Swallow No Camels
I may strain a few gnats every now and then…..
Year: 2024
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Jesus will leave Cana after the miracle of water to wine. It is about 32 miles from Cana to Capernaum. If you go to Israel, you can hike this as part of “The Jesus Trail,” from Nazareth (about 8-10 miles from Cana) through Cana to Capernaum. The trail is well marked, and a guidebook is…
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Week 7 ——— The Wedding at Cana John 2:1-11 John 2:1-11 “On the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no…
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Week 7 ———- John 1:35-42 It was on the first day of the Hebrew month of Aviv, 14 days before Passover in 27 A.D. That corresponds to our March 29, 1997 years ago. John the Baptist looked at Jesus who had just come from his time in the wilderness, a time of testing and temptation…
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Week 7 ——— What are you looking for?John 1:35-42 (You may notice we skipped #22, which covers John 1:35. It will be released tomorrow, as it coincides with our Resurrection Day message.) John 1:35-42 The next day, again, John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by…
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If you read the accompanying resource and make it all the way to the end of this post, you are a certified Bible Nerd. If you just want the details on following Jesus’ steps, skip to the last 2 paragraphs. As I explained earlier, I am attempting to map Jesus’ journeys throughout this year of…
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Week 6 ——— The Temptations Matthew 4:3-11— Mark 1:13b — Luke 4:3-13 Jesus has endured 40 days in the wilderness, and now the adversary comes to him with three temptations. Matthew 4:2-4 And after fasting for days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you…
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Week 6 ——— The Devil You Say (an incredibly brief introduction) Matthew 4:3-11— Mark 1:13b — Luke 4:3-13 Jesus is on day 39 of 40 days of being tempted in the wilderness. Then, we will come to the three detailed temptations we find in Matthew and Luke. So, it is time to introduce the next…
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Week 5 ——— Temptation Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 Jesus is still in the wilderness. If it seems like he has been there a long time, he has. We are on Day 32/40 in the wilderness, and if it seems like a long time to you, remember Jesus hasn’t eaten since Feb 16. But…
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Week 4 —— Testing Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 So last time, we delved into the meanings of ‘tempt’ and ‘test,’ how the definitions of those words have changed over time, and how we must be careful, or we will get some pretty wrong ideas reading scripture. Don’t miss the fact that any event can…
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Week 4 ———- Temptation or Test? Matthew 4:1,2 — Luke 4:1-2 Is it a temptation, or is it a test? You have to look at a calendar to know. (Fair warning: This post is background information for the discussion on testing and tempting in the Bible. So it is a little tedious, but bear with…
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