Lesson 5

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– DVD video chapter – Capernaum

– Location –

Jesus chose the city of Capernaum as the hub of his ministry and it was his hometown during his ministry.  The town of Capernaum stood near the northwest corner of the Sea of Galilee and was situated along the busy Via Maris trade route.  Because if its location on this busy road, people from around the world could hear Jesus’ message as they traveled on this main north-south highway.   

– Scripture –

bullet Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:21-34; Luke 4:31-41 - Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law and drives out an evil spirit from a man in the synagogue in Capernaum.  He heals many more people during this Sabbath day.
bullet Matthew 4:23-25; Mark 1:35-45; Luke 4:42-44, 5:12-16 - Jesus withdraws from Capernaum to a solitary place for a time of prayer.  He also heals a man with leprosy, tells him to "go and show himself" to others, resulting in His fame increasing as a result of the leper's word.
bullet Matthew 9:1-7; Mark 2:1-22; Luke 5:17-39 - Jesus heals a paralytic man who is brought to Jesus by some of his friends.  The crowds were so large that the friends ripped open the roof and lowered the paralyzed man through the roof to Jesus.  He calls the tax collector Levi (Matthew) to be one of His disciples.  The disciples also ask Jesus about the disciples of John while walking along the Sea.
bullet Matthew 12:1-21, 4:24-25, 5-7, 8:5-13; Mark 2:23-3:19, Luke 6:1-7:10 - Jesus deals with many subjects in the above references.  He answers questions concerning picking grain on the sabbath, performs the miracle in Capernaum of healing the man with the withered hand, heals many people from all around the Galilee area, presents the famous Sermon on the Mount, and heals the slave of the centurion in Capernaum.
bullet Matthew 9:18-10:42, 13:53-14:12; Mark 5:21-6:30; Luke 8:40-9:10 - Jesus returns to the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee and raises Jairus' daughter from the dead, heals the woman with the issue of blood, and sends out the twelve disciples.
bullet Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23; John 6:22-7:1 - While in Capernaum, Jesus answers the questions of the Pharisees concerning what is clean and what is unclean, and presents His famous discourse on the Bread of Life.
bullet Matthew 17:22-18:35; Mark 9:30-50; Luke 9:43-50 - At Capernaum, the Pharisees ask Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar, the disciples ask Jesus who will be greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, and Jesus responds with the Parables of the Lost Sheep and the Unmerciful Servant.

– Questions –

 

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