Maybe Jesus was feeling a little tired, having to do all the work himself. Or maybe He just wanted to share the wealth. So, He cloned Himself 12 times and let them loose to do His magic. Their limits? Only go to to certain people (Jews) whom He calls "lost sheep."
But, I don't think He considers them sheep; He calls them wolves later on. So, He's really setting something up here. Making His case for going to the whole world because He knows the sheep will reject Him. After all, sheep are basically stupid and only care about the next meal and the next place to lay their dumb little heads. Jesus wants that to be understood so they (the Jews) have no excuse.
The Twelve have power to heal the sick, raise the dead!!!, take away leprosy and exorcise demons. Jesus is cloning Himself into them. And the amazing thing is there still will be people who reject them. Surprise! And I get all bent out of shape today when people don't want anything to do with the Gospel? Get over it!
The Jesus Pages is my journey through the New Testament in one year. I invite you to come along, read the Bible passage and leave comments. (If it's nasty or unrelated, I reserve the right to delete it.)
Scripture links are from The Bible Gateway, New International Version.
©2021 Debby Kratovil (kratovil@his.com)
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