Lesson 686

(Lesson 686)(07-06-13) Our next lesson is found in a reference in John 4:1-3, "When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee."

I should have included these two examples in yesterdays lesson since the same reasoning is applicable to both these usages.

Therefore, for today's purposes, I am going to include the application of the term "baptize" that appears in John 10:39-40, "Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode."

This example describes both the traditional water "baptisms" administered by John, and the message (baptism) John taught. It describes his full intent to prepare the Jews for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus, first by preaching the message of His coming and then offering the traditional water bath (baptism) required under God's command and the Law of Moses.~