#exegetical notes

Exegetical Notes on Zech. 9.9-12

Zech. 9.9-12

9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion

Shout in applause,[1] daughter of Jerusalem

Look, your king comes to you

Just and victorious[2] is he

Humble[3] and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a she-donkey[4]

10 I will cut off[5] the chariot from Ephraim

and the horse from Israel.

The battle bow will be cut off;

he speaks peace to the nations[6]

His dominion is from sea to sea

and…

Exegetical Notes on Mt. 28.16-20

Mt. 28.16-20

        16 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the hill which Jesus designated to them.[1] 17 On seeing him they worshiped, but some doubted.[2] 18 Jesus approached[3] them and spoke to them as follows: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.[4] 19 As such,[5] go and make all nations disciples. Baptize[6]them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy…

Exegetical Notes on Ps. 23

For those of you who are brave enough to dive off the deep end, here are some notes in preparation for a recent sermon on Ps. 23:

            1 A Davidic psalm                                                                                                   The LORD is my shepherd, I will not be in lack                                                                 2 He lets me lie down in green…