Image by Richard van Liessum from Pixabay Is some of the disdain for John the Baptist by the Pharisees and religious leaders because of his choice of food as well as preaching? It was certainly not preferable to eat bugs like locusts but the law did allow it. I think…
Image by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto from Pixabay How did John the Baptist, a practicing Jew, eat unclean locusts and how would he have chosen to do that? This question stumped me at first. If locusts were unclean insects, he would not be able to eat them. I postulated that maybe…
Can you explain the details of John the Baptist’s murder? Who wanted his head on a platter? Is there a parallel between Herod and Pontius Pilate? John the Baptist was the forerunner for Jesus. He was prophesied to come before Jesus and prepare the way for his coming. When Jesus…
When John ate locusts in the wilderness, was it the flower or the insect? Matthew records that John was a bit of a wild character (Matthew 3:4-6). Wearing camel’s hair reminds us, and the people who came out to be baptized by him, of Elijah. He was a gruff character…
Was John the Baptist the only one who baptized with water? Actually, no. The Jews had a long standing practice with water. They fully immersed any proselyte in water to introduce them to Judaism. If you became a Jewish convert, you are baptized in water as part of the ceremonial…
