1Sam 16:1-3 The prophet Samuel was naturally saddened that King Saul had failed as king and had been rejected by God. But as it says in Ecclesiastes chapter 3, there is a time for everything; “4 There is a time for weeping, and a time for smiling. There is a time to mourn, and a time to dance. “(Ecclesiastes 3:4). …
Mark 14:3-9 – Jesus Anointed at Bethany
Mark 14:3 Simon the leper may have been the leper that Jesus healed in Mark 1:40-41. According to John, this anonymous woman was called Mary and was the sister of Martha and Lazarus (John 12:1-8). The “alabaster bottles” had a long, narrow neck that broke when the oil was used. It was a Jewish custom to anoint the heads of …