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“Matthew struggles to reconcile the miracles he has witnessed with reality. Nicodemus meets with Jesus by night.”

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Scriptures

Numbers 20:1-13, John 3:1-21, and 5 more

  1. Numbers 21:4-9

    00:00:45-03:04

    Moses fashions the bronze serpent as the Israelites are being bitten by fiery serpents in the wilderness.

    1. 4 ¶ And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
    2. 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
    3. 6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
    4. 7 ¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
    5. 8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
    6. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

  2. Numbers 20:1-13

    02:03-02:06

    Moses mentions what happened at Meribah as a reason for his unquestioning obedience to God's instructions.

    1. 1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
    2. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
    3. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
    4. 4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
    5. 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
    6. 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
    7. 7 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    8. 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
    9. 9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
    10. 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
    11. 11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
    12. 12 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
    13. 13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

  3. Exodus 13:21, 14:21-22, 16:4, 16:13

    02:44-02:53

    Moses reminds Joshua of previous miracles: the Red Sea, manna, quail, and the pillar of fire.

    1. And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

  4. Genesis 17:10-14

    06:33-07:09

    Nicodemus and Zohara discuss the upcoming bris (circumcision) for their grandson, which is the sign of the Abrahamic covenant.

    1. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
    2. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
    3. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
    4. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
    5. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

  5. John 3:1-21

    21:00-31:13

    Jesus meets Nicodemus by night and explains being born again, the Son of Man being lifted up, and God's love for the world.

    1. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
    2. 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
    3. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    4. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
    5. 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
    6. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
    7. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
    8. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
    9. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
    10. 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
    11. 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
    12. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
    13. 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
    14. 14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
    15. 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
    16. 16 ¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    17. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
    18. 18 ¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
    19. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
    20. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
    21. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

  6. Psalm 2:12

    31:11-31:27

    Nicodemus quotes this psalm as he worships Jesus, recognizing Him as the Son of God.

    1. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  7. Matthew 9:9

    33:04-34:55

    Jesus passes by Matthew's tax booth and calls him to follow Him, and Matthew leaves everything to follow.

    1. ¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

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