John would have been held in a tiny keep in a citadel.

The scene has changed and the Baptist has become the prisoner of Herod Antipas.

Meanwhile, having sent his disciples off on their mission trip, Jesus himself taught and preached for a short time in the towns around Capernaum.

From now on he will begin to send out his disciples to spread the Gospel, to share his task and mission.

So Jesus left Capernaum and from this time onwards it ceases to be the centre of his activity and is only occasionally visited.

There seems remarkable similarity between the two miracles of Jesus on leaving Capernaum and those which he did on his return.

That day of wonders was not yet ended. We suppose the Saviour and his disciples to have landed on the other side of the lake late in the evening. All the circumstances lead us to regard the healing of the demonised at Gerasa as a night scene, immediately on Christ’s arrival from Capernaum and after the calming of the storm at sea.

It was the evening and once more great multitudes were gathering to him. What more will he have to say to those who had heard his teaching in parables that morning? he was desperately tired but his work had to go on.

We are once more with Jesus and his disciples by the Lake of Galilee. It is later in winter, perhaps a few weeks before Passover. Jesus had left the house with his disciples and so many people had come to hear him that he had to address them from a boat.

But the raising of the dead at Nain put them on full alert and news of this reached the leaders at Jerusalem. There seems just sufficient time between this and the healing of the demonised dumb man for them to witness this significant event.

It was on this return journey to Capernaum that the two blind men had their sight restored. It was then, also, that the healing of the demonised dumb man took place.

However interesting and important it is to follow the steps of Jesus through Galilee, the task of recording it all chronologically seems rather tricky.

The next recorded event in Jesus’ journey through Galilee followed almost immediately. This concerns the much-forgiven woman who had much sinned

It was early Springtime in Galilee. Yesterday, it was the sorrow of the pagan Centurion which touched the heart of the Supreme Commander of life and death.

We are once again in Capernaum. It is remarkable how much in the life and ministry of Jesus centres around that little fishing town. Here was the home of that believing Court official, whose child Jesus had healed.

Before the calling of the Twelve as his ambassadors and representatives, Jesus probably spent a night of lonely prayer on one of those mountain ranges which stretch to the north of Capernaum. But as dawn broke, the eager multitude waited for him on the plateau beneath.

The call of Matthew accompanied the call of the other disciples (who were also designated Apostles), starting with Peter and Andrew, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew (or Bar Telamyon generally supposed the same as Nathanael).

There are two main differences between Christianity and all other religious systems, including Rabbinic Judaism. All others offer no hope to the sinner until, through some means. He ceases to be a sinner.

We know that the Gospels only report events of importance to the narrative of his life and times so it is interesting to note that, in the second journey of Jesus through Galilee, no other special event is recorded than the healing of the leper.

Significantly, his work began where that of the Rabbis ended. Whatever remedies - medical, magical, or sympathetic - Rabbinic writings may indicate for various kinds of disease, leprosy is not included in the catalogue.