“Honey- do you know what I just realized? Joseph doesn’t say anything in any of the Gospels.” “That is not correct.” “Huh?” “Joseph, at the public naming of Mary’s son, had to pronounce his name to be Jesus.” Matthew 1:18-24 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was […]
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Who was God talking to at Jesus’ Baptism?
Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him. During the Second Temple Period, there were generally four groups of Jews: Pharisees, Sadducces, Zealots and Essenes. Pharisees: Believed in the primacy of Torah and the rabbinic interpretation of the Law. Jesus was a Pharisee. He has discussions with many other Pharisees, and their disputes […]
“Go to Galilee”
“Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me” ~ Matthew 28:10 These are among the first words that Jesus says after the Resurrection. “Go to Galilee.” WHY? Galilee is green and lush, full of hillsides covered with orchards, goats, wildflowers, and paths leading up the surrounding mountains. Jerusalem is […]