As he left Jerusalem in sorrow. He ploughed on.

After the scene in the Temple just described we have, probably on the next day, the healing of the man born blind, at the Temple entrance, the chosen spot for those in need to gather.

It was no longer a secret that the leaders of Israel and Jerusalem were plotting the death of Jesus.

It was ‘the last, the great day of the Feast’ and Jesus was once more in the Temple.

‘It was Chol ha Moed, as the non-sacred part of the festive week.

There was an inquiry on the part of a ‘certain lawyer’ as to what he should do to inherit eternal life.

He had sent forth the Seventy on vital work.

Whether or not the Seventy actually returned to Jesus before the feast of Tabernacles, it is convenient to consider the result of their mission

A peculiarity in the instructions given to the Seventy seem verbal rather than real

Although we can’t be certain as to the order of events, it was on his progress southwards at this time that Jesus designated those Seventy

We now see Jesus travelling to Jerusalem

We find Jesus once more with his disciples passing through Galilee, ready for their journey to the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem.

The following morning Jesus and his three disciples moved camp.

Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ also identified his followers as the Church.

They arrived at Caesarea Philippi. It would have taken two days to get there.

His ministry in that Gentile district was about to draw to a close.

The Jerusalem Scribes, who had been relentlessly stalking Jesus, had been away celebrating the Passover during the recent healings.

Another miracle is recorded in these parts, also on a heathen

This miracle meant that Jesus would get no rest as the fame of the healing spread.

Jesus needed a break. Too many discussions and opposing voices, disappointments and defections.