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Notes on Scripture (below) by tkbrown
Disciple Selection Begins
Lesson Scripture — Matthew 4:12-25
12 — “Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.”
13 — “And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,”
14 — “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet saying:”
15 — “‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.'”
16 — “‘The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.'”
17 — “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.'”
18 — “And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.”
19 — “Then He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'”
20 — “They immediately left their nets and followed Him.”
21 — “Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,”
22 — “and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.”
23 — “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.”
24 — “Then His fame went throughout all Syria, and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics, and He healed them.”
25 — “Great multitudes followed Him–from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.”
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Prophecy
v15 — Isaiah 9:1, 2
1 — “Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon who is distressed, as when at first He lightly esteemed the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles.”
2 — “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.”
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Related New Testament Scriptures
v12 — John 4:43 — “Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee.”
v16 — Luke 2:32 — “A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”
v17 — Mark 1:14, 15 — (See below.)
v17 — Matthew 3:2 — “and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!'”
v18 — Mark 1:16-20 — (See below.)
v18 — John 1:40-42 — (See below.)
v23 — Matthew 24:14 — “‘And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.'”
v23 — Mark 1:34 — (See below.)
v24 — Luke 4:40 — “When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.”
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Lesson Scripture — Mark 1:14-20
14 — “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,”
15 — “and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.'”
16 — “And as He walked by t he Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.”
17 — “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.'”
18 — “They immediately left their nets and followed Him.”
19 — “When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.”
20 — “And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and went after Him.”
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Related New Testament Scriptures
v14 — Matthew 4:12 — (See above.)
v14 — Matthew 4:23 — (See above.”
v15 — Galatians 4:4 — “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,”
v15 — Matthew 3:2 — “and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!'”
v15 — Matthew 4:14 — (See above.)
v16 -- Luke 5:2-11 2 -- "and saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets." 3 -- "Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's and asked him to put out a little from the land, And He sat down and taught the multitude from the boat." 4 -- "When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, 'Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.'" 5 -- "But Simon answered and said to Him, 'Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing, nevertheless, at Your word I will let down the net.'" 6 -- "And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking." 7 -- "So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink." 8 -- "When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, 'Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!'" 9 -- "For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken." 10 -- "and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, 'Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men." 11 -- "So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him."
v17 — Matthew 13:47, 48
47 — “‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,'”
48 — “‘which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels but threw the bad away.'”
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Lesson Scripture — John 1:35-51
35 — “Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.”
36 — “And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God!'”
37 — “The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.”
38 — “Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, ‘What do you seek?’ They said to Him, ‘Rabbi’ (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), ‘where are you staying?'”
39 — “He said to them, ‘Come and see.’ They came and saw where He was staying and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).”
40 — “One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.”
41 — “He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which is translated, the Christ).”
42 — “And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, ‘You are Simon the Son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas’ (which is translated, A Stone).”
43 — “The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow Me.'”
44 — “Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.”
45 — “Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote–Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.'”
46 — “And Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.'”
47 — “Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, ‘Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!'”
48 — “Nathanael said to Him, ‘How do You know me?’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.‘”
49 — “Nathanael answered and said to him, ‘Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!'”
50 — “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.'”
51 — “And He said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Sun of Man.'”
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Prophecy
v47 — Psalm 32:2 — “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.”
v47 — Psalm 73:1 — “Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart.”
v51 — Genesis 28:12 — “Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven, and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.”
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Related New Testament Scriptures
v36 — John 1:29 — “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'”
v37 — Matthew 4:20, 22 — (See above.)
v40 — Matthew 4:18 — (See above.)
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Notes on Scripture: by tkbrown
Here in these four sets of Lesson Scriptures–from Matthew, Mark, (Luke as it is connected to Mark’s depiction via the Related New Testament Scriptures), and John–we are shown how Jesus began selecting his disciples as he set about preaching, “Repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” These four presentations vary slightly as one might expect the testimony of four witnesses in a court of law to vary. Human nature is such that each of the four saw slightly different things taking place. Luke presents his in slightly more detail as an adjunct to Mark’s. In these four presentations, Jesus selects the brothers Andrew and Simon Peter, the brothers James and John — sons of Zebedee and partners with Simon Peter in the fishing industry, Philip, and Nathanael–both of Bethsaida.
Simon Peter doubted the likelihood of a successful cast after toiling all night and catching nothing but agreed to cast anyway at Jesus’ request, only to bring up nets so full of fish the nets were breaking. They summoned partners to assist in saving the catch. Then Simon Peter, ashamed at his lack of faith, tells Jesus to depart from his sinful self. Jesus assured Simon Peter that he would need only catch men in the future. In the Related New Testament Scriptures, we see Matthew13:47 and 48 connected to Mark 1:17 as an example of Jesus–in later sermons–reminding Simon of this catch.
Almost instantaneously, as Jesus begins to preach, people are drawn to Him. His command of the Word, the authority with which He casts out demons who readily obey Him, and the compassion evidenced in His ready willingness to heal the sick spoke to their hearts, and the multitudes flocked to Him wherever He went.
The beginning of Jesus’ ministry will be divided into several lessons due to the extensive and varied aspects of His interactions. Next week, we will look at the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus lays the groundwork for all His teachings while living here on earth.
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Lesson One -- Scripture: Zacharias to Have Son . . . Lesson Two -- Scripture: Jesus' Birth Foretold . . . Lesson Three -- Scripture: Zacharias' Son, John, is Born . . . Lesson Four -- Scripture: Jesus is Born . . . Lesson Five -- Scripture: And Jesus Grew . . . Lesson Six -- Scripture: John Begins His Ministry . . . Lesson Seven -- Scripture: Jesus is Introduced to the World . . . Lesson Eight -- Scripture: Jesus' Ancestral Lineage Lesson Nine -- Scripture: Jesus is Tempted By Satan Lesson Ten -- Jesus Begins His Ministry (Part I)
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by tkbrown 