WE ARE STUDYING THE FOUR GOSPELS MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOHN TO KNOW THE LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM.
Our Savior was rejected in Nazareth see;
Then He;
We see that He;
He then tells us how to get saved;
Jesus ends His Ministry in Judea and;
John the Baptist Exalts Christ.
Jesus finished His Ministry in Judea and went up to Galilee but did not take the long road the Jews normally take to avoid going through Samaria but went straight to a place called Sychar near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there.
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria.
Jesus returned via Samaria to Galilee and we see The Rewards Of Service John 4:28-38, The Growth Of Faith John 4:39-45 and lastly The Reward Of Trusting Jesus’ Word John4:46-54.
Back in Galilee after a year in Judea;
Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds.
Nazareth’s loss was Capernaum’s gain. The people in the latter city recognized that His teaching was authoritative. His words were convicting and impelling.
The Sermon on the Mount.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
The Beatitudes. Salt and Light.
Christ Came to Fulfill the Law
Retaliation and Love Your Enemies
Secret giving and secret praying
What to Seek and Whom to Serve
Ask, and It will Be Given & The Golden Rule.
Rewards Of Faith, The Great Physician
The Helper Of The Needy And The Friend Of Sinners
a Sermon Christ in Me by Dr. Sidlow J. Baxter.
Hope for the hopeless. Tender Ministry to Maid and Women. Curing the Incurable and Raising the Dead
The sending forth of the twelve in Chapter 9 opens the third year Jesus’ public ministry
The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few
Messengers from John the Baptist
Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
The Sign of Jonah
Matthew 12:38 to 42
“Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. “
It is one of them clearest signs of the deception Satan has brought people to accept, that Jesus was crucified on the Friday before the Sunday He rose out of the grave. That He was laid into his grave on Friday afternoon, was in the Grave during the weekly Sabbath, Saturday, and rose early on Sunday morning, which means He was in the grave for only one day.
We must remember, God’s day started with darkness (evening) first then light (morning), so day one was evening and morning.
Genesis 1:1-5.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
The first order of importance is to form a general timeline of the period surrounding Jesus’s death and resurrection.
Here are the days that we are interested in mapping out on our Creator’s calendar. We will call these days the Hebraic calendar.
Below the Hebraic calendar, we are going to place the Gregorian calendar, just to offer a modern frame of reference.
The Hebraic day starts and stops around 6pm in Israel, just as the sun begins to set and it becomes dark.
On the other hand, the Gregorian day starts and stops at 12 midnight. This of course, is why you see the day’s line up as you do on our visual chart. (This is another change that took place under the guidance of Satan to deceive people.)
Let’s start with identifying the week of Unleavened Bread to offer us some visual points of reference. The “Passover” is on the 14th day of the Hebraic month.
The first day and seventh day of the week of Unleavened Bread are days of rest. This corresponds with the 15th day and the 21st day on the Hebraic calendar.
Day two started the evening at the end of day one creation and every day thereafter was the same. So Sunday (day one) started with evening and then morning and so did every day of the seven day week.
Jesus entered Jerusalem as the perfect Lamb of God on the 10th day of Abib which is the day the testing of the sacrificial lamb is to begin. The people declared Jesus without blemish, and on the evening of the 13 day of Abib
Leviticus 23:5-8
“In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S passover.
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”
Numbers 9:2-4
“ Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.
In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.”
And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.”
Here are these two rest days as well as the week of Unleavened Bread as seen on our visual chart.
We see that in Leviticus 23:5-8, that God’s Passover is at twilight. In this case, the Hebrew words denote a better understanding. The literal Hebrew means, “between the two evenings.”
For the purposes of the chart, we are simply going to note that the Passover sacrifice is at 3pm which is exactly “between the two evenings.” However, we will also highlight the whole day as the “Day of Passover.” We are not going to try to solve which position of “between the two evenings” is a more accurate understanding.
Now is the time that we need to accurately define “Passover.” The “Passover” is a representation of the lamb.
Three things occur with the “Passover.” The first being that the lamb is inspected on the 10th day of the Hebraic first month, then slaughtered on the 14th day of the first month, and then eaten on the 14th, and 15th day of the first month.
Exodus 12:1-6
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.”
In Exodus 12, several things are revealed to us.
The lamb is identified and inspected for blemish on the 10th day of the month
The lamb is defined as the Passover.
The lamb is killed “between the two evenings” on the 14th day
Going back to our chart on the visual aid, the 10th day is the day the lamb was chosen and inspected.
We already have the day and time in which the lamb was killed on our chart. Exodus 12:1-6 is consistent with what we already have.
This is somewhat interesting. Jesus, as our Passover lamb entered into Jerusalem on the 10th day of the first month.
When Jesus entered into Jerusalem during the time leading up to his death, the crowds were already assembled.
The crowds were not only waiting for Jesus, but also welcoming the lambs entering into Jerusalem that were to be inspected and readied for the Passover. Our Messiah entered into Jerusalem with all of the other lambs, and as a lamb ready for inspection himself.
Matthew 21:9-11
“And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”
Mark 11:9-10
“And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. “
John 12:12-13
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
How do we know that this was the 10th day of the Hebraic first month? We know, because Scripture tells us Pay attention to the timeline illustrated in the John 12.
John 12:1-2
“Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. “
John 12:12-15
“On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.”
Verse 1 establishes the time frame as 6 days before the Passover.
Verse 12 states that it was the “next day” which tells us that Jesus entered Jerusalem 5 days before the Passover.
This could be referring to “the Passover” sacrifice at 3pm on the 14th, or the “Passover” meal on the 15th day.
5 days prior to the 15th would be the 10th.
So according to John 12, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on the 10th day of the first Hebraic month.
This would be according to the commandment that the lamb was to be identified and tested for 4 days, starting on the 10th.
Jesus is fulfilling that role perfectly, as well as the prophecy that He would ride in on a donkey. Now we need to continue with our examination of the Torah as it relates to the Passover schedule.
Exodus 12:8-14
“And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. “
Matthew 12:38 to 42
“Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. “
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