Welcome to Seeking Scripture! Where our goal is to help folks form a firsthand relationship with the Father and His Word! We read through the Bible each year, from start to finish, together. In our Facebook group, we have daily discussions and encourage one another as we build each other up and strengthen our knowledge […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Acts 4-6 Rabbit Trails My goal in writing these notes today is to give you a little more insight, a little to chew on, and if at all possible avoid writing a novel. No promises on any of those but let’s get going! 🌿I love how, in the beginning […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today, we begin the book of Acts. Our readings are Acts 1-3 Rabbit Trails Most scholars agree that that book of Acts was written by Luke. In fact, if you read the opening of the book of Acts and the opening for the book of Luke you’ll see why many refer to […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are John 19-21 Rabbit Trails There is so much to cover in our reading today. I could never do it justice so I am going to intentionally dance on the surface of most, dig deep in a select few, and rely on the grace of YHWH to fill in the […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are John 16-18 Rabbit Trails 🌿Diving right on in, chapter 16 reminds us that we will be rejected for following Messiah. But pay attention to how the rejection is going to look. In this account, Messiah says that people will be put out of synagogues. We’ve got more on that […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are John 13-15 Rabbit Trails Due to life and scheduling, I’ve got super short notes today so I’m relying on you to add in your insights in the group comments! 🌿John 13:2 takes some people by surprise when it speaks of the devil putting something into the heart of Judas. […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are John 11-12 Rabbit Trails 🌿John 11:3-4 When Messiah is told that Lazarus is ill, He replied that the illness His friend suffered from did not lead to death and existed so that YHWH and consequently Himself may be glorified through it. Of course, this illness did lead to death […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are John 9-10 Rabbit Trails 🌿And now for an episode of Why did He do that? At the very beginning of John 9 we see Messiah heal a man who was blind from birth. Recall that this is considered by the Pharisees to be a Messianic miracle – a miracle […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are John 7-8 Rabbit Trails 🌿John 7:1 After this Yeshua went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. Many times in the gospels, the term “Jews” is used when a better translation would be Judeans. If you look at […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are John 5-6 Rabbit Trails 🌿A Missing Bible Verse : You may be surprised to realize, upon reading John 5, that a verse is missing from most Bibles. My Bible skips from John 5:3 right to John 5:5. Last year I noticed that part of the story was missing and […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are John 3-4 RABBIT TRAILS 🌿As I’ve mentioned, we will see three separate Passovers celebrated in the book of John. With that in mind, I want to talk for a moment about the Fall Feasts, which are coming up. So the thing is, even in this time period we are […]
Upper Room Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are John 1-2 Rabbit Trails 🌿Quick facts about the book of John: Although it is almost universally believed that John is the author of this book, there isn’t a passage which clearly states that. However, all evidence points to John being the author. The book of John does […]
Good Morning Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 23-24 Rabbit Trails 🌿In my previous notes, I’ve focused a lot on Messiah’s trial and condemnation by the religious higher ups and government officials, so I’m not going to go into that again today. Instead I am going to point out just a few things in this regard. […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 21-22 Rabbit Trails 🌿Luke 21:1-4 The Widow’s mites A mite would be the equivalent of 1% of a day’s earnings for most workers at this time. So if everyone made $100 a day, this woman was giving $1. But this woman was a widow, no husband to work […]
Good morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 19-20 Rabbit Trails 🌿Today I want to focus on the incident with Zacchaeus. How many of you started singing the song? I don’t know a lot of Sunday school songs but I do know that one! There are a few things of note in this interaction. First, notice […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 17-18 Rabbit Trails Alright y’all, I was in a real straight talking mood when I wrote these so my notes are a bit more blunt than usual. Did you know I try not to be too blunt? I’m not sure how good I am at it so let’s […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 14-16 Rabbit Trails 🌿Beginning in chapter 14 we see Messiah yet again astounding the Pharisees and lawyers, asking them questions that they cannot answer. The position they are in is that they know the law and they know Messiah knows as well, but they are holding up their […]
