S01E01 Introducing Jesus: Matthew 16:13-17
Listen to this episode: Introducing Jesus: Matthew 16:13-17 What did people say about Jesus? Our primary reference for today is Matthew 16 verses 13 to 17. I am using the New King James Version but you may use any good translation. In the passage, Jesus asked His disciples, “What do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” (verse 13). What did people say about Jesus? The answers that He got were somewhat inconsistent. The people identified Him to different people from the history of Israel. His disciples told Him that some people thought that He was John the Baptist. Some identified Him as Elijah. While others said that He was Jeremiah or one of the prophets of old. Yet, on closer look, we do find a few consistencies in the answers. We notice that all the prophets mentioned were dead long before the time of Jesus. Even John the Baptist, a contemporary of Jesus, had already been beheaded as recorded in chapter fourteen of the Gospel of Matthew. The people tho...