This preacher’s sandpaper words are much too abrasive for our civilized hearts. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Both John and Malachi, who foretold John, are disposed to picture Jesus as the judge ( Malachi 3:2-5 ). John the Baptist, His preaching, manner of life, and baptism. Following the reasoning of Canon Cook, we hold that the latter was the original reading--see Speaker's Commentary, note at the end of Mark i.] By inducing repentance, John was to prepare the people to receive Jesus and his apostles, and to hearken to their preaching] of the Lord, Make his paths straight. Originally these men were genuine patriots and reformers, but afterwards the majority of them became mere formalists. The ruler who murdered John the Baptist and who assisted at the trial of Jesus] being tetrarch [this word means properly the ruler of a fourth part of a country, but was used loosely for any petty tributary prince] of Galilee [This province lay north of Samaria, and measured about twenty-five miles from north to south, and twenty-seven miles from east to west. He probably was son of the first and father of the second] tetrarch of Abilene [The city of Abila (which comes from the Hebrew word "abel," meaning "meadow") is eighteen miles from Damascus and thirty-eight from Baalbec. [Prophecy foretold that Messiah's times would be accompanied with wrath ( Isaiah 63:3-6 ; Daniel 7:10-26 ); but the Jews were all of the opinion that this wrath would be meted out upon the Gentiles and were not prepared to hear John apply the prophecy to themselves. Again, "A single Israelite is worth more before God than all the people who have been or shall be." And first, we cannot pass it over without observation, that it was not only without prophetical prediction that he first appeared preaching in the wilderness, Isaiah 40:3, but it was not without a mystery also. The serpent is an emblem of the devil ( Genesis 3:1 ; Revelation 12:9 Revelation 12:14 Revelation 12:15 ), and Jesus not only repeated John's words ( Matthew 12:35 ; Matthew 23:23 Matthew 23:33 ), but he interpreted the words, and told them plainly that they were "the children of the devil" ( John 8:44 ). These returned Jews differed as to the attitude and policy which Israel should manifest toward the neighboring heathen. The scepter had departed from Judah, and Cæsar's deputies ruled. John came before Jesus to prepare the way for the Messiah (Matthew 3:1, Mark 1:2-5, Luke 3:3-4). It was removed from peril of birds, storms, blight and mildew. John's girdle was plain, undressed leather]; And his food was {b and did eat} a locusts [Locusts, like Western grasshoppers, were extremely plentiful ( Joel 1:4 ; Isaiah 33:4 Isaiah 33:5 ). Its name means "rough" or "stony," and it amply deserves it. He also preached the concept of repentance or turning away from their evil deeds. Now we seek "the wilderness of Judea," concerning which the Gospels speak in the history of the Baptist. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. To all his hearers John preached the coming kingdom; to the impenitent, he preached the coming wrath. Thus he prepared the way for the first coming of the Messiah, and those who would prepare the people for his second coming would do well to follow his example. ], c 10 And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? When so tossed, the wind blew the chaff away, and the clean grain fell upon the threshing-floor] is in his hand [Ready for immediate work. The sculptor, Auguste Rodin, expressed this beautifully in his sculpture of John the Baptist, which is titled “John the Baptist Preaching” and is housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Great Britain. It suggested the Holy Spirit as a reward, and unquenchable fire as the punishment] in the wilderness of Judæa [that part of the wilderness which John chose for the scene of his ministry is a desert plain, lying along the western bank of the Jordan, between Jericho and the Dead Sea], saying,   2 Repent ye [to repent is to change the will in reference to sin, resolving to sin no more] for [John sets forth the motive for repentance. This prophecy began to be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost ( Acts 1:5 ; 2:4 ). Garnered grain rested in safety. No place is so remote as to shut us out from the visits of Divine grace. John here uses the word figuratively, and probably borrows the figure from Isaiah 59:5 . in a slumbering town. Proud member They thought that descent from Abraham was all that would be necessary to bring them into that kingdom. ], 18 With many other exhortations [The sermon here given is in the nature of a summary. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Prophets gave temporary and limited manifestations of God's will ( Hebrews 1:1 Hebrews 1:2 ). For, I. Also, you mentioned that it seems like John the Baptist doubted Jesus as the Messiah. 8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance [John had demanded repentance, he now demands the fruits of it. Only by repentance could the people be prepared for the kingdom. Herod Antipas, by a course of reckless apostasy and unbridled lust, grieved even the religious sense of the hypocrite. Some contended for a strict separation between the Jews and all pagan peoples. 