The Strategic Isolation of Jesus and the Twelve
Excerpt: Chapter 23, At Gilboa and the Decapolis
Son of Man: Urantia, 2nd ed.
The Decapolis was a semi-political group of ten ancient Greek cities and the land between Damascus to the north and Philadelphia to the south. They spent this month alone, and Jesus taught them more of the finer truths of the kingdom. Jesus knew that they were about to enter the final chapter of his trials on Earth, and he had reasons for isolating them for a while. First, the Jewish leaders were now hostile toward anything to do with him or the apostles. And second, Herod Antipas still had John in prison. Herod did not know what to do about John, whether to kill him or let him go, and he suspected that John and Jesus were working together in some way. These two factors made the situation dangerous for Jesus and the Twelve to work in public. And there was a third reason. The tension between the apostles and John's disciples had reached a breaking point, and it was being made worse daily as more people became involved. Jesus did not know what was going to happen to John, and he did not want his actions in any way to embarrass him or make his life in prison any more difficult. So, until Herod either made the decision to kill John or to release him, Jesus decided to wait and prepare the apostles for the days ahead.
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