Imagine the planning to have someone arrive from that distance at that specific spot and specific moment for the Fathers very specific assignment. Simon was a popular name among first century Jews. An email with a link to download your free book is headed your way. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking.
September 2022 Scripture In Question While this Mary also wiped Christs feet with her hair this Mary did not weep unlike the woman in the earlier account of Luke. 6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the Webin the house of Simon the leper so called, to distinguish him from others of the name. To anoint the feet was more honored than to anoint the head, and the ointment was a more valuable and worthy offering than the mere oil which ordinary courtesy would have proffered. Copyright 2019-2023 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy.
Physical healing rarely just stops at the physical. "Peace" was the Hebrew and was the Greek salutation. HERE ARE SOME VERY DISTURBING AND CONFUSING QUESTIONS: First of all, let us consider the laws concerning Lepers in Israel which was still enforced at the time of Christ on earth as detailed in the whole Leviticus 13 chapter. And IF this Simon of Bethany was indeed the father of: Lazarus, Martha, and Mary how come that this leper was allowed to live with his non-leprous children? In this later event, there was already negative attitude against Him, criticizing even the perceived waste of the expensive ointment poured upon Him, especially coming from Judas who was now trying to find a way or an excuse to betray Him to the top religious leadership then. April 2015 * The old is good: this saying is meant to be ironic and offers an explanation for the rejection by some of the new wine that Jesus offers: satisfaction with old forms will prevent one from sampling the new. They were scented with sweet-smelling vegetable essence, especially that extracted from the myrtle. Truth April 2021 While nothing can be set in stone here, all the similarities where Simon is mentioned added together amount to a probability that the last five recordings of Simon in the list above point to the same person (at least in my mind they do). And he followed Him all the way to Calvary.
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