15 And as the people were in expectation [Expecting the Christ--see John 1:19-28 ], and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ [Prophecy induced a Messianic expectation. In the last hundred and seven years of the temple's existence there were no less than twenty-eight high priests. The house of his cradle is shown to travellers elsewhere; concerning which, inquire whether Beth Zachariah, mentioned in Josephus, and the Book of the Maccabees, afforded not a foundation to that tradition. Pontius Pilate, insolent, cruel, was making life irksome and maddening the people. Matthew begins with Jesus, the humanly generated son of Abraham and David, born in the days of Herod the king. of The Pharisees heard that Jesus' disciples were baptizing more people than John. John the Baptist's preaching is a window into what at least some Jews believed about the coming messianic age. Others hold that God will annihilate the wicked, and thus end their torment. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S PERSON AND PREACHING. I, indeed, think the Baptist was born in Hebron, a city of Aaron, in the hill-country of Judea, Joshua 21:11, Luke 1:5,39; he being an Aaronite by father and mother. Arabs still eat them, and in some Oriental cities they are found for sale in the market. Neither Josephus, nor Philo, nor the Apocrypha, nor the Targums say anything about it, though they all mention proselytes. Christians are now on God's threshing-floor; hereafter they will be gathered into the security of his garner]; but the chaff [when the Bible wishes to show the worthlessness and the doom of the ungodly, chaff is one of its favorite figures-- Job 21:18 ; Psalms 1:4 ; Isaiah 17:13 ; Hosxiii3 1:1 Jeremiah 15:7 Hos xiii. I never thought that John the Baptist of Jesus. John the Baptist was recognized by his disciples as a Rabbi, which means teacher of the Law. The diet of the Baptist was very light, and Jesus so speaks of it ( Matthew 11:18 ). In Matthew 3:11, John the Baptist mentions the purpose of his baptisms: “I baptize you with water for repentance.” Paul affirms this in Acts 19:4: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. [As John's baptism was for the remission of sins, it was very proper that it should be preceded by a confession. The soldiers were not to add to their receipts by pillage or extortion. His clothing and fare rendered him independent of the rich and great, so that he could more freely and plainly rebuke their sins. Salem Media Group. John was the only son of a priest whose name was Zechariah. Lebanon, who was put to death by Mark Antony, B. C. 36, or sixty-odd years before this, and another who was tetrarch of Abilene in the reigns of Caligula and Claudius twenty years after this. Then John appeared. In Elijah's day there was demand for protest against the sad havoc which Phoenician luxury and licentiousness were making with the purer morals of Israel; and in John's day a like protest was needed against a like contamination wrought by Greek manners and customs. But from the language of the evangelist we might infer that, first and last, something like a million people may have attended John's ministry] the country of Judæa, and all they of Jerusalem; the region round about the Jordan [The last phrase includes the entire river valley. It reached to the knees, and sometimes to the ankles, and generally had sleeves. Preaching in the Wilderness. In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” … People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. John, writing to baptized Christians, bids them to confess their sins, that Jesus may forgive them ( 1 John 1:9 ). According to Mark 1:5, “The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him.” Yet John did not bid them abandon their profession, and become ascetics like himself. 5 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough way smooth, 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God [This last clause of the prophecy is added by Luke alone. Soldiers' wages were about three cents a day, so they were exposed to strong temptation. John the Baptist preached a message of repentance from sin and turning back to God. III. They were marauders, and famous for the use of the bow] and Trachonitis [A district about twenty-two miles from north to south by fourteen from east to west. They are frequently seasoned with camel's milk and honey] and wild honey. a MATT. of Again, "The world was made for their [Israel's] sake." But as emperor he was slothful, self-indulgent, indescribably licentious, vindictive and cruel. By exposing their hypocrisy, Jesus sought to destroy their power over the multitude, and incurred that bitter enmity with which they pursued him to his death. Some have thought that Isaiah's prophecy referred primarily to the return of the Jewish captives from Babylon. John uses the God" twenty-nine times, and Mark seven times. Thus John gave himself wholly to his ministry, and became a voice--all voice. Their finer hair was woven into elegant cloths; but that which was coarser and shaggier was made into a fabric like our druggets, and used for the coats of shepherds and camel-drivers, and for the covering of tents. Luke gives both names, one as the rightful and the other as the acting high priest. A country very agreeable to the title which the evangelists give it, and very fit for John's ministry. Its head is flat, and its body a yellowish color, speckled with long brown spots. No man should make his calling an excuse for evil-doing. John's words must have been very surprising to them. Christ called John the Baptist…more than a Prophet. — Tiberius, the most infamous of men, governed