THE PEOPLE THAT SIT IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT

The chosen one Jesus Christ Son of God during his daily Teachings. PHOTO /CORRESPONDENT

The people that sit in darkness have seen a great light.

 

 

By Fr. Felix (African Times Guest Writer)

 

 

The beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Matthew (4:-12-17, 23-25) first

introduces us to Galilee, characteristically quoting the scriptures to

show that they are being fulfilled, and in what way. Galilee is called

‘Galilee of the gentiles’ only in this passage, and it was not a

particularly notable feature of Galilee. Archaeology shows that

Jewish observance was strong in the region. Contemporary

literature shows that there was a lively tradition of prayerful

charismatic rabbis with a warm devotion to the Lord. Jesus begins

his ministry by proclaiming the imminence of the Kingdom of God,

which will be the subject of all his activity. Then he begins to form

the new Israel by calling his team together. The Christian

imagination tends to combine this scene with the scene with the

Baptist in the Jordan Valley in the gospel of John, which gives at

least Peter and Andrew some knowledge of Jesus. But today’s

narrative must be heard on its own, and the staggering factor is that

this is the first time at any rate the sons of Zebedee have set eyes on

Jesus. As he passes by he calls them, and such is the electrifying

power of his charismatic personality that they simply drop

everything and follow this total stranger – immediately, as the

evangelist stresses each time.

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