Ever wondered what it was like to be there on the day Jesus came to the Jordan River to be baptized by John? There are a lot of questions I’d like answered: When and where exactly did this happen? What did the place look like? What was it like to get baptized by John? Where Did John Baptize? The four gospels all say that Jesus met John at the Jordan River. Mark’s account is earliest and says that John was “in the wilderness” and also “at the Jordan River.” Matthew’s account was written a bit later and is very …
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The Amazing Herod Family
If you’ve read through the New Testament, you might be rather surprised at how often “King Herod” keeps popping up in the story. The book of Matthew tells a story of how the evil King Herod killed all the babies in Bethlehem in an attempt to get rid of the infant Jesus. In the story, Joseph and Mary escape with their son to Egypt, and only return a few years later when they learn that Herod is dead. Thirty years later, Jesus is an adult preaching in Galilee, but then he gets in trouble with … King Herod again! …