1/9 Matthew 1-12 Matthew 3:4-17 teaches the ministry of Jesus by describing Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. John the Baptist is described as a grizzly, wild-like man who is baptizing many people, even the Pharisees and Sadducees who are more conservative in their Jewish beliefs. Jesus wishes to be baptized by John because of his holiness, going against the traditional Jewish orders. Upon being baptized, God the Father and God the Holy Spirit both appear as the trinity in the same scene. This passage tells of the novelty and approach Jesus had to the interpretation of the old scriptures. Going against traditional Jewish teachings by being baptized by an unclean man shows a different approach to Jewish lifestyle than how the Pharisees and
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The divinity of Jesus is seen through his miracles, like the feeding of the large crowd with only five loafs of bread and two fish or the healing of the epileptic child. These miracles show the divine power that Jesus has because no normal human could walk on water or heal illnesses that were thought to be incurable. However, the foremost example of Jesus’ divinity is seen at his Transfiguration on top of the mountain. Here, Jesus is transfigured in front of Moses and the prophet Elijah while a voice from heaven says, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him” (Mt 17:5). The Transfiguration of Jesus is the primary example of Christ’s divinity. While Jesus shows his divine side, Jesus’ nature is one person in two states: divine and human. By being human, Jesus shows emotion and relates to the common man. Upon hearing about John the Baptist’s death, Jesus “withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart” (Mt 14:13). This sadness shows Jesus’ human nature, because emotion is a solely human trait. His human nature is also seen through the many parables that he teaches to the people. Jesus teaches parables as a simplistic way to teach about the Kingdom of Heaven in a way that the common man can understand. Jesus connects with the people by using metaphors of things they understand like: farming, culture, religion, and
The divinity of Jesus is seen through his miracles, like the feeding of the large crowd with only five loafs of bread and two fish or the healing of the epileptic child. These miracles show the divine power that Jesus has because no normal human could walk on water or heal illnesses that were thought to be incurable. However, the foremost example of Jesus’ divinity is seen at his Transfiguration on top of the mountain. Here, Jesus is transfigured in front of Moses and the prophet Elijah while a voice from heaven says, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him” (Mt 17:5). The Transfiguration of Jesus is the primary example of Christ’s divinity. While Jesus shows his divine side, Jesus’ nature is one person in two states: divine and human. By being human, Jesus shows emotion and relates to the common man. Upon hearing about John the Baptist’s death, Jesus “withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart” (Mt 14:13). This sadness shows Jesus’ human nature, because emotion is a solely human trait. His human nature is also seen through the many parables that he teaches to the people. Jesus teaches parables as a simplistic way to teach about the Kingdom of Heaven in a way that the common man can understand. Jesus connects with the people by using metaphors of things they understand like: farming, culture, religion, and