Prophet Spotlight: John the Baptist

Come along for a deep dive into the 'out of the box' ministry of John the Baptist! How did he compare with prophets before him? Why was his ministry imperative to the messiah? All this and more! Foundation of today's episode: Matt 3:1-12 Similiarities of John & Jesus: Matt 3:2 & 4:17, 3:7, 12:34 & 23:33, 3:10 & 7:19, 3:7-10, 12:34 & 23:33, 11:9, 14:5, 21:11 & ch 26, 21:23-32, 14:1-2 & 26-27, 14:12 & 27: 57-61 'Chaff' as destruction: Psalm 1:4, 35:5, Isaiah 29:5, 17:13, 41:15 Add references: Isaiah 40:3-5, Eze 20:35-36, Matt 14, 3:13-17, ch 28, Hosea 2:14, 2 Kings 1:7-8, John 3:30, Gen 3, 12:3, 2:7, 9, Num 21, Psalm 58:3-5, 140:1-3, 1:3, 118:26, Rom 9:6-7, Judges 9:8, Mal 3:1, Hab 2:3/Heb 10:37, Acts 1:4-5, 2:1-4,