Matthew 3:13-17
B. “The Baptism Of Jesus”(3:13-17)
General Idea: By the river Jordan a strange and apoplectic figure named John the Baptist proclaiming repentance prepares for the coming Messiah. This event served as the climax to John’s ministry, and the beginning of Jesus' ministry. The setting is the area frequented by major Biblical events. This was the area were Abraham built alters to God, and where Jacob saw the ladder to Heaven. Just to the south is where the once fertile valley and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were judged and destroyed, were nothing grows even today. Just to the east is the mountain Nebo where God shows Moses the land and the future of Israel, where also he dies and is berried. This was the spot where the waters dived for Joshua on Israel’s entrance into the Promised Land and just to the west was Jericho, which walls fell down. This is where birds fed Elijah and where the chariots of God carried him away to Heaven. And this is the spot where Jesus was facing His 40 day temptation and then goes to a bewildered John to be baptized!
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B. “The Baptism Of Jesus”(3:13-17)
General Idea: By the river Jordan a strange and apoplectic figure named John the Baptist proclaiming repentance prepares for the coming Messiah. This event served as the climax to John’s ministry, and the beginning of Jesus' ministry. The setting is the area frequented by major Biblical events. This was the area were Abraham built alters to God, and where Jacob saw the ladder to Heaven. Just to the south is where the once fertile valley and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were judged and destroyed, were nothing grows even today. Just to the east is the mountain Nebo where God shows Moses the land and the future of Israel, where also he dies and is berried. This was the spot where the waters dived for Joshua on Israel’s entrance into the Promised Land and just to the west was Jericho, which walls fell down. This is where birds fed Elijah and where the chariots of God carried him away to Heaven. And this is the spot where Jesus was facing His 40 day temptation and then goes to a bewildered John to be baptized!
Click here to read more:
http://www.christianity.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID34418|CHID550612|CIID1393908,00.html
www.intothyword.com
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