Jesus turns our understanding of authority and its purpose on its head

Jesus turns our understanding of authority and its purpose on its head

Like the bronze serpent which Moses lifted up, so Jesus is lifted up on the tree of the cross that everyone who looks on him in faith is saved.

Like the bronze serpent which Moses lifted up, so Jesus is lifted up on the tree of the cross that everyone who looks on him in faith is saved.

Unlike Cyrus, Jesus comes as the ultimate Messiah into our broken world to bring us out of our exile under sin and death

Unlike Cyrus, Jesus comes as the ultimate Messiah into our broken world to bring us out of our exile under sin and death

In Jesus' cleansing of the temple, we see God's love for His people and His desire to be with His people

In Jesus' cleansing of the temple, we see God's love for His people and His desire to be with His people

God's people exiled in Babylon were reminded by Isaiah that God marked them as his chosen people. We also need to be reminded of this in our own lives. In holy Baptism, we have been marked with the cross of Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit for life eternal.

God's people exiled in Babylon were reminded by Isaiah that God marked them as his chosen people. We also need to be reminded of this in our own lives. In holy Baptism, we have been marked with the cross of Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit for life eternal.