Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
Sat down
He requested
Better
Bible References
Sat down
John 4:6
and Jacob's spring was there. So Jesus, tired with his journey, sat down just as he was by the spring. It was about noon.
He requested
Philippians 1:21
For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
Better
Matthew 6:26
Look at the wild birds. They do not sow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they?
Romans 3:9
What does this mean? Are we Jews at a disadvantage? Not at all. We have already charged Jews and Greeks all alike with being under the control of sin.