I Have Called You by Name

“Two brothers struggle with their tax debts to Rome while a woman in the Red Quarter wrestles with her demons.”

Psalms 51:7, Isaiah 43:1, and 10 more

1. Isaiah 43:1

   01:46-02:08

   Mary's father quotes this to her as a child.

   1. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

2. Exodus 20:8-11

   09:40-10:06

   Nicodemus lectures on the importance of keeping the Sabbath.

   1. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
   2. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
   3. 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
   4. 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

3. Matthew 15:11

   09:50-09:53

   Nicodemus asserts 'What goes into the body of a man defiles him', which is the Pharisaical view Jesus later refutes in Matthew 15:11.

   1. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

4. Psalm 51:7

   17:11-17:12

   Nicodemus requests hyssop for purification/exorcism.

   1. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

5. Mark 1:6

   21:39-21:48

   Simon refers to Andrew's 'bug-eating friend' John the Baptist, who ate locusts in the wilderness.

   1. And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

6. Isaiah 43:1

   28:16-28:26

   Mary (as 'Lilith') quotes this while struggling with demonic possession.

   1. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

7. Isaiah 43:1

   30:13-30:24

   Mary's father quotes this to her in a flashback/memory.

   1. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

8. Isaiah 43:1

   30:59-31:04

   Mary tries to quote the passage while distressed.

   1. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

9. John 3:10

   35:46-35:53

   Nicodemus is addressed as 'Teacher of Israel', a title later used by Jesus.

   1. Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

10. 1 Corinthians 13:12

    36:12-36:33

    Nicodemus uses the 'glass darkly' metaphor while questioning the clarity of the law.

    1. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

11. Luke 8:2

    51:10-51:55

    Jesus delivers Mary Magdalene from seven demons.

    1. And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

12. Isaiah 43:1

    51:28-51:55

    Jesus quotes this to Mary as he heals her.

    1. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.