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| ZEBEDEE� ENDNOTES OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES | |||||||||||||||
| {Where Document name is cited first, it is Quoted} | |||||||||||||||
| [1]������ THE BIBLE, JOHN 2:12 - After this [the wedding in Cana] he went down to Capernaum along with his mother, brothers, and disciples, and stayed several days. | |||||||||||||||
| [2]������ THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:13-17 - He moved from his hometown, Nazareth, to the lakeside village Capernaum, nestled at the base of the Zebulun and Naphtali hills.� This move completed Isaiah's sermon:� "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, road to the sea, over Jordan, Galilee, crossroads for the nations.� People sitting out their lives in the dark saw a huge light; sitting in that dark, dark country of death, they watched the sun come up."� This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching.� He picked up where John left off:� "Change your life.� God's kingdom is here." | |||||||||||||||
| [3]������ THE BIBLE, JOHN 1:40-41,45 - Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who...followed Jesus.� The first thing he did...was find his own brother....immediately led him to Jesus....Philip went and found Nathanael | |||||||||||||||
| [4]������ THE BIBLE, JOHN 1:44 - Philip's hometown was Bethsaida, the same as Andrew and Peter. | |||||||||||||||
| [5]������ THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:10 - James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's Peter's partners. | |||||||||||||||
| [6]� ���� Although James and John have not been called by Jesus yet, they have known him all their lives, being the sons of Salome, Mary's sister.� Compare Matthew 27:56 and Mark 15:40.� They are also partners of Peter and Andrew who have been called by Jesus and would have been told about it. | |||||||||||||||
| [7]������ THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 27:56; MARK 15:40; JOHN 19:25 - The mother of Zebedee's sons....Salome....his mother's sister. | |||||||||||||||
| [8]������ SEE VOLUME II, DREAM MAKER, "God Eyes" | |||||||||||||||
| [9]����� The fishing on the Sea of Galilee was best done at night. | |||||||||||||||
| [10]������ THE BIBLE, MARK 1:29 - ...their father Zebadee, the boat, and the hired hands. | |||||||||||||||
| [11]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:18-20 - Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers:� Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew.� They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake.� It was their regular work.� Jesus said to them, "Come with me.� I'll make a new kind of fisherman out of you.� I'll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass."� They didn't ask questions, but simply dropped their nets and followed. | |||||||||||||||
| [12]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:21-22 - A short distance down the beach they came upon another pair of brothers, James and John, Zebedee's sons.� These two were sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, mending their fishnets.� Jesus made the same offer to them, and they were just as quick to follow, abandoning boat and father. | |||||||||||||||
| [13]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 4:33-35 - In the meeting place that day [Sabbath] there was a man demonically disturbed.� He screamed, "Ho!� What business do you have here with us, Jesus?� Nazarene!� I know what you're up to.� You're the Holy One of God and you've come to destroy us!"� Jesus shut him up:� "Quiet!� Get out of him!"� The demonic spirit threw the man down in front of them all and left.� The demon didn't hurt him. | |||||||||||||||
| [14]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 4:36 - That set everyone back on their heels, whispering and wondering, "What's going on here?� Someone whose words make things happen?� Someone who orders demonic spirits to get out and they go?" | |||||||||||||||
| [15]���� See the Bible, Luke 4:38-41 | |||||||||||||||
| [16]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:1 - Once when he was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the crowd was pushing in on him to better hear the Word of God. | |||||||||||||||
| [17]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:2-3 - He noticed two boats tied up.� The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets.� He climbed into the boat that was Simon's and asked him to put out a little from the shore.� Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd. | |||||||||||||||
| [18]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:4 - When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch." | |||||||||||||||
| [19]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:5 - Simon said, "Master, we've been fishing hard all night and haven't caught even a minnow.� But if you say so, I'll let out the nets." | |||||||||||||||
| [20]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:6 - It was no sooner said than done ~ a hugh haul of fish, straining the nets past capacity. | |||||||||||||||
| [21]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:7 - They waved to their partners in the other boat to come help them.� They filled both boats, nearly swamping them with the catch. | |||||||||||||||
| [22]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:8-10a - Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus.� "Master, leave.� I'm a sinner and can't handle this holiness.� Leave me to myself."� When they pulled in that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him.� It was the same with James and John, Zebedee's sons, coworkers with Simon. | |||||||||||||||
| [23]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:10b - Jesus said to Simon, "There is nothing to fear.� From now on you'll be fishing for men and women." | |||||||||||||||
| [24]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 5:11- They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him. | |||||||||||||||
| [25]��� THE BIBLE, JOHN 1:42 [KJV] - "Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas." | |||||||||||||||
| [26]��� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:23 - From there he went all over Galilee.� He used synagogues for meeting places and taught people the truth of God.� God's kingdom was his theme ~ that beginning right now they were under God's government, a good government!� He also healed people of their diseases and of the bad effects of their bad lives. | |||||||||||||||
| [27]����������������� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:25 - More and more people came, the momentum gathering.� Besides those from Galilee, crowds came from the "Ten Towns" across the lake, others up from Jerusalem and Judea, still others from across the Jordan. | |||||||||||||||