Some sought just the shadow of Peter to fall on them, that they might be healed.īut of meat and drink, of holy days and new moons and sabbath days, Paul says that they are all just a shadow of things to come but the body of Christ, Colossians 2:17. Σκια, skia, 'shadow', Strong 4639 occurs seven times in the Greek scripture, a significant number of perfection. For to Moses was the law given to express it, first to Israel, and - thereby - to all the sons of Adam. It emanates forth with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth, sent, at the first, to the Jews, but with the prophetic promises (abounding in the Hebrew scripture) of a gospel and a testament that will spread over the whole earth.īut what of the shadow, spoken of in verse 16 ? The shadow, also, came from Israel. The people who sat in darkness saw great light Matthew 4:16. They knew no other, except by word of mouth or written report.Īnd of the land of Zabulon and the land of Nephthalim, by way of the sea (of Galilee) beyond (at the extremity of - it is περαν, peran) Jordan : of this country, far in the north, bordering the outlying nations, 'Galilee of the gentiles' is it said : It was their dwelling place, their habitat. This is where they lived, within these borders. It is a distinct area, one which most people would hardly ever depart from, particularly in olden times.
the country of the Gergesenes, Matthew 8:28, in which case it is enclosed by local or national borders. Consider the lilies of the field, Matthew 6:28, and χορα, chora, Strong 5561, is a larger area, maybe a country e.