Certain Ones

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.-Mark 12:13-17***The Pharisees were a sect of Israelites widely recognized for the articles they wore and the behaviors they exhibited. The Pharisees were perceived as strict adherents to the commandments, judgments, statutes, and laws that the Lord God gave to Moses for the Israelites. Moreover, the Pharisees were recognized for following the traditions passed down by the Israelite elders. King Herod the Great was ruler of Judea for the Roman Empire. Herod wanted to kill Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, after Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Joseph, Mary and Jesus stayed in Egypt for awhile, according to the instructions an angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph, and they returned after Herod the Great was dead, according to the instructions an angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph. After returning, the family did not live in Bethlehem, the city wherein Jesus was born, or any other part of Judea, inasmuch as Herod's son and successor Herod Archelaus was governing the land, and Joseph received another divine warning in a dream. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Jesus, Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth, the hometown of Joseph and Mary, in Galilee, and other children lived in the household. 

Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by Mary's relative John the Baptist, from the tribe of Levi. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites. Meanwhile, Herod Antipas the tetrarch, a son of Herod the Great, commanded that John the Baptist be imprisoned and  beheaded. Less than 3 1/2 years after Jesus was baptized, Herod Antipas was able to question Jesus after Jesus was betrayed and arrested, and before Jesus was crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, and returned to heaven. Sometime thereafter, King Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great, commanded the death of James, 1 of the 12 disciples and apostles of Jesus the Christ.-Genesis 11:26-35:29, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 7:20-29, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-12:25

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