Preaching: "Bringing the Gospel of John to Life Through Geography" by John Moore

April 19, 2024 - Friday 2:30PM MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker: John Moore

John 1:14 (ESV)

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

 

Geography- seeing the Bible in 3D

The Necessity and Importance of Bible Geography

Resources

Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels

Barry Beitzel editor

1. Geographic and Cultural Background Resources

 

BibleMapper.com

 

Pictorial Library of Bible Lands

Bibleplaces.com

 

 

BibleLandPassages.org

 

The Temple then and now, 5 part series

 

How to Use Geography in Lessons John 1

• Use photos from Bible lands to show beauty of God’s creation

John 2

• Cleansing of the Temple
• Jerusalem from Mt of Olives
• Had become a den of thieves, place for opportunists

John 3

• John 3:12, 6:17-59
• Capernaum
• Believed home of Peter
• Baptism John 2:13 - 3:36
• Wilderness - not devoid of water but desolate place
  • Jordan River
    • Some argue not enough water there to baptize someone
    • It is a small stream in places
    • Many places exist that are deep enough to immerse
  • Some believe John’s baptism was a metaphor, please walked in and got their feet wet
  • One of the reasons Jordan River is so small now is farmers using Jordan River for irrigation, and earthen dam
    • Things were different 2k years ago
• Temple Mount
  • Where was Jesus with Nichodemas?
  • There were pools or baptistries around Temple Mount

John 4

Woman at well

Ancient well at base of Mt Ebal and Mt Gerizim, possibly the one

Woman said, On this mountain or in Jerusalem?

John 5

Pool of Bethesda

Verses 1-4 has 5 porches

 

Pool of Silomn (means sent)

Possible because water was sent to this pool

"Pilgrim's way"

1/2 mile on crowded thoroughfare filled with crowded commerce

Why did Jesus do it that way? We don't know

 

Video: https://youtu.be/3Vju0F0ZK2w?si=aBeNtxnRE_VI-VR5

 

Duration 40:40