2. Nadab
3. Uriah the Hittite
4. Amaziah
5. Amnon
6. Elah
7. Sennacherib
8. Naboth
9. Uriah the Hittite
9. Zechariah
10. John the Baptist
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10 victims of murder in the Bible
2. Nadab
3. Uriah the Hittite
4. Amaziah
5. Amnon
6. Elah
7. Sennacherib
8. Naboth
9. Uriah the Hittite
9. Zechariah
10. John the Baptist
Banner 2012 07
The first session on this Wednesday morning was Matthew Brennan's second message on John the Baptist. He suggested again that there are about 19 portraits or cameos of John in the New Testament. Having done two yesterday under the heading of John's view of Jesus he looked at another two today being on John's view of Jesus. He spoke of
3. John's perplexity
It is probably best to speak of John's perplexity rather than his doubts over Messiah. Campbell Morgan actually speaks of the "continuation of his courage". We too are often perplexed even though
we may not know it at times. In our perplexities it is important that we do what John did
and bring our perplexities to Jesus to have them resolved. When we do so there will be an answer.
He does it in various ways. Notice, however, that in the answer there is
nothing new.
4. Jesus's assessment of John
Without at all over simplifying he stressed that John truly was great and yet our privileges are greater. It is striking he said that though John rarely even met Jesus yet whereas John the Apostle is mentioned 38 times John the Baptist is mentioned 91 times (why then does James Stalker spend twice as much time on John the Apostle as on the Baptist in his book on the two?).
Very encouraging then.
JC 52 No 45
In his commentary Calvin says
Luke very properly begins his Gospel with John the Baptist, just as a person who was going to speak about the daylight would commence with the dawn. For, like the dawn, he went before the Sun of Righteousness, which was shortly to arise. Others also mention him, but they bring him forward as already discharging his office. Luke secures our respect for him, while he is yet unborn, by announcing the miracles of divine power which took place at the earliest period of his existence, and by showing that he had a commission from heaven to be a prophet, ere it was possible for men to know what would be his character. His object was that John might afterwards be heard with more profound veneration, when he should come forth invested with a public office to exhibit the glory of Christ.
Luke very properly begins his Gospel with John the Baptist, just as a person who was going to speak about the daylight would commence with the dawn. For, like the dawn, he went before the Sun of Righteousness, which was shortly to arise. Others also mention him, but they bring him forward as already discharging his office. Luke secures our respect for him, while he is yet unborn, by announcing the miracles of divine power which took place at the earliest period of his existence, and by showing that he had a commission from heaven to be a prophet, ere it was possible for men to know what would be his character. His object was that John might afterwards be heard with more profound veneration, when he should come forth invested with a public office to exhibit the glory of Christ.
Gray's Notes 07
Darby got this straight from the mouth of Don Carson back in the mid-eighties. It grew out of a study of John the Baptist.
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