THE TEMPTATION Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13. Matthew says that _“He was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.”_ Mark says: _“The Spirit immediately impels Him away into the desert. And He was there in the desert forty days, being tempted by the devil; and He was... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS GOES TO GALILEE Matthew 4:12; Mark 1:14; & Luke 4:14. _“And after that John was cast into prison, Jesus came unto Galilee.”_ Having entered upon His official Messiahship by purifying the temple at the Passover, and preached to the multitudes gathered on the Temple Campus during the great natio... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS REJECTED AT NAZARETH, MIGRATES TO CAPERNAUM Luke 4:16-31; Matthew 4:13-16. “He came into Nazareth, where he was brought up, and according to the custom to Him on the Sabbath-day, He came into the synagogue, and stood up to read. And the Book of Isaiah the prophet was given unto Him, and openin... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 11 JESUS PREACHING IN GALILEE John 4:43-45; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:14-15; & Luke 4:14-15. _“And after two days He went out from thence, and departed into Galilee. For Jesus Himself witnessed that a prophet has no honor in his own country.”_ Now what is the force of this affirmation of Jesus?... [ Continue Reading ]