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Podcast: Bible Study - Sabbath School Podcast
Episode: Episode 2079 Lesson 1 Tuesday July 02 - The Messenger
Description: Read Mark 1:1–8. Who are the characters in these verses, and what do they say and do?These verses have three main characters: Jesus Christ, referred to in Mark 1:1; God the Father, implied in the words of Mark 1:2; and John the Baptist, the messenger and preacher who is the main subject of the last section of this passage.Mark 1:2, 3 contains a quotation from the Old Testament that Mark presents to describe what will happen in the story. What Mark quotes is a blending of phrases from three passages: Exodus 23:20, Isaiah 40:3, and Malachi 3:1.Read Exodus 23:20, Isaiah 40:3, and Malachi 3:1. What do these three pa...