The Gospels are a fascinating topic of study that I would
love to spend several hours on. This
hour fanned a flame in me to study what Christ may have said on the road to
Emmaus, a study I have been working on and off for a couple of years.
This week we examined the Old Testament prophecies that were
quoted in the Gospels. We looked at the
genealogy of Christ and the blood curse of Jeconiah. We talked again about the daughters of
Zelophehad and I understand the concept better now. Every detail of the Old Testament is in place
by deliberate design and those details always point to Christ! We looked at the design of the Gospels and
the rhetorical devices used in the Scriptures.
They we took a brief look at each of the four Gospel accounts.
While discussing Matthew, I learned quite a bit about the
Magi. I also learned when and why Jesus
taught in parables. Another fascinating
aspect of this study was how the seven kingdom parables in Matthew 13 have a
correlation to the letters of the seven churches in the book of Revelation.
While examining the book of Mark, I learned that this Gospel
account is actually longer than Matthew’s Gospel except for the
discourses. Because Matthew was a tax
collector, he was able to take shorthand.
Therefore, he was able to record Jesus’ words VERBATIM! Doesn’t this make you want to curl up on the
couch with Matthew’s account?
Luke’s account is historically authenticated. His Gospel and the book of Acts were the
background documentation used to substantiate Paul’s appeal to Caesar. As a physician, Luke used technical and
medical terms in his Gospel. He also
included an obstetrical genealogy of Jesus!
I will never again forget which Gospel records Mary’s lineage!
In the synopsis of John’s Gospel, Dr. Missler includes a
rough outline of the book, a list of the eight miracles included in the text, a
list of the people who received Jesus whose conversions are told in this Gospel
and lists the seven “I Am” statements of Christ.
Out time ended this week with Dr. Missler narrating a
slideshow of the combined Gospel accounts both chronologically and
geographically. I would love to get my
hands on a copy of this so that I could study with it and test it out. This was an incredibly stimulating way to end
the hour. I will need to watch this
video several times.
Homework for next time: Review the final week of Christ’s
life.
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