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5 min readDay 293 (Matthew 16, Mark 8) — Year 8
Jesus takes his disciples on a fifty-mile round trip on foot to Caesarea Philippi, a nature reserve at the foot of the mountains with a huge cave entrance in the middle of a rock face and a river running through it. In Jesus' day, this place was associated with extreme wickedness: pagan worship rituals, bestiality, and child sacrifice. People would throw their babies into the mouth of the cave, and if the river carried their blood away, the gods had rejected the sacrifice and they had to try again. People believed the mouth of the cave was the gate to the underworld. They called it the gates of hell. Jesus brings his disciples here as an object lesson.
Leaven and the Danger of Morality
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:16) **Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees** - Jesus warns his disciples about the corrupting influence of religious leaders focused on morality over the gospel.
- 2 (02:58) **Pearls Before Pigs** - Jesus withholds explanation from hardened religious leaders, demonstrating a principle from Matthew 7.
- 3 (03:12) **Two-Stage Healing of the Blind Man** - Jesus heals a blind man in two steps, using spit, as an object lesson for his disciples' partial understanding.
- 4 (04:20) **Field Trip to Caesarea Philippi** - Jesus takes his disciples to a site of extreme paganism and debauchery, known as the "gates of hell."
- 5 (05:54) **Peter's Confession** - Peter declares Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and Jesus affirms this revelation came from God.
- 6 (06:25) **On This Rock I Will Build My Church** - Jesus' statement about building his church is examined, with two primary interpretations and a textual analysis.
- 7 (08:16) **Peter's Rebuke and Jesus' Response** - When Jesus predicts his death, Peter rebukes him, and Jesus responds sharply.
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Show Notes
FROM TODAY’S RECAP:
- Article: The Difference Between Pharisees and Sadducees in the Bible
- Image: Caesarea Philippi
- Article: Caesarea Philippi
- Article: Why is Jesus called "Son of Man"?
- Article: What is the Rock in Matthew 16:18?
- Article: The Exegetical Examination of Matthew 16:18
- Article: Is Peter the Rock? Early Interpretations of Matthew 16:18
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