the world. In every stage of the Greek language this has been the unquestioned meaning of the verb baptizo, and it still retains this meaning in modern Greek. Annas and Caiaphas, impersonators of materialism, sat in the chief seat of spiritual power. Then, when it came time for Billy Graham to speak, he was introduced by former President George Bush. c 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign [Tiberius Cæsar, stepson of and successor to Augustus, began to reign as joint ruler with Augustus in August, A. U. C. 765 (A. D. 11). All rights reserved. John means, "I am not worthy to be his servant." We should note that in this preparation for the gospel a blow was struck at confidence and trust in carnal descent. They had scrutinized John's preaching. He shows no kindness to his neighbor, no friendship toward mankind, who conceals the terrors of the Lord. It represents a band of engineers and workmen preparing the road for their king through a rough, mountainous district. Their high political position, their great wealth, and the Roman favor which they courted by consenting to foreign rule and pagan customs, made them a body to be respected and feared] coming to his baptism, he said {c therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized on him} a unto them [John spoke principally to the leaders, but his denunciation indirectly included the multitude who followed their leadership], Ye offspring of vipers [A metaphor for their likeness to vipers--as like them as if they had been begotten of them. [Used as fuel. a 1 And in those days [Some take this expression as referring to the years when Jesus dwelt at Nazareth. John 3:26…And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. Repentance had to begin before the baptism was administered. The Bible indicates in Matthew 14 that John the Baptist was placed in prison by Herod Antipas as a result of John condemning Herod for having divorced his wife and then having married Herodias, the divorced wife of Herod Antipas' half-brother Philip. [but, like the good tidings of the angel at Bethlehem, it was good only to those who, by repentance, made themselves well pleasing to God.]. John the Baptist . This passage and the one cited in Mark would be hard to reconcile with either of these views; they indicate that there will be no arrest of judgment nor stay of punishment when once God begins to execute his condemnation. Birth gives no man any privileges in the kingdom of God, for all are born outside of it, and all must be born again into it ( John 1:13 ; 3:3 ); yet many still claim peculiar rights from Christian parentage, and infant baptism rests on this false conception. Rodin’s near-naked John has long unruly hair and a tiny animal skin around his waist. His ministry was the dawn of that gospel of which Christ's preaching was the sunrise] of Jesus [Our Lord's name as a human being; it means "Saviour"] Christ [Though this is also sometimes used as a name, it is in reality our Lord's title. God at the time of the flood; he will again purge it with fire on the day of judgment-- 2 Peter 3:7-10 . After the sinner repented, baptism consummated his repentance, being the symbolic washing away of that from which he had repented and the bringing of the candidate into the blessings granted to the repentant-- Mark 1:4 ; Luke 3:3 ]: c But there {a he that} [John preached repentance because of a coming King; he now announces who the King is. Salem Media Group. Strong in their organization, they terrified the weak and enforced gratuities by acts of violence], neither accuse any one wrongfully [John here condemns the custom of blackmailing the rich by acting as informers and false accusers against them]; and be content with your wages. But, nevertheless, we could have no more forceful statement of the deep impression made by John's ministry than that the people were disposed to take him for the Christ]; 16 John answered, saying unto them all,   b 7 And he preached, saying,   a 11 I indeed baptize {b baptized} a you in {c with} water unto repentance [That is, unto the completion of your repentance. The Nativity of St. John the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ July 7th (June 24th old calendar) The Nativity of St. John the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ July 7th (June 24th old calendar) Six months before his appearing to the most holy Virgin Mary in Nazareth, the great Gabriel, archangel of the Lord, appeared to Zacharias the High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem. Whether Christianity sanctions it or not, is another question.]. Belonging to the Old, he announced the New], preaching [Not sermonizing, but crying out a message as a king's herald making a proclamation, or a policeman crying "Fire!" He shall also winnow our individual characters, and remove all evil from us-- Luke 22:31 Luke 22:32 ; Romans 7:21-25 ], and to {a and he will} c gather the {a his} c wheat into his {a the} c garner [Eastern garners or granaries were usually subterranean vaults or caves. The house of his cradle is shown to travellers elsewhere; concerning which, inquire whether Beth Zachariah, mentioned in Josephus, and the Book of the Maccabees, afforded not a foundation to that tradition. Hence to relieve the poor was to sin against God in interfering with his mode of government. Gentile innovations had made sad havoc with the Jewish law as to this office. xviii. It is called the Argob in the Old