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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 1:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:5 All of Judea: John the Baptist created a lot of interest. It was generally believed that there had been no prophet for over 400 years, so prophets were associated with Israel’s past and with the future reign of the Messiah. John preached repentance like the ancient prophets, and he dressed like the great prophet Elijah (1:6), who was predicted to return in the last days (Mal 4:5).
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