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The Baptist and The Delegates—Joh_1:19-27 While Jesus was away in the wilderness, the wonderful success of John the Baptist, the crowds that followed him, and the influence he was gaining over the minds of the people, attracted the serious attention of the ruling authorities among the Jews; and the Sanhedrin or great council of the … Continue reading ““682. THE BAPTIST AND THE DELEGATES—JOHN 1:19-27””

Christ in the Wilderness—Mat_4:1-3; Mar_1:12-13; Luk_4:1-2 After his baptism by John in the Jordan, Jesus withdrew at once into the wilderness, as if to elude, rather than take advantage of the public attention which had been directed to Him on that occasion. As our Lord made the great events of his life occasions of special … Continue reading ““678. CHRIST IN THE WILDERNESS—MATTHEW 4:1-3; MARK 1:12-13; LUKE 4:1-2””

The Three Temptations—Mat_4:3-11; Luk_4:3-13 The plain object of the temptation to which our Lord was subjected was to induce Him to exercise the miraculous power vested in Him for personal objects—objects of selfish qualification and aggrandizement; and to lead Him to forego his high career as the redeemer of the world, and the teacher of … Continue reading ““679. THE THREE TEMPTATIONS—MATTHEW 4:3-11; LUKE 4:3-13””

Luke 4 : Thirty-Third Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Ministry of John—Mat_3:1-12; Mar_1:1-3; Luk_3:1-17 At length the time arrived when the Word of God came to John in the solitudes of the wilderness, where he had, no doubt, long brooded over the iniquities of the times, over the prospect of the Messiah’s kingdom, and over the precise nature of that mission to which … Continue reading ““676. THE MINISTRY OF JOHN—MATTHEW 3:1-12; MARK 1:1-3; LUKE 3:1-17””

The Baptism of Jesus—Mat_3:13-17; Mar_1:9-11; Luk_3:21-22 John had probably been engaged in his ministry about six months Note: Jesus “began to be about thirty years of age” when he commenced his ministry, and as John was six months older, the interval is six months, if, as is likely, John also begun to be about thirty … Continue reading ““677. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS—MATTHEW 3:13-17; MARK 1:9-11; LUKE 3:21-22””

Jesus with the Doctors—Luk_2:46 The alarmed parents soon found their Son. It is said to have been “after three days,” meaning three days from the first departure from Jerusalem; and as one day was spent in going out, and another in coming back, this implies that they found Him on the day after their return. … Continue reading ““674. JESUS WITH THE DOCTORS—LUKE 2:46””

John the Baptist—Mat_3:4; Luk_1:80 The course of the evangelical history now recalls our attention to John, the son of the aged pair, Zacharias and Elisabeth. Of his early youth we know still less than of that of Jesus The only passage referring to it is Luk_1:80—“the child waxed strong in spirit,” and it is added, … Continue reading ““675. JOHN THE BAPTIST—MATTHEW 3:4; LUKE 1:80””

Visit to Jerusalem—Luk_2:41-50 The law of Moses required that the adult males of the Jewish nation should appear before the Lord at the place of his altar, three times every year, at the great festivals. Anciently—that is, under the judges and the kings—this obligation had been very much neglected. But in, and long before, the … Continue reading ““671. VISIT TO JERUSALEM—LUKE 2:41-50””

Luke 2-4 : Thirty-Second Week Autor: JOHN KITTO