Confessions

“Jesus founds his church on unholy ground and Simon goes public with Jesus’ true identity, getting a new name in the process. But can the new “Peter” forgive old wrongs?”

Matthew 10:34-37, Luke 12:52, and 16 more

1. 2 Kings 13:21

   04:34-04:36

   Andrew jokes about the bread tasting like Elisha's bones, referring to the miracle of the man revived by touching Elisha's bones.

   1. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

2. John 1:29

   06:29-06:30

   Andrew recalls John the Baptist calling Jesus 'The One' (Lamb of God).

   1. ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

3. Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

   08:05-09:10

   Jesus recites the words of Qoheleth: 'Vanity of vanities... all is vanity'.

   1. 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
   2. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

4. Ecclesiastes 1:14

   08:17-08:29

   Jesus recites: 'I have seen everything that is done under the sun... all is vanity'.

   1. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

5. Ecclesiastes 3:6-7

   08:33-09:00

   Jesus recites: 'A time to seek, and a time to lose... a time to keep silence, and a time to speak'.

   1. 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
   2. 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

6. Ecclesiastes 5:10

   09:01-09:10

   Jesus recites: 'He who loves money will not be satisfied with money'.

   1. He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

7. Psalm 91:1

   10:32-10:39

   Rabbi Yussif prays for Nathan using the words: 'He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High'.

   1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

8. Isaiah 1:18

   15:24-15:27

   Nathanael quotes Isaiah about sins being as white as snow.

   1. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

9. Matthew 10:34-37

   18:33-19:51

   Jesus teaches about not bringing peace but a sword and the cost of following Him.

   1. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
   2. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
   3. 36 And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
   4. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

10. Luke 12:52

    19:02-19:07

    Jesus mentions division of five in one house, three against two and two against three.

    1. For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

11. Judges 6:31

    25:13-25:16

    Mention of Baal being worshiped at the site.

    1. And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.

12. Psalm 106:37-38

    25:57-26:16

    Mention of human sacrifice (goats/children) to false gods like Pan at Caesarea Philippi.

    1. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
    2. 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

13. Matthew 16:13-14

    34:46-35:06

    Jesus asks who people say the Son of Man is, and disciples give various answers.

    1. 13 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
    2. 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

14. Matthew 16:15-16

    35:23-35:48

    Jesus asks 'But who do you say that I am?' and Peter confesses 'Thou art the Christ'.

    1. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
    2. 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

15. Matthew 16:17-19

    36:08-37:40

    Jesus blesses Simon, renames him Peter (Rock), and gives him the keys to the kingdom.

    1. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
    2. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
    3. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

16. Matthew 16:20

    37:57-38:00

    Jesus charges his disciples to tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

    1. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

17. Exodus 4:24-26

    55:58-56:12

    Andrew and Peter discuss the strange story of Zipporah and the 'bridegroom of blood'.

    1. 24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
    2. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
    3. 26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

18. Matthew 18:21-22

    1:06:09-1:08:27

    Peter asks how many times he should forgive his brother, and Jesus says seventy times seven.

    1. 21 ¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
    2. 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.