Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.-Luke 9:1-6
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and he healed them that had need of healing.-Luke 9:7-11***Herod Antipas the tetrarch, ruler of Galilee for the Roman Empire, was not an Israelite. Elijah (Elias) the prophet, and John the Baptist, and the 12 disciples and apostles of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, were Israelites, descendants of Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). Over 750 years before Jesus the Christ, John the Baptist, the 12 disciples and apostles, and Herod were born, Elijah was proclaiming the words of the Lord to King Ahab and the other Israelites in the northern nation of Israel in the Promised Land. Ahab was the 7th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation, and Samaria was the royal city. Galilee was in the northern nation, in the portion of the Promised Land allotted to the tribe of Naphtali, the Israelites descended from Jacob and maidservant Bilhah. Sometime after Ahab died from the wound he received in a battle against the Syrians, Elijah went up into heaven by a whirlwind. King Hoshea was the 19th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel in the Promised Land, the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham, and Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants. During the 9th year of Hoshea's reign, the Assyrians invaded the kingdom and conquered Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Over 100 years after Samaria was conquered, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) invaded Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land, and conquered the royal city, Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Over 450 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, John the Baptist, and Jesus the Christ, and the 12 disciples and apostles, and Herod were born. John the Baptist was born to Zechariah (Zacharias) the priest and Elizabeth (Elisabeth), into the tribe of Levi, the tribe of Israelites descended from Jacob and his 1st wife Leah, and Jacob and Leah's 3rd born son Levi. Months thereafter, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born into the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Elizabeth's relative Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Approximately 30 years after John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ were born, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. 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, the treasured and chosen people of the Lord God. Meanwhile, Herod put John the Baptist in prison after John the Baptist rebuked Herod. When Herod's stepdaughter performed a dance during Herod's birthday feast, Herod told his stepdaughter to make a request. The stepdaughter obeyed her mother Herodias, Herod's wife, and asked to be given the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Less than 3 1/12 years after Jesus was baptized, Jesus was betrayed by his disciple and apostle Judas Iscariot. Jesus was arrested, crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, seen by over 500 people, and returned to heaven. The Roman Empire remained the rulers of the land whereupon the kingdoms of the Israelites previously stood.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 13:1-14:45, 20:1-29, 26:1-27:12, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:1-12, Joshua, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-34, 6:1-81, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Jeremiah 39:1-18, 52:1-34, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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