I'm still sad that I've left Genesis, on this tour with the Bible Bus at TTB.org. We're well into Matthew and Dr. J. Vernon McGee has made it clearer to me than before that Matthew is the connection between the Testaments in that it was probably written in Hebrew, and establishes Jesus in the kingly line. But it also takes Him out of the kingly line genetically and although it's all about His rightful kingship, John the Baptist as read in the MSG by Kelly Ryan Dolan at BibleGateway.com asks the crowd who are doing the fashionable thing, coming into the wilderness from provinces, cities and towns for a baptism by the latest fadish Wild Man, which reminds me of Rasputin, wonders if a little water on their snakeskin will make any difference. I see John also as the popular ogre who can say anything at the moment because the crowd is behind him. But he's not kidding.
It's your life which must change, not your skin.
And don't think you can pull rank by claiming Abraham as your father.So Matthew makes it clear Jesus has every right to the kingship according to the lineage as it is passed down by Joseph, but posits John clearly bringing the anointing to a higher level that has nothing to do with genetics.
Descendants of Abraham are a dime a dozen.
What counts is your life!
Is it green and blossoming?
Because if it's deadwood, it goes on the fire.
The Baptist and the baptism are just the beginning and the real story comes later with the work of Christ.
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