Listen to Jonathan Woolner explain that Jesus was a rabbi. ‘Jewish to the bone’
Jewish disciples had to have three stages of education:
- Age 6-10: Memorize the Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy)
- Age 10-13: Questioning and answering
- Age 13-16: Determined whether students would train for discipleship or for common trades.
Age 30: Students on the discipleship track look for rabbis to follow, rabbis observe students and discern whether or not they are capable of taking on their yoke.
Jesus was unique in that he surprisingly pursued people who were not on track to be disciples, and He pursues us in the same way. He believes you have the capacity to be like Him.
John 1 – “In the beginning was the word…” vs 14 – “…the word became flesh”
Luke 2:41-52 – vs 52 – “…grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and Man”
Matthew 11 –
Matthew 4:18-22 – “Come follow me, Jesus said…”
John 15:16 – “I chose you, you did not choose me”
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