Springtime in Palestine and the Life of Christ
“Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime…He gives showers of rain to menâ€
(Zechariah 10:1)
Introduction: What about singtime in Palestine?
I. Prophecies of a future/glorious springtime –
A. Song of Solomon 2:10-12
B. Isaiah 35:1-2
C. Zechariah (c. 520 B.C.)-1. “On that day…â€= ____________________
2. 1:7 – Shebat (the 11th month) = FebruaryThis makes _______________________
he Jewish religious New Year.
3. 13:1 – esp. regarding cleansing from _____
II. Springtime and the Life of Christ –
A. John
1. 11:53-12:1
2. 12:12-23 (compare 7:6,8)B. Take Home Lessons –
1. The ____________was fulfilled in spring.
2. Rain is a ___________, without which there would be little or no harvest (see Acts 2:1)
3. Do you live with a theology of Springtime?
Conclusion: “Hard is the heart that loveth nought / In May†(Chaucer). Isn’t it time to realize the spring (Eccl. 3:1-8)?