Matthew 11:2 – Did John recognize Messiah?

Matthew 11:2—”Had not John the Baptist already recognized Jesus as Messiah? (as in John 1:32-33)”

When John baptized Jesus, he saw clear confirmation that Jesus was the Messiah. But Jesus didn’t fulfill the typical Jewish view of the Messiah as being a political leader who would overthrow the Romans and bring political salvation to the Jews.…

Staff or none?

<h2 class=”objection”>Matthew 10:9—”Did Jesus forbid or allow (Mark 6:8) his disciples to keep a staff on their journey?” </h2>
The disciples were told to waste time not <i>acquiring </i>(κτήσησθε) or purchasing a new staff for the journey, but they were permitted to bring a staff if they already had one.…

Was Jairus’ daughter dead or almost dead?

Matthew 9:18—”Did Jairus tell Jesus that his daughter ‘had just died’ or that she was ‘at the point of death’ (Mark 5:23)?”

Both statements must have been uttered by Jairus; Matthew choose to include one, and Mark another. It may well be that as Jairus was telling Jesus that his daughter was at the point of death, he was informed by a messenger the news that she had died.…

Jordan or Galilee?

Matthew 4:18-22—”Did Jesus first meet Peter and Andrew by the Sea of Galilee or on the banks of the river Jordan (John 1:42-43)?”

Neither passage claims that this was the first time Jesus met Simon and Andrew, but we can deduce that John recounts their first meeting in John the Baptist’s area, and Matthew describes the second back at home in Bethsaida, Galilee.…

Did Yahya know Jesus before baptism?

Matthew 3:13-14—”Did John the Baptist know Jesus before His baptism or not (John 1:33)?”

Up until Jesus’ baptism, John only knew Jesus as a distant relative who was reared in a different town. He may have had some suspicions that Jesus was the Messiah, but when Holy Spirit came on Jesus in the form of a dove it was clear confirmation that made John believe that Jesus was definitely the promised Messiah of God.…