Bible Lesson: Prophecies, And Their
Fulfillment:
Bible Prophecy: Galilean
Ministry.
Bible Text:
The Prophecy:
Isaiah 9:1,2 NLT B.C. 740
1 Nevertheless, that time of
darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and
Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when
Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between
the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
2 The people who walk in darkness
will see A Great Light. For those who live in a land of deep
darkness, A Light will shine.
Though the land
mentioned had been under oppression by different nations (Zebulun
and Naphatali - North by North West of Galilee), such as by Assyria
(II Kings 15: 29/Isaiah 8:4,22). Yet Isaiah prophecies that there
would come a day when this land would be filled with glory. The Great
Light coming, would be The Lord Jesus, the promised Messiah and His
message of salvation.
The Fulfillment:
Matthew 4:12-16
KJV A.D. 26
12 Now when
Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, He departed into
Galilee;
13 And leaving
Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea
coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 The land of
Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond
Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people
which sat in darkness saw Great Light; and to them which sat in the
region and shadow of death Light is sprung up.
The Lord Jesus began His ministry after the death of John the
Baptist. \
John 3:30 KJV
He must
increase, but I must decrease.
He began at His home town of Nazareth, but they refused Him.
Luke 4:16-30 KJV
16 And He came
to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He
went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
17 And there
was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He
had opened The Book, He found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit
Of The Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the
gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach
the acceptable year of The Lord.
20 And He
closed The Book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down.
And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on
Him.
21 And He began
to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bare
Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out
of His mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 And He said
unto them, Ye will surely say unto Me this proverb, Physician, heal
thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in
thy country.
24 And He said,
Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell
you of a Truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when
the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine
was throughout all the land;
26 But unto
none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto
a woman that was a widow.
27 And many
lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of
them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all they
in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with
wrath,
29 And rose up,
and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him unto the brow of the hill
whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong.
30 But He
passing through the midst of them went His way,
Having been refused by Nazareth, He choose Capernaum on the sea coast
(bordering Zabulon and Nephthalim).
Matthew 4:13-16
KJV
13 And leaving
Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea
coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 The land of
Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond
Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The
people which sat in darkness...”
Capernaum, (bordering Zabulon and Naphthali), was a busy sea coast
town, North of Galilee.
Capernaum to the Mediterranean Sea, here lay the Damascus Road. A
mixed population of Jews and Gentiles, all of whom had fallen under
Grecian rulers who introduced many heathen customs, meaning they
truly sat in darkness.
The Lord God, instructed Isaiah some 700 years before...
Matthew 4:16 KJV
The people
which sat in darkness saw Great Light; and to them which sat in
the region and shadow of death Light is sprung up.
That Great Light was The Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, and His
Salvation message.
John 1:4 KJV
In Him was Life; and the Life was the Light of men.
The
Light Of Men:
John 1:12 KJV
Then spake
Jesus again unto them, saying, I am The Light Of The World: he that
followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have The Light Of
Life.
John 12:35,46
KJV
35 Then Jesus
said unto them, Yet a little while is The Light with you. Walk while
ye have The Light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh
in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
46 I am come A
Light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me should not abide
in darkness.
II Corinthians
4:6 KJV
For God, who
commanded The Light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give The Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:14
KJV
Wherefore He
saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ
shall give thee Light.
Revelation 21:23
KJV
And the city
had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the
glory of God did lighten it, and The Lamb is The Light thereof.
God's
Infinite Wisdom:
Psalm 147:5 KJV
Great is our
Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.
Isaiah
40:13,14,28 KJV
13 Who hath
directed The Spirit Of The Lord, or being His counselor hath taught
Him?
14 With whom
took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path
of judgment, and taught Him knowledge, and shewed to Him the way of
understanding?
28 Hast thou
not known? hast thou not heard, that The Everlasting God, The Lord,
The Creator Of
The Ends Of The Earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no
searching of His understanding.
Prayer:
Acts 4:12 KJV “Neither is
there salvation in any other: for there is none other name
under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Romans
6:23 KJV “For the wages of sin is death; but The Gift
Of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The
Stranger Of Galilee
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