Lutheran Seminary – Moved by the Promise – God Pause - Friday, 24
January 2013 – Mattityahu 4:12 Now, having heard that Yochanan was arrested,
Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach departed into the Galil.
13 And having left behind Natzeret, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach
headquartered in Kfar-Nachum by the sea, in the environs of Zvulun and Naftali.
14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Yeshayah HaNavi,
15 ARTZAH ZVULUN VARTZAH NAFTALI (To the land of Zvulun and to
the land of Naftali, Isa 8:23-9:1 [9:1-2]), the way to the sea beyond the
Yarden, Galil HaGoyim,
16 the people sitting in CHOSHECH RAU OHR GADOL (darkness saw a
great light), YOSHVEI V’ERETZ TZALMAVET (the ones living in the land of the
shadow of death), a light has dawned among them.
17 From then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began to proclaim, saying,
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LiTeshuvah (Immediate Repentance ), for the Malchut HaShomayim has come near.
18 And walking beside Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Rebbe,
Melech HaMoshiach saw two achim, Shimon, the one being called Kefa (Petros),
and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were daiyagim
(fishermen).
19 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Come, follow me, and I
will make you daiyagei adam (fishers of men).
20 And immediately, leaving their nets, they followed Rebbe,
Melech HaMoshiach.
21 And having gone on from there, he saw two other achim, Yaakov
Ben Zavdai and Yochanan his brother, in the sirah (boat) with Zavdai their
father, repairing their nets, and he summoned them.
22 Immediately, leaving the sirah (boat) and their father, they
followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach [Mt 19:29].
23 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went about in all the Galil,
exercising the ministry of moreh (teacher) in their shuls and of darshan
(preacher) of the Besuroh Tovoh (Good Tiding of a Joyous Event), the Besuras
HaGeulah (the Good News of Redemption) of the Malchut Hashem, and Rebbe, Melech
HaMoshiach went about bringing refuah (healing) to every disease and every
illness of the people.—Orthodox Jewish bible
I remember baptizing Jon in 9th grade. He was a star on the
basketball team in Marshall, Minnesota. His friends invited him to come to confirmation
and in his confirmation essay he wrote, "If it wasn't for a few of my
friends, I wouldn't have learned that God loves me. I'm thankful that they did
this for me. They did this because they love and care for me like God
does." Just days before he was confirmed he was baptized and the
confirmation class had a great celebration. He now is a dad, bringing his own
children to church and raising them in faith. His life was changed all because
of a simple invitation from friends to follow Jesus.
Lord Jesus, you see us as we are doing our daily work as Peter
and Andrew and James and John. You call us to follow you and you send us out to
tell the good news of your love and invite others to follow too. Amen.
Elisa Schafer Richardson
Pastor, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Mounds View, Minn.
Master of Divinity , 1983
Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
he withdrew to Galilee.
13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea,
in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might
be fulfilled:
15 "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the
sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--
16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and
for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven has come near."
18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,
Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea--for they were fishermen.
19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you
fish for people."
20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son
of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending
their nets, and he called them.
22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed
him.
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues
and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every
sickness among the people.—New Revised Standard Version
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