Luke 9: 1-9

(Luke 9: 1-9) Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

 

Jesus called the twelve disciples. He called the twelve disciples, cast out evil spirits, and empowered them to heal every sickness and every weak. What is this power from Jesus? It is power to rely on Jesus' name. Not everyone can call on the name of Jesus, but the one whom Jesus has chosen can. The Bible says that many are called, but few are called.

When Jesus sent the twelve disciples, he said, "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not." The primary object of God's covenant is Israel. Therefore, the whole Israel was a lost sheep. Jesus had pity on the sick. Jesus saw them suffering and exhausting like sheep without a shepherd.

However, they did not turn to Jesus. As the disciples went, they said that Heaven was near. But Jesus said to his disciples, "To preach this gospel of the kingdom, heal the sick, save the dead, cleanse the lepers, remove the ghosts, but give them free, because you have received them freely." It is not their own power that the disciples did this power, but the power given by Jesus Christ. Therefore, doing this power testified to Jesus as the Christ.

There was nothing the disciples had. When the Jews of this time went to someone else's house, they blessed it.
Peace is the Greek word for Ayrene. It is called Shalom in Hebrew. Israel was God's covenant people, so Shalom was not given if they betrayed God's covenant. So all kinds of disasters happen. In this process, Shalom, or peace, is the gospel message to them. However, Jesus said to his disciples, "Preach this peace wherever you go." Peace is the most important thing that Jesus calls His disciples and tells them to give away what they have received.

The Israelites' failure to enjoy God's peace is because God's covenant relationship is broken. Therefore, Jesus is a peace offering that gives peace between God and his people. Therefore, the disciples preach this peace. If there is a person who meets this peace, peace will come to that person's home. Peace means the gospel.

However, Jesus said to his disciples, "If people do not accept the one who comes with this peace and do not listen in your words, you must throw away the dust of your feet from the house or the castle." The act of dropping off the dust on your feet or brushing off your hem means judgment. Jesus said to his disciples, "If they do not receive peace from Jesus, it is a judgment, and how terrible this judgment is, the land of Sodom and Gomorrah is more tolerable than the city." Jerusalem was the first city to reject the peace message. Jesus sighed for Jerusalem because the people did not know the news of peace. Therefore, Jerusalem that rejected Jesus became Sodom and Gomorrah.

The tetrarch is a king who is delegated to rule over a part of the territory ruled by a king of a country. In the Bible, the tetrarch includes Herod the King of Galilee, Herod Philip II of the Doo-Rae and Dragonith, and Lusania the King of Abilene.

 Herod Antiba (Antipas) was the king who executed John the Baptist. He was the second son of Herod the Great, and when Herod died, he became the tetrarch of Galilee and Berea. 4-A.D. He ruled parts of the country until 39 years. In the Bible, the tetrarch appears as Herod and King Herod. He divorced his first wife and married again to Herodias, the wife of his half brother Philip (Herod II) and his nephew.

Because of this, when he was rebuked by John the Baptist, he put John the Baptist in prison. Herod couldn't kill him because he was afraid of John the Baptist, but at the birthday party he heard the request of "The Daughter of Herodias" and cut John's neck. Herod was told to be a fox by Jesus, which was a direct demonstration of Herod's cunning and cunning for threats and deception.

Herodias is the granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of Aristobulos, the son of Herod the Great. She married her uncle Herod Philip, and after the divorce she remarried her brother Herod Andiva. Angered by John the Baptist, who accused him of being wrong about this marriage, she persuaded Herod Andiba to put John in prison, and through her daughter Salome, Herod's promise to fulfill any wishes was received. Eventually Herodia cut Salome's wishes and cut John's neck, and his disciples took the body and buried it.

The people of the Herods were rulers of the land where Jesus lived, from "B.C. 48 to A.D. 100, the time of the father of Herod the Great." Many of the Herods were related to the people of the New Testament, and Herodias were from the evil family associated with many of the Herods.

John the Baptist became a sacrifice for martyrdom, but he was the one who prepared the way of Jesus, ended the Old Testament times, opened the door of the New Testament, left great achievements as a pioneer of Jesus, and even became a precursor of Jesus even to death. In this regard, Jesus said that there was no one greater than this that the woman had. John the Baptist ended his life in prison with a neck cut.

This was the end of the "God's purpose for John the Baptist" life. It appeared as the last prophet of the Old Testament. John's disciples took the body, buried it, and went and told Jesus. There were disciples who followed him until John the Baptist died. The Messiah has come, but they have not yet belonged to the Messiah. John's time and Jesus' time overlapped for some time. John himself or his disciples have not yet become Jesus' disciples. However, since John's death, they have also become disciples of Jesus. The Old Testament era has passed, and the New Testament era has come.