The Gospel Of John The Baptist

Abraham and Sarah’s hospitality does not pass unnoticed. The LORD recognizes their zealous hospitality and rewards their act of piety with a miraculous gift: offspring. Remembering the barren state of Sarai, the LORD, through the travelers, questions Abraham, “Where is your wife Sarah?” (18:9). The LORD’s working through the travelers to reward Abraham is symbolic of the fact that Abraham will have offspring because of the hospitality that he and his wife show the travelers. The LORD matches Abraham’s fervent dedication to hospitality with an incredible gift. Via the travelers, the LORD promises, “I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall have a son” (18:10). The extent of this gift is too much for Sarah to believe, so she laughs it off (18:12). This laugh is significant in quantifying how immense the reward is. Sarah laughs because she is uncomfortable with the truth of her current situation; she does not believe that she will ever be relieved from her barren plight. Much like Abraham went out of his way to provide a haven for the travelers, the LORD similarly matches this action with a haven of His own—the baby.

His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near the time of delivery. When she heard the news that the ark of Hesham had been captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth, but was overcome by her labor pains. As she was dying, the women attending her said, “Donʼt despair; you have given birth to a son.” But she did not respond or pay any attention.

The way in which both Matthew and Luke treat Mary in their birth narratives affects our understanding of the historicity of these accounts. It could be argued that both of the birth narratives present the male ideology of that time. This is clear when in Luke, Mary is first introduced as “a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David” This description reveals the two most important features of a woman of her time: her virginity and, the man who she belonged to. This male ideology is also presented through Matthew’s writing as he also associates the female population with the aspect of birth and nurture. However, despite both of

When discussing the Bible’s New Testament, there are several individuals aside from Jesus that gander a lot of attention. It is not uncommon to hear pastors and priest preaching about the disciples that walked with the messiah during his time of great works during a Sunday service. There are many lessons to be learned from the experiences of and trails faced by the men that knew best. However, even though the Bible is considerable a masculine text, there are many notable women sprinkled throughout it. Most notable, of course, would be the mother of Jesus, Mary. She made several appearances throughout the Gospel from the moment the angel came to her and said “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28) to let her know that she was going to be the mother of the “Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:32) to the moment she stood witness to the crucifixion of that Son. Today, after Jesus, Mary – sometimes also called The Virgin Mary – is among those most revered in the Bible. However, she is not the only Mary to have close ties to the Biblical savior. There are actually at least three other Marys to walk along side with Jesus at some point, but none more conversational than Mary Magdalene.

Elizabeth conceives, and she hides for five months glorifying God for enabling her to conceive. God sends angel Gabriel after six months to a virgin called Mary in the city of Nazareth. The angel tells her to rejoice since she was highly favored and would bear a son named Jesus.

John as we know today was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was also the brother of James, who was also an apostle. John was the son of Zeebee and of Salome. His father was a fisherman while living in Bethsaida in Galilee on the border of the lake Gennesareth. John's mother was one of many women who gave to the maintenance of Jesus Christ. John's parents were very good people, they loved God and his son. It is said that john and his brother James were fishing when Jesus came and chose them. They were soon known as the fishers of men. The John of whom I am talking about is John the Evangelist.

“EVERYONE HAD ALWAYS SAID THAT JOHN WOULD BE A preacher when he grew up, just like his father. It had been said so often that John, without ever thinking about it, had come to believe it himself.” Pg. 1

John poses a series of questions about the validity of the Prophet Muhammad and his teachings. Since Christ was foretold in the Prophets, he asks “How is it that your prophet came without having others bear witness to him?” Then, he mocks Muhammad by suggesting that because the scriptures appeared to him in his sleep, he must have been “spinning in his dreams.”

John the Baptist was an obedient follower of Christ and was known for his remarkable lifestyle. His main audience was unbelievers and new Christians, therefore, he had a huge responsibility to preach about repentance and the coming of the Savior. When it came to confrontation, John did not hold back from speaking truth into a person's life. He was fearless and and believed that standing for the truth was most important. People were attracted to the teachings of John, because he spoke the truth and that baptism was a symbol of their repentance. John was appointed by God to announce the arrival of Jesus Christ. In John 3:28, he says, "You yourselves know how plainly I told you, 'I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for Him.”

Mary hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea and she enters into the home of Zechariah greeted Elizabeth. When she heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then, Mary sings a song that praises God and stays with Elizabeth for another three months and returns home.

In the beginning Gospel of Mark, it states the coming of John the Baptist to make way for Jesus Christ. In John the Baptist's message he states while he baptizes with water the one to come will baptizes with the Holy Spirit. When Jesus came from Nazareth to be baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River the sky opened and the Holy Spirit came upon him like a dove as he was being baptized. God spoke audibly stating that he was pleased with his son. Right after this, the Holy Spirit guided Jesus to be in the desert for forty days, in that time he was tempted by Satan. After John was put in prison. Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news. As he walked along the sea of Galilee he approached Simon and Andrew who he told to follow him.

Miraculously, John was born to an old priest Zachariah and a pious, old, barren mother named Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7, 57). Indeed, John’s birth indicated the inception of God’s promised program to redeem His people. At last, God sent the last of the Old Testament prophet to Israel to break the four hundred years of silence. As God promised, John appeared in the role of a prophet proclaiming the coming Messiah, but he was introduced as John the Baptist. John’s ministry was associated with baptism, so baptism became his identifying sign and caused John to be known as John the

There are several reasons why it was important for John to baptize Jesus. John was Jesus's "voice in the wilderness", calling people to repent from their sins and to be baptized. When John baptized Jesus, it was a public proclamation that Jesus was the son of God. It also showed that John would baptize with "holy fire" (Matthew 3:11). Jesus was recognized by the public after this because of John, which was important for his ministry.

“The gospel gives away more to as who Jesus was as person and telling of his teachings in the ministry. John takes us behind Jesus’s ministry, where we get a glimpse of what it means to believe in Jesus as flesh of the eternal and living God, as the source of light and life, and for a believer to be a ‘Son of God.” (Sparknotes

John the Baptist is a significant and familiar character in the Bible. Even as significant and familiar as he is, very little is known about him. We are told that he was born to Zechariah, a temple priest, and his mother, Elizabeth, was a cousin to Mary, the mother of Jesus. From other bits and pieces within the Bible, we know he was an unusual character. He chose to live a rugged life in the mountainous area of Judea between the city of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. His clothes were made out of camel’s hair and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. Yum! Even though little is known of him, his coming was foretold over 700 years prior by the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah said, “A voice of one calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for