He tried to recall all the prophecies and signs that had seemed so clear to him before. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He sends some of his disciples to Jesus, seeking an answer to this question: "Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? " I am struck when I read Jesus' response, which is really no answer. Josephus tells us that he had been incarcerated in Herod's castle at Machaerus, 205 a desert fortress in Perea east of the Dead Sea. Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; 25. and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple, 28. he calls to him those who are weary and burdened. I can't imagine the words that came back to John were easy to hear. While some do not think of Advent as a penitential season today, it certainly was in the past and still is in many Eastern rites. Jesus wanted His audience to be clear on that point, and so by changing the pronoun in His use of the verse He affirms that if John the Baptist was the messenger preparing the way for the Yahweh, then He, Jesus, is Yahweh in the flesh, the God of Israel who was coming into the world.
Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. So we who are lame are given a new WAY of seeking, not to finally find, but to go and discover anew. Mark 1:1-4 applies both Isaiah 40 and Malachi 3:1 to John the Baptist. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord. That means that some aspects of it are working out, but some are not. Viewed in the light of the Old Testament, this is a reference to Isaiah (Isa. As they stood waiting for an answer, "He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight" (Luke 7:21).
John was no slick politician or president or prince. One thing you can say about John the Baptist is that he wasn't subtle. Yes, and no "ordinary" prophet. And still, those events, compelling as they were, lost some of their effect on him when he was in prison.
John had certainly been convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, but things had not been going as he thought they might if Jesus was the promised one. For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him…. But if so, why tarry the wheels of Thy chariot? Isaiah 40:3-5 clearly applies to John the Baptist. New Living Translation.
You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. Malachi 4:5 announces that the LORD is sending Elijah before the great and terrible Day of the LORD (you might want to read Malachi 3 and 4 through to see his vision. And said to Him, 'Are You the Coming One, or are we to look for someone else? In this age, even the greatest, strongest saints experience deep darkness. John is the important prophet we think he is, and like everyone else, he needs to make the choice to follow Jesus.
But greatness with God is determined by faithfulness. He did not even come eating normally or drinking wine. The next section we will study will be Matthew 11:1-19, which is the account of John's question from prison and Jesus' response to it. Colossians and Philemon. This is Malachi 3:1.
God is rather the one who grabs and holds on to us. The question being posed here suggests John was grappling with doubt. Had he been wrong about Jesus? "To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? He just needed to hear from him again.
As he sat in Herod Antipas's prison waiting likely execution, he was afflicted with doubts about Jesus. Jesus gives people a WAY to hear anew. If John was the forerunner announcing the Day of the LORD, and if Jesus was the Messiah he introduced, then there should have been celebration and rejoicing. This is what we pray for this Advent season.
With this study in mind, though, the framework for thinking about those smaller points is set. 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10; Book of Revelation, etc. World English Bible. No desire to be a title, the final word. He said the Messiah was coming to gather the wheat into His barn and burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. But wisdom is proved right by all her children. One view takes the "least" to be the "younger, " referring to Jesus Himself--he is the younger one and greater than John. O Lord, "All Your words are true; all Your righteous laws are eternal" (Psa. Now in the next few verses the sayings of Jesus get more difficult.
Others are not satisfied with this view and suggest the key is in the contingency clause, "If you receive it. " Download the app: is a ministry of. Here too we have a subtle indication of the deity of Christ. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. Herodias wanted him dead. 2 And Messiah would also do away with death according to Isaiah's prophecies. One view is that if the kingdom is steadily advancing, those who join in its cause must be courageous and openly promoting it. The Old Testament passages to be connected with this passage were discussed in the preceding section.
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