Light for the Day

View of an old olive tree with gnarled trunk in Gethsemane (Garden of Gethsemane), located at the foot of the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem, Israel. Some of the trees in Gethsemane date to 1092 AD and are believed to be among the oldest olive trees in existence. (ucpress.edu)

Photo by Pál Szilágyi-Palkó, Transylvania, Romania

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Bible Verse:
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
"Hosanna!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the king of Israel!"
JOHN 12:13 NIV


Photo Description:
View of people gathering in front of a church with palm branches in their hands during a Palm Sunday service and procession. The photo was taken in the city of Oliveira, located in the state of Minas Gerais in Southeastern Brazil. Note the tall palm trees in the distance.

Photo by Sidney de Almeida, Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

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Scripture:
Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”
LUKE 19:45-46 NKJV


Photo Description:
Natural daylight streaming into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

Photo by Catherine Leblanc

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Bible Verse:
And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him,
LUKE 19:47 NKJV


Photo Description:
Twilight view of people entering and exiting through Damascus Gate (Sha’ar Shechem), one of the main (and most beautiful) entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. Built in 1537, the Damascus Gate is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading to Nablus (Shechem), and from there, in times past, to the capital of Syria, Damascus. Its modern English name is Damascus Gate, and its modern Hebrew name is Sha'ar Shkhem (שער שכם), meaning Shechem Gate. Shechem (Sichem) is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 12:6, with the account of Abram coming to the land of Canaan. (Wikipedia.org)

Photo by Marco Brivio

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Scripture:
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.
MATTHEW 26:14-16 NKJV





Photo Description:
Close-up view of a woven money bag with drawstring and thirty silver coins. The photo was taken in Argentina, South America.


Photo by Gabriela Bertolini, Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina, South America


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Bible Verse:
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
1 CORINTHIANS 10:16 NKJV


Photo Description:
Sunlight shining through stained glass windows in the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, District of Columbia. Note the bread and the cup in the window to the right.

Photo by Steven Spurgeon, Richland, Washington

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Scripture:
Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.
MARK 15:16-20 NKJV


Photo Description:
Close-up view of colorful flowers and long thorns on a cactus in the desert of New Mexico

Photo by Michael Warren, Ocala, Florida

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Scripture:
And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
LUKE 23:55-56 NKJV


Photo Description:
Early morning, low-angled sunlight illuminating olive trees and the arid landscape of the Judaean Hills of Israel. The photo was taken north of Jerusalem near the city of Nablus.

Photo by Joel Carillet, Tennessee, USA

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Bible Verse:
But God set him free from death and raised him to life. Death could not hold him in its power.
ACTS 2:24 The Contemporary English Version


Photo Description:
Bright springtime sunshine illuminating colorful flowers, vegetation, and stones at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, Israel. Unearthed in 1867, the Garden Tomb is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore the site of the burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. The Garden Tomb is adjacent to a rocky escarpment which many believe to be Golgotha. (GardenTomb.com and Wikipedia.com)

Photo by John Theodor, Israel

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