The Perfect Opportunity

“As Jesus and the disciples head to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, a new enemy follows them, while a familiar enemy awaits.”

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Scriptures

Lamentations 2:14, Proverbs 31:10, and 9 more

  1. Leviticus 23:33-43

    13:26-14:02

    The disciples discuss the requirements for the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), including the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and dwelling in booths.

    1. 33 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    2. 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
    3. 35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
    4. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
    5. 37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
    6. 38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
    7. 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
    8. 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
    9. 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
    10. 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
    11. 43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

  2. Exodus 22:20

    15:11-15:16

    Simon the Zealot quotes this verse during his initiation to justify the destruction of those who sacrifice to other gods.

    1. ¶ He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

  3. Zephaniah 3:15-17

    16:02-16:24

    Simon the Zealot recites this passage about God being in the midst of Jerusalem and rejoicing over His people.

    1. 15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
    2. 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
    3. 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  4. Lamentations 2:14

    21:33-21:42

    Shmuel preaches in the marketplace, quoting this verse to warn against false prophets who have not exposed iniquity.

    1. Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

  5. Proverbs 31:10

    27:42-27:45

    Nathanael greets the women as they finish their work, referencing the 'Woman of Valor' passage.

    1. ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

  6. Zechariah 14:16

    28:59-29:10

    Big James asks Jesus about this prophecy, which states that one day even the nations that attacked Jerusalem will celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

    1. ¶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

  7. Zephaniah 3:17-19

    31:41-32:14

    Jesus recites this passage to the disciples, which promises that God will save the lame and gather the outcast, changing their shame into praise.

    1. 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
    2. 18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
    3. 19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

  8. Ecclesiastes 3:3

    39:51-39:56

    Simon the Zealot quotes this verse to his brother Jesse to justify his path as a Zealot.

    1. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

  9. Psalm 69:9

    42:12-42:17

    Jesse reads a note from Simon quoting this verse about zeal for God's house.

    1. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

  10. Zephaniah 3:19

    42:30-42:43

    Jesse reads the end of Simon's note, which quotes this promise of God saving the lame.

    1. Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

  11. John 5:1-15

    43:30-55:40

    The episode dramatizes the healing of the paralytic man at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath, following the narrative in John's Gospel.

    1. 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
    2. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
    3. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
    4. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
    5. 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
    6. 6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
    7. 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
    8. 8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
    9. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
    10. 10 ¶ The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
    11. 11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
    12. 12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
    13. 13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
    14. 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
    15. 15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

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