Mat 4:12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 4:12-17: 4:12–11:1 Having been announced by John and the Father (3:13-17 ), and having obediently endured the testing in the wilderness (4:1-11 ), the Messiah was prepared for his ministry. He first confronted the Galilean Israelites with the message of the Kingdom. 4:12 John had been arrested by Herod Antipas (see 14:1-12 ). Antipas was tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, where John was probably working at the time. • When Jesus heard ... he left Judea (near Perea, where John was arrested) and returned to Galilee: Jesus withdrew to avoid martyrdom before finishing his work of revealing the Kingdom. As in Joseph’s flight to Nazareth (2:22-23 ), an escape from danger can also be God’s providential direction and the fulfillment of prophecy (4:14-16 ).

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‏ Matthew 4:12

Summary for Matt 4:12-17: 4:12–11:1 ^a Having been announced by John and the Father (3:13-17 ^b), and having obediently endured the testing in the wilderness (4:1-11 ^c), the Messiah was prepared for his ministry. He first confronted the Galilean Israelites with the message of the Kingdom. 4:12 ^d John had been arrested by Herod Antipas (see 14:1-12 ^e). Antipas was tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, where John was probably working at the time.

• When Jesus heard ... he left Judea (near Perea, where John was arrested) and returned to Galilee: Jesus withdrew to avoid martyrdom before finishing his work of revealing the Kingdom. As in Joseph’s flight to Nazareth (2:22-23 ^f), an escape from danger can also be God’s providential direction and the fulfillment of prophecy (4:14-16 ^g).