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Christ never trusted Judas because He knew who was to betray Him. When Psalm 41:9 is referred to in John 13:18, the words "in whom I trusted" are not applied. David may have been deceived by Ahithophel, but Christ was never deceived by Judas Iscariot. But Judas didn't find Jesus to be the kind of Messiah he wanted, one who

Having demonstrated His resurrection by His appearances, Christ was formally ascended showing He is the reigning Messiah. The mention of a cloud is significant, demonstrating He was the fulfilment of Daniel 7:13-14 (see also Mark 13:26 &14:62). He is the complete Redeemer and controls all things for the good of His church. And He will come back (v.11) visibly and

We are now going to be looking at the book of Acts using notes written by Rev. David Silversides. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Luke had written the 'Gospel of Luke'. This was his first volume. The book of Acts is his second work. The first tells us of what 'Jesus began both to do and to teach' until

These verses seem like a dry way to end an otherwise exciting Biblical book. Why chose an obituary column as a conclusion? These burials are probably placed at the end of the book to underline some key concerns. Again the reliability of God's promises is emphasised. Notice where Joshua, the bones of Joseph, and Eleazer are said to be buried (v30,

These verses may not immediately strike us as being full of wonder. They contain certain expected elements of a covenant renewal ceremony: probably a sacrifice (v25 literally says that Joshua 'cut' a covenant with the people); a written document (v26) and a witness (v26, 27). Pagan treaties or agreements of the day summoned their various gods as witnesses. Biblical faith

In this section, Joshua presses the demand for Israel's commitment to the LORD. His demand is for an exclusive commitment but also for a cautious commitment. Following on from reviewing God's grace (v1-13), a call for wholehearted commitment to God is unavoidable. So in v14 Joshua says: "Now

This is a historic, sacred moment. In the third of these three great assemblies that conclude the book of Joshua (ch.22-24), he speaks to all the people (v2). First he proclaims a review of covenant history, focusing on crisis points and threats to Israel's welfare - each of which is met by the LORD's intervention. We start with their forefather Abraham

At v14 Joshua hits the climax of this chapter's address. He reminds those who will survive him of the thorough faithfulness of the LORD. All His promises had been kept in detail (v14). Israel's leaders - and readers today - would probably have loved the address to end on that high note! But Joshua goes on to say that, just

The bulk of chapter 23 concerns the careful obedience of the LORD's people. Joshua addresses their leaders (v2) as representatives of the people, so his demands are of every single Israelite. Their standard of obedience is the Word of God (v6). The same demand is here placed on all the people as had been placed on Joshua at the beginning of