Matthew : Season 1 - Week 2
To the Jewish mind, the idea of “water” was dual. Being a people located near a desert, water was seen as life. But as a non-sea-faring people, water was also seen as a place of death and chaos. As Matthew tells the story of Jesus’ baptism, though, we see a pattern continuing - God intervening in human history to lead His people through the chaotic waters of death into newness and life. And just like the stories of Noah from the Flood, Moses and the Red Sea and the tribes of Israel crossing the Jordan, Jesus’ baptism shows us that God is still leading people from death to life, if we’ll just follow Him.
