Perspective (Again)

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Perspective (Again)

• Genesis 221-18
• John 1812-24

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Timeline
New Testament
Old Testament
2005
2050 BC Abraham and Isaac
966 BC Solomon Builds the Temple
1113-1150 Suryavarman II
5 BC AD 30 Jesus
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Genesis 221-2

• 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to
  him, Abraham!
• Here I am, he replied.
• 2 Then God said, Take your son, your only son,
  Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of
  Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering
  on one of the mountains I will tell you about.

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Genesis 223-5

• 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and
  saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his
  servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut
  enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out
  for the place God had told him about. 4 On the
  third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in
  the distance. 5 He said to his servants, Stay
  here with the donkey while I and the boy go over
  there. We will worship and then we will come back
  to you.

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Genesis 226-7

• 6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering
  and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself
  carried the fire and the knife. As the two of
  them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said
  to his father Abraham, Father?
• Yes, my son? Abraham replied.
• The fire and wood are here, Isaac said, but
  where is the lamb for the burnt offering?

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Genesis 228-9

• 8 Abraham answered, God himself will provide the
  lamb for the burnt offering, my son. And the two
  of them went on together.
• 9 When they reached the place God had told him
  about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged
  the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid
  him on the altar, on top of the wood.

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Genesis 2210-12

• 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the
  knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the
  Lord called out to him from heaven, Abraham!
  Abraham!
• Here I am, he replied.
• 12 Do not lay a hand on the boy, he said. Do
  not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear
  God, because you have not withheld from me your
  son, your only son.

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Genesis 2213-14

• 13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he
  saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and
  took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt
  offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called
  that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day
  it is said, On the mountain of the Lord it will
  be provided.

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Genesis 2215-17a

• 15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from
  heaven a second time 16 and said, I swear by
  myself, declares the Lord, that because you have
  done this and have not withheld your son, your
  only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make
  your descendants as numerous as the stars in the
  sky and as the sand on the seashore.

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Genesis 2217b-18

• Your descendants will take possession of the
  cities of their enemies, 18 and through your
  offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
  because you have obeyed me.

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Genesis 2217b-18

• Your descendants will take possession of the
  cities of their enemies, 18 and through your
  offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
  because you have obeyed me.

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2 Chronicles 31

• Then Solomon began to build the temple of the
  Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord
  had appeared to his father David.

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John 1812-14

• 12 Then the detachment of soldiers with its
  commander and the Jewish officials arrested
  Jesus. They bound him 13 and brought him first to
  Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the
  high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one
  who had advised the Jews that it would be good if
  one man died for the people.

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John 1815-16

• 15 Simon Peter and another disciple were
  following Jesus. Because this disciple was known
  to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the
  high priests courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait
  outside at the door. The other disciple, who was
  known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the
  girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

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John 1817-18

• 17 You are not one of his disciples, are you?
  the girl at the door asked Peter.
• He replied, I am not.
• 18 It was cold, and the servants and officials
  stood around a fire they had made to keep warm.
  Peter also was standing with them, warming
  himself.

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John 1819-21

• 19 Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus
  about his disciples and his teaching.
• 20 I have spoken openly to the world, Jesus
  replied. I always taught in synagogues or at the
  temple, where all the Jews come together. I said
  nothing in secret. 21 Why question me? Ask those
  who heard me. Surely they know what I said.

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John 1822

• 22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials
  nearby struck him in the face. Is this the way
  you answer the high priest? he demanded.

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John 1823-24

• 23 If I said something wrong, Jesus replied,
  testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the
  truth, why did you strike me? 24 Then Annas sent
  him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

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Annas

• High priest from AD 6 to AD 15.
• High priests were supposed to be appointed for
  life, but the Romans decided otherwise.
• Five of Annas sons served as high priest, as did
  Caiaphas, his son-in-law.
• Caiaphas was high priest from AD 18 to AD 36.
  (See prophecy in John 1145-53.)

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Roman Governor of Judea

• He had power of life and death in the region. He
  had to approve sentences of death passed by the
  Sanhedrin.
• He had an army of 2500-5000 infantry plus a few
  hundred mounted cavalry.
• He appointed the high priest and controlled the
  Temple and its money.

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Roman Governor of Judea

• He had the ceremonial clothing and instruments of
  the high priest in his custody, and released it
  only as he chose for important religious
  occasions.
• He would move to Jerusalem with extra troops
  during religious festivals to maintain order.

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High Priest

• Read Exodus 28 for the instructions God gave
  regarding the high priests ceremonial clothing.

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Consider the Parallels
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John 1812-14

• 12 Then the detachment of soldiers with its
  commander and the Jewish officials arrested
  Jesus. They bound him

Genesis 229
He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,
on top of the wood.
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Consider the Confusion
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John 1815-16

• 15 Simon Peter and another disciple were
  following Jesus. Because this disciple was known
  to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the
  high priests courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait
  outside at the door. The other disciple, who was
  known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the
  girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

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John 1817-18

• 17 You are not one of his disciples, are you?
  the girl at the door asked Peter.
• He replied, I am not.
• 18 It was cold, and the servants and officials
  stood around a fire they had made to keep warm.
  Peter also was standing with them, warming
  himself.

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Consider Jesus
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John 1819-21

• 19 Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus
  about his disciples and his teaching.
• 20 I have spoken openly to the world, Jesus
  replied. I always taught in synagogues or at the
  temple, where all the Jews come together. I said
  nothing in secret. 21 Why question me? Ask those
  who heard me. Surely they know what I said.

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John 1822

• 22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials
  nearby struck him in the face. Is this the way
  you answer the high priest? he demanded.

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John 1823-24

• 23 If I said something wrong, Jesus replied,
  testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the
  truth, why did you strike me? 24 Then Annas sent
  him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.