Testament, "an ocean of basaltic rock and boulders, tossed about in the wildest confusion, and intermingled with fissures and crevices in every direction"], and Lysanias [Profane history gives us no account of this man. And Saligniac writes; "The journey from Jerusalem is very difficult, stony, and very rough; the like to which I do not remember I have seen. The province laying about it is mentioned because it subsequently formed part of the Jewish territory, being given to Herod Agrippa I. by Emperor Claudius about A. D. 41], 2; in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas [Annas had been high priest 7-14 A. D., when he was deposed by the procurator, Gratus. The public ministry of John the Baptist began somewhere between the years AD 27-29. Mark's gospel was written to establish that fact, which is the foundation of the church ( Matthew 16:18 ). They believed there was a God, but denied that he had any special supervision of human affairs ( Matthew 22:23 ; Acts 23:8 ). b 5 And there   a 5 Then went out unto him b all [A hyperbole common with Hebrew writers and such as we use when we say, "the whole town turned out," "everybody was there," etc. John and Jesus both gathered a band of disciples, and some of John’s disciples came to Jesus and joined his group. Jesus learned that John the Baptist… John the Baptist Appears Preaching in the Wilderness. It tells of a Lysanias, king of Chalcis, under Mt. As a citizen he distinguished himself as orator, soldier and public official. They believed (1) in the resurrection of the dead; (2) a future state with rewards and punishments; (3) angels and spirits; and (4) a special providence of God carried out by angels and spirits. Jericho itself was the next city to Jerusalem in dignity. He courted no honors, but no Jew of his time received more of them, and by some he was even regarded as Messiah-- Luke 3:15 .]. If Jesus were to preach at a football stadiu… With these words John gave them a vigorous shaking, for only thus could he hope to waken their slumbering consciences. "The space (saith Josephus) from Jericho to Jerusalem, is desert and rocky; but towards Jordan and the Asphaltites, more level, but as desert and barren." (John) went into all the country around the Jordan (River), preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Luke 3:1-3. Again, it represents God as saying to Abraham, "If thy children were like dead bodies without sinews or bones, thy merit would avail for them." He was a master of dissimulation and cunning, and was a veritable scourge to his people. John the Baptist was born around 5 BC, and about 30 years later the Word of the Lord came to him in the Wilderness of Judea. The Talmud is full of expressions showing the extravagant value which Jews of a later age attached to Abrahamic descent. His teachings was practical. [The term wages included rations and money. This was usually made of linen or silk, but was frequently more costly, being wrought with silver and gold. Today, we celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ as Epiphany on the sixth of January. It is from five to ten miles wide.]. John's baptism was instituted of God ( John 1:33 ), just as Christian baptism was instituted by Christ ( Matthew 28:19 ). It was a rich and fertile country], and his brother [half-brother] Philip [He was distinguished by justice and moderation, the one decent man in who obtained John the Baptist's head for a dance. This country was very convenient for food and provision, in regard of its wild honey; of which let me say a few things. The Pharisees recognized John's rite as so important as to require divine authority, and even then they underestimated it, regarding it as a mere purification--Josephus Ant. It was sufficiently desert, according to what is said, "John came preaching in the wilderness.". The haughty Seriramis leveled the mountains before her. They were the patriotic party, and the zealots were their extreme section. A little cell of his is also shewed further in the wilderness, as it is called, of Judea, cut out of a rock, together with his bed, and a fountain running by; which we leave to such as are easy of belief: the wilderness certainly where he preached and baptized is to be sought for far elsewhere. Those who are indifferent to the obligations of an old revelation would be ill-prepared to receive a new one] the kingdom of heaven is at hand [ Daniel 2:44 . Luke is the only one who fixes the time when Jesus began his ministry. This … Compare Acts 4:6 . He sojourned from wilderness to wilderness. [The wilderness of Judæa is that almost uninhabitable mass of barren ridges extending the whole length of the Dead Sea, and a few miles further north. He conceives of it as Paul did-- Acts 26:26 ], the word of God [The divine commission which bade John enter his career as a prophet ( Jeremiah 1:2 ; 6:1 ). Jesus’ message, along with His disciples, was virtually identical with that of John the Baptist and his disciples: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 10:7 9). But hereafter on the day of judgment he will make a complete and final separation between the just and the unjust by sending the evil from his presence and gathering his own into the garner of heaven ( Matthew 25:32 Matthew 25:33 ). For over 400 years, the nation Israel had not heard the voice of a prophet. For, besides that abundance of villages were scattered here and there in it, 1. 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