much later in the ministry of Paul. Wherever he went to preach, he first sought out the Jewish synagogue.
His rule is expressed for us in Rom 1:16: ―I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for
the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile‖.
Post-resurrection in the Galilee
It is interesting that Y‘shua‘s first instructions to his disciples after his resurrection were that they should meet
Him in the Galilee (Matt 28:7,10). It was certainly in the Galilee where Y‘shua reinstated Peter. It was also
there that Y‘shua gave the Great Commission of Matt 28:16. We might even surmise that there were more
post-resurrection activities in Galilee than around Jerusalem; and that many of the forty days between his
resurrection and ascension were spent in the Galilee. It is likely that Y‘shua took his disciples back to that
tiny triangle in the Galilee to strengthen them, to draw them closer, and to finish the spiritual side of their
training.
Today the beautiful Sea of Galilee area has retained its pristine beauty and must still appear much as it did in
Y‘shua‘s time. It is a placid area still displaying many of the teaching tools that Y‘shua used; such as the
farmers, fishermen, flowers, and cities positioned attractively upon their hills. Of all the places in Israel,
including holy Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee seems to exert the strongest pull upon believing hearts today.
It is not unusual for Y‘shua to speak and reveal himself in some way to modern pilgrims who visit the area. It
is almost as if Y‘shua is still making disciples around the lake and saying, ―Follow me...Do you love me more
than these...I have many things to tell you..."
11:25-28 Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent
―(25) At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou
hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. (26) Even so, Father:
for so it seemed good in thy sight. (27) All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth
the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son
will reveal him. (28) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest‖.
Talmud, Baba Batra 12a: ―Prophecy has been taken from the wise and given to the babes‖.
11:29-30 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me
―(29) Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls. (30) For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light‖.
As mentioned already – Y‘shua's "yoke" and the Father's "yoke" are not different. Nor is Y‘shua telling them
to "learn of Him" in any place they didn't know where to look. The yoke and the place to learn of Him are the
same – the Torah. Unfortunately, many people today view the idea of the "yoke of the Law" (yoke of the
Torah) as some kind of "bondage‖. This is unfortunate, and is the result of almost two thousand years of non-
Jewish understanding of the Bible, YHWH, Messiah and what "faith" is.
SECTION IV
MESSIAH‘S TEACHINGS
MATTHEW 12:1- 50
TEXT:
(1) ―At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred,
and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
(2) But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to
do upon the sabbath day.
(3) But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that
were with him;
(4) How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to
eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
(5) Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the
sabbath, and are blameless?
(6) But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.