Primary Material: Biographical

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Primary Material Biographical

• Primary Locations
• 11-13 Jordan
• Chosen Context of Conflict

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How the Book Flows Logically

• 11 Superscription or Title
• The Rest of the Book supports, proves, flows from
  this stated theme
• Note that book does not start with Jesus
• 12-13 Ministry of John the Baptist
• How does this prepare for the gospel?

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Recurrences in this Segment

• Wilderness (3,4,12,13)
• Elements connected to the Wilderness
• Straight paths (3)
• Jordan River (5) yordan descent
• Camels hair, locusts and honey (6)
• In the Jordan (9)
• Wild beasts (13)

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Theological Preparation for the Kingdom in Mark

• 12-3 Jesus is the climax of the OT
• 14-8 Jesus fulfills all OT promises
• 19-11 OT provides images/ideas for
  understanding Jesus
• 112-13 Jesus provides the model for life
• 114-15 Jesus The Kingdom at Hand

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The Trinity in the Wilderness

• Son of God (1)
• (John) I send before Your face (2)
• Who will prepare Your way (2)
• The Way of the Lord..His paths straight (3)
• One who is mightier (7)
• He will baptize with the Holy Spirit (8) Use of
  Holy Spirit in OT

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Rec. of Baptismal Language

• John the Baptist (4)
• Baptism of Repentance (4)
• Baptized by him in the Jordan (5)
• I baptized with water (8)
• He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (8)
• And was baptized by John in the Jordan

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Trinity at the Baptism

• Who is it that comes to our wilderness?
• Spirit over the water
• The Voice out of the Heavens
• This is my beloved Son

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The Kingdom of God

• KINGDOM - malkut (Heb) basileia (Gk)
• Marks background from the OT
• Reign
• Rule
• Sovereignty
• Kingship
• Kingly power
• Where does He show us who He is?

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The Wilderness is where the King is always
Present

• 1.The Way 13 Satan, 23 unclean spirits, 34,39
  demons
• 2. Forgive Sins 7 religious opposition
• 3.Calls Twelve 11 unclean spirits, 22 Beelzebul,
  23 Satan
• 4.Soils and Storm 15 Satan
• 5.Demoniac 2,8, 13 unclean spirit, 15 demoniac
• 6.5,000 Fed 7, unclean spirits, 13 demons, 49
  ghost
• 7.Heart/Daughter Raised 5 religious opposition,
  25 unc. spirit 26 demon
• 8.4,000 Fed/Confession 33 Satan,
• 9.Transfiguration 17,20,25 spirit, 25 deaf/dumb
  spirit, 38 demons
• 10.Divorce/Rich Ruler 33-34, religious
  opposition
• 11.Entry/Temple 17, defilement of Temple, 18
  destruction planned
• 12.Rulers Reject 1-12 destruction foretold and
  planned
• 13.Things to Come 22-23 false Christs, prophets
• 14 Last Supper 10,11,18,21,41,42 betrayal

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The other kingdom

• Serpent and the Choices of Eden
• wilderness, barrenness, curse
• False Gods
• Demons
• Occult Practices
• Evil Spirits
• Satan
• Angels Minister to Jesus

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The Wilderness as a place of Revelation

• Realization
• Here Israel found out its identity
• Revelation
• Yahweh revealed His name here
• He appeared on Mt Sinai
• Established a covenant
• Gave Israel the Law
• Creation It is in the Wilderness that Israel is
  born as a nation

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How does He come into the Wilderness?

• Jesus Israel
• Holy Spirit drove Him Yahweh leading
• 40 days 40 years
• Submissively Defiantly
• Depending Grumbling

13
When does He move to the Wilderness?

• After the Heavens were opened
• Heard the Fathers Voice
• Knew the Spirits Empowerment

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What He does in the Wilderness

• Temptation
• Lure of the Wrong Road to the Kgdm
• A way other than the wilderness
• I. Focus Material
• His Own Needs Were Never His Concern
• II. Focus Miraculous
• Never Took Advantage of Grace
• III. Focus Mental
• - Never Compromised