Swallow No Camels
I may strain a few gnats every now and then…..
Category: The 70 Weeks with Jesus Blog
We follow the New Testament from the preaching of John the Baptist through the 70 weeks from the baptism of Jesus until the baptism of the disciples with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
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Week 9 ——— Jesus and the Appointed Times – FirstfruitsJohn 2:18-22 Last time, we talked about how God in creation set up appointed times of meeting, the moadim. On the 4th day of creation, God made the sun, moon, and stars —to separate day from night, to mark the days and years, for signs, and…
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Week 9 ——— Jesus and the Appointed TimesJohn 2:18-22 (April 11-18: Jesus observes the Feast of Unleavened Bread in Jerusalem. The Gospels don’t mention any specifics of his activity after the discussion with Nicodemus until April 20th, when he and his disciples leave Jerusalem. So, I will take this time to provide some background on…
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Week 9 ——— Jesus and NicodemusJohn 2:23 – 3:21 John 3:1-3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs…
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Week 8 ——— Jesus Cleanses the Temple John 2:14-22 Jesus and those traveling with him have just completed a 5-day walk covering 94 miles from Capernaum to Jerusalem. The last part of the journey is all uphill, going up in altitude from near the earth’s lowest point (the Dead Sea) in the Rift Valley to…
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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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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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