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The Kingdom Revealed
As we continue in our study of the Gospel of Matthew, the ex-tax collector, he informs that Jesus heard that John the Baptist was arrested.
We are not told how He heard.
Herod Antipas was the ruler who had put John in prison.
You remember that came about because John had rebuked Herod for taking his brother’s wife.
Herodias his wife wanted John killed, but Herod was afraid that the people would riot if he killed him.
It maybe that anyone who was associated with John would be in danger so it was prudent for Jesus to “get out of town.”
But Herod ruled both areas so that is probably isn’t likely.
It is probably more likely that John’s ministry as the fore runner who was to prepare the way for the Messiah was accomplished.
(ESV) 12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
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Jesus Begins His Ministry
12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned.”
Galilee was the region west of the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee bounded on the west and north by Phoenicia and Syria and on the south by Samaria.
It was thus not large in area, but it was very fertile and had a considerable population.
Josephus observes that it had all been cultivated, that there was no waste land, and that the smallest village had more than 15,000 inhabitants (War 3.43).
Even allowing for exaggeration Galilee must have been well populated.
Important roads passed through the area (Barclay quotes a saying: “Judaea is on the way to nowhere: Galilee is on the way to everywhere”), and whereas Judea was mountainous and isolated, Galilee was open to trade and ideas.
History had seen foreign conquerors make their mark on the region and, of course, had brought an influx of people from many races.
All this means that Galilee was the kind of country where new teachings might be heard and even welcomed.
Morris, L. (1992).
The Gospel according to Matthew (p.
80).
Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: W.B. Eerdmans; Inter-Varsity Press.
As we look at the kingdom revealed let’s see...
Morris, L. (1992).
The Gospel according to Matthew (p.
80).
Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: W.B. Eerdmans; Inter-Varsity Press.
I. Its beginning.
Vs. 13 He left Nazareth His home town.
The verb can just mean that He left, but it can mean that He abandoned it.
We do know that when He spoke in the Nazareth synagogue they got upset at Him. Look at (ESV).
When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.
29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds
28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.
29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
In verse 23 it says, And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
A. Galilee ministry.
In verse 23 it says, And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
(ESV) the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”
One of the most beautiful metaphors describing Jesus is “Light”.
(ESV) In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
(ESV) Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
It was said of John the Baptist in (ESV).
“There was a man sent from God, whose name was He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.”
(ESV) Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
(ESV) As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
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