale University on June 11, 1962, President John F. Kennedy gave the graduating students this to think about: “The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived and dishonest – … Continue reading →

Last week, here in the United, we celebrated Veterans Day. The people watching or attending many of these memorials, no doubt heard the lone bugler play a haunting tune on his trumpet that has become known as “Taps.” It’s the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XVII Verse 56: But all these things have happened to show the full meaning of what the prophets wrote. Meanwhile, all of Jesus’ followers ran … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Part XVI Verses 50b-51: Then the men went forward and grabbed Jesus and arrested Him. When that happened, one of Jesus’ disciples grabbed his dagger and … Continue reading →