Psalms: 121,122,123 Meditation Luke: The country of the Gerasenes located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee in the area known as “The Decapolis” or 10 Cities. This was a Gentile region. When Jesus steps on shore a demon-possessed man recognizes and immediately acknowledges Jesus as God’s Son. Silenced, Jesus then casts out …
Tag: Galilee
Monday, February 8
Monday, February 8 Psalm 80 Meditation: John – Why can a prophet not come from Galilee? The Pharisees say that it is impossible out of a need to dismiss Jesus, but also as evidence to Nicodemus. Galilee was a mixed-race region of Israel, and the people were not very anxious to follow the letter of …
Tuesday, February 2
Psalm 61, 62 Meditation: John – These were the people of Galilee where Jesus grew up with his family. They knew him. They knew his siblings and parents. They went to the Temple together and celebrated the feasts together and suddenly Jesus was telling them that he is the Bread of Life and from heaven. …
Monday, October 5
Psalm: 106 Meditation Matthew: In this passage Jesus says but one word “Go!” – a command to and permission for the demons to come out of the two men and to go into the herd of swine. This area is known to have been a Gentile region of the east side of the Sea of …
Thursday, May 14
Psalm: 74 Meditation Luke: In the section just before this one, Jesus said: “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” (v. 23) The lake is the Lake of Galilee, but Luke identifies it as Lake Gennesaret (Ch. 5:1) – which is a predominantly Gentile area. I have often wondered why Jesus went …
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