Numbers 2:1-34

We are making our way through the opening section of Numbers (1:1-10:10), the account of the preparations made for Israel’s departure from Mt. Sinai for the Promised Land. The first step was a census to determine the nation’s fighting strength. The n…

Jesus in the Hands of Men, Mark 14:43-72

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v.43

We know from the other Gospels that there were Roman soldiers in this group sent to arrest Jesus. Pilate no doubt had authorized the arrest.

v.47

We learn in the other Gospel…