Good morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 12-13 Rabbit Trails When I started writing these I didn’t think I had a lot to say. I soon realized I was wrong. Might wanna grab a drink, a snack, and maybe even a change of clothes should you be here long enough to require it! 🌿I want […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s Reading is Luke 10-11 Rabbit Trails 🌿In the earlier gospels of Matthew and Mark (as well as Luke 9) we recall that Jesus sent the twelve apostles which of course just happens to be the same number of the original tribes of Israel (Our God is indeed a God of patterns). […]
GOOD MORNING, SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Luke 8-9 Rabbit Trails 🌿Today in Luke 8:1-3 We are given the name of three of Messiah’s female disciples. These are women who traveled with them and were there hearing each parable and seeing each miracle alongside their male counterparts. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna. Mary and Joanna were […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 6-7 Rabbit Trails 🌿Luke 6:1-5 – Again, it is important to note that just because we read of someone saying something is against the law does not mean it is so, as is the case in our reading today. Remember that often in the Gospels and letters we’re […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 4-5 Rabbit Trails I need to warn y’all about something in my writing. As I’ve been working on these notes I keep typing “Mark” when I mean “Luke”. I hope I catch them all but if a Mark slips in there, just mentally read it as Luke in […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Luke 2-3 Rabbit Trails I shared my notes on the birth of Messiah in Matthew 1 and we discussed myths about His birth verses what the Bible actually says. Click here to read those. In those notes we also discussed what He was named at birth, beyond the Anglicized […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today we begin the book of Luke. Our readings are Luke 1. Rabbit Trails 🌿Quick Facts about the book of Luke: This book was originally a letter to Theophilos, who was a high priest, to testify to all that the author (Luke) had witnessed as an apostle to Messiah. The book of […]
GOOD MORNING, SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Mark 15-16 Rabbit Trails 🌿Mark 15:1-5 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s reading is Mark 14 There is so much in today’s single chapter reading that it is actually a bit overwhelming to even try to write about it, we could spend weeks here. Instead, I’ll keep my notes brief and look forward to your rabbit trails in the comments. Rabbit Trails 🌿One […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Mark 12-13 Rabbit Trails 🌿Quick Note: In Mark 12:11, Messiah is quoting Psalm 118:22-23. 🌿Last week we talked about some key bullet point differences between the three factions primarily in power at this point, the Sadducees, Pharisees, and Essenes. Click here to review those notes. Today we see the […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Mark 10-11 Note that we are covering some things we already talked about in the book of Matthew. As my notes build on themselves, I usually won’t recap those. Rabbit Trails 🌿Matthew 10:1 makes my heart smile. The crowds gather to Him and again, as is His custom, He […]
Curious about the picture above? This is a photo of a friend of ours, Steve. His wife, Annie, was pictured in our featured image for the book of Matthew. That’s a Hebrew/English interlinear Bible and the handwriting on the notepad is Hebrew as well. Steve has been taking Hebrew classes online for just 2 years […]
Good morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Mark 6-7 Rabbit Trails 🌿Notes about Mark 6:1-6 I love this passage and it is very encouraging for me, personally. Messiah is in the synagogue teaching on the Sabbath and it is obvious that His knowledge and wisdom regarding Scripture is throwing these folks for a loop. Keep in […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Mark 4-5 Rabbit Trails 🌿He who has ears let him hear. Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today we begin the book of Mark! Our readings are Mark 1-3 Rabbit Trails WHEW! Matthew was a whirlwind. I’m grateful for the bit of rest in Mark as many of my points apply to both since Mark is in large part a retelling. So we both get a bit of a […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Mercy do I have a lot to talk about today! Today’s readings are Matthew 27-28 Grab a drink, take a deep breath, and get ready to dive in. Might want to grab some salt because some of this may temporarily twist your brain into a pretzel! RABBIT TRAILS I’m going to try […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s reading are Matthew 26. Rabbit Trails Related sidenote for our studies: We’ve mentioned a few times about the “613” laws or commandments of the Father. Yesterday we had a very good question about those so I wanted to clarify a bit. That number (613) is really an estimate, referencing every single […]
GOOD AFTERNOON SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Matthew 24-25 Rabbit Trails My trails are brief today but hopefully there will be something useful in them for you. 🌿Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. The Greek word used for “nation” in […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Matthew 22-23 Rabbit Trails We begin Matthew 22 with what may seem like a puzzling parable at the start. However, recall that there were originally no chapters and verse headings in the Bible – these were added by modern translators. With that in mind, we can see that chapter […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Matthew 20-21 Rabbit Trails We’re going off the beaten path a bit today in order to gather a little background on the journey our Bible has taken to get to us today. 🌿The Bible Demolition Crew (They didn’t succeed, but they sure did try!) It usually comes as a […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Matthew 18-19 Rabbit Trails 🌿At the beginning of chapter 18 Messiah is admonishing people not to cause anyone else to sin. This harkens back to Matthew 5:19 for me, in ways that we can cause others to sin: by teaching them that it is okay to break or set […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Matthew 15-17 Rabbit Trails 🌿I want to start our readings today by pointing out that not all traditions are bad. Many of them (both good and bad) have their roots in a desire to honor the Father. Where they go south is if they end up contradicting or teaching […]
GOOD MORNING, SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Matthew 13-14 Rabbit Trails 🌿Today is so action packed, yet again! Y’all, I’m about exhausted just reading about all that Messiah did in these few chapters that we’ve covered. I feel like I need to sleep in just to recover from reading it! Can you imagine what it was […]
Good Morning Bible birds! Today’s readings are Matthew 11-12 Rabbit Trails 🌿We begin today’s readings with what may be a confusing situation, but is going to end in our first episode today of “Why Did He Do That?” WHY DID HE DO THAT? Part 1 🌿You recall in Matthew 3 that Messiah was baptized by […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Matthew 9-10 Rabbit Trails 🌿We begin chapter 9 with Messiah forgiving a man. Matthew 9:1-2 Notice that the first priority to Messiah is forgiveness of sins. Not healing of physical ailments or making life more comfortable, but a forgiveness of sins. This is rather the opposite of priorities in […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today’s readings are Matthew 7-8 Rabbit Trails Here is the good news: A lot of what we are reading in Matthew repeats in the other gospels so my notes will eventually get shorter. Got your swimsuit on? I’m SO EXCITED to share the end part of this note with you so let’s […]
If you’re new here, please click here to begin in my Genesis study. You can also go through the Genesis study by email with daily email reminders and links to the readings by clicking here. The Father, in His wisdom and love, began His word in Genesis and in order to know Him, so should […]
GOOD MORNING, SIBLINGS! Today we begin the Gospels! Our reading is Matthew 1-4 Rabbit Trails Today, the long awaited Messiah, who was foretold from the beginning of time, appears on the pages before us! 🌿Introducing the Gospels and Letters (AKA, this Testament ain’t “new”, folks) We began the Foundational Scriptures (Torah) with YHWH breathing life […]
GOOD MORNING SIBLINGS! Today we read the book of Malachi (It’s only four chapters) Rabbit Trails Today, we complete the foundational scriptures of the Father. It has been such an honor to read through this with you and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart to the top of my very […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Zechariah 8-14 Rabbit trails Chapter 8 is the most marked up chapter in the book of Zechariah for me so fair warning. 🌿Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Zechariah 1-7 Rabbit Trails Quick Facts Zechariah is believed to be the author of this book. We don’t know a lot about Zechariah, other than the fact that his grandfather was also a prophet named Iddo. (Zech 1:1) Iddo is mentioned in Chronicles as well. Zechariah’s Hebrew name transliterates […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today we read the book of Haggai Shawn Parris is providing notes today but I’ll be back on notes tomorrow. Shawn’s Rabbit Trails 🌿Haggai Quick Facts Haggai means: Festival or Festive The author of this book: Haggai Book was written: September 24, 520BC (Per Haggai 1:1) Observations: Haggai is second only to […]
Good Morning, Siblings! Today’s readings are Habakkuk through Zephaniah My friend, Shawn Parris, is handling Bible notes for me today and tomorrow and then I’ll be back with mine. Shawn’s Rabbit Trails 🌿Have you ever wonder what is the world coming to or what has caused the world to turn upside down? Many are saying […]