Gospel Backgrounds

John 1:1-18

In ANNUNCIATIONS, we visit the Holy Temple in Jerusalem to watch the priesthood conduct the morning sacrifice. We meet Zechariah and follow him into the Sanctuary for his encounter with the angel Gabriel.

GENEALOGIES demonstrates to us that Jesus is of the “house and lineage” of King David. Once, when Jesus was passing through the streets, some blind men called out to Him, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!

In NATIVITY focuses exlusively on Joseph. He is fully prepared to do the thing expected of a Tzadik who has been wronged - seek no shame or revenge, but divorce her quietly.

In THE NAZARENE, Joseph and Mary return to the remote village of Nazareth overlooking the Jezreel Valley and Mount Tabor. The transition from cosmopolitan Alexandria to backwater Nazareth allows them to live out their own personal exodus from Egypt.

Table of Contents Video Introduction Capernaum John arrested Jesus’ move from Nazareth to Capernaum Luke 4:31-32 - Down to Capernaum Luke 4:33-37 - Demon exorcised Luke 4:38-41 - Simon’s Mother in Law Luke 4:42-44 - Retreat to a secluded place The First Miraculous Catch of Fish and Calling of the Disciples at Tabgha Luke 5:1-9 - The first great catch of fish Luke 5:10-11 - Calling of the Disciples Talmidim Way: Walking in His Dust References Vintage Videos After a confrontation with the religious leaders in Judea, Yeshua seeks a place where He can conduct His ministry in the safety of relative obscurity.

Table of Contents A word on the lesson title The time of the beginning The message and the messenger A specimen of John’s preaching The forerunner’s picture of the Messiah before seeing Him Archived Video Portions:

Summary: In IMMERSION AND TEMPTATION, we briefly return to Nazareth. More than two decades have elapsed since we last visited. Yeshua is no longer a precocious twelve-year-old boy; he is a grown man who has taken over His father Joseph’s carpenter trade.