The Sacred Page for Friday, March 3, 2006

Mark 1:12-13 The Victory in the Desert Mark 1:12-13 is Mark's account of the temptation of Jesus in the desert. It is quite brief since in Mark's gospel, the main concern is to lead to reader to Jesus' ministry. This thumbnail-like presentation of the temptation, however, anticipates many of the... Sign in to see full entry.

This prophetic oracle may have been uttered during the time of the restoration of Judah's ruins (see Isaiah 58:12). We know from other sources how bad the situation was then (see Ezra and Nehemiah). It would appear that the Jews of the restoration not only worked hard to eke out a living (even at... Sign in to see full entry.