Thematic Bible: Divine Leader
Thematic Bible
divine Leader » No place beyond the reach of his hand
divine Leader » In a plain path
divine Leader » Like a mother bird teaching her young to fly
divine Leader » In difficult places, for testing
divine Leader » To the border of the unseen
Then Jesus led His apostles out [of Jerusalem] until they came near to Bethany [Note: This was a village fewer than two miles east of Jerusalem]. [There] He raised His hands and asked God's blessing on them. And it happened, as He was blessing them, that He left them and was taken up to heaven.
divine Leader » Like a shepherd
divine Leader » Steadily toward the cross
Now Jesus and His disciples were [traveling] along the road, going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus moving on ahead of the others. The disciples were amazed and they followed [behind Him] fearfully. [Note: From the context, it appears their amazement was due to His eagerness to enter Jerusalem in spite of the imminent danger they felt awaited Him there]. He took the twelve apostles aside and began telling them about the things that were going to happen to Him.
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