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Passage: Matthew 4 (ESV Bible Online) - 0 views

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  • Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil
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      It seems as though this is a way for him to prove his worthiness of being the messiah.
  • “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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      God is more powerful than the Devil.
  • And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
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  • “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
  • Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
  • Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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      People began to believe in Jesus' power and importance.
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    Jesus had to prove that he was indeed the Messiah
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Egypt: Who Were the Sea People - 0 views

  • Sea People included: The Peleset, who were non other than the Philistines that gave their name to Palestine.   The Lukka who may have come from the Lycian region of Anatolia.   The Ekwesh and Denen who seem to be identified with the Homeric Achaean and Danaean Greeks The Sherden who may be associated with Sardinia. The Teresh (Tursha or Tyrshenoi - possibly the Tyrrhenians), the Greek name for the Etruscans; or from the western Anatolian Taruisa   Shekelesh (Shekresh, Sikeloi - Sicilians?)  
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      This is a fairly large group of people. If this is so, than no wonder they were able to overtake Egypt. However, how did they all come together as the "Sea People"
  • As they began to enter Egypt, the warriors were usually accompanied by their wives and families, and it appears that they carried their possessions in ox-drawn cards, prepared to settle down though whatever territory they transverse.
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      They had set their minds to take over Egypt. In fact, they were so confident that they brought their possesions and wives. They lacked fear of losing battles. For this reason, they might have been a very unified force of people. Why?
  • Those Sea People who were captured appear to have been settled in military colonies located in the Delta, where their descendants would become an increasingly important political factor over time.
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      So, the "Sea People" were unified and a strong fighting force, but whenever a particular "sea person" was captured, he quickly disbands from his group and begins a new life. This is quite odd; the sea people were a unified group of people who could easily forget that they were ever part of this group and begin new lives.
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  • However, the Sea People's alliance appears to have remained strong, for afterwards they destroyed the Hittite empire, ransacking the capital of Hattusas, and were probably responsible for the sacking of the client city of Ugarit on the Syrian coast, as well as cities such as Alalakh in northern Syria. Cyprus had also been overwhelmed and its capital Enkomi ransacked. It was clear that their ultimate goal was Egypt. 
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      So, to conclude, the "sea people" were unified, any one person could leave easily and begin a new life, and yet they are still unified and powerful when they are together. Do they not think of those who leave as traitors? They might not because they have no idea what happened to those traitors.
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    Helpful article on the identification of the "Sea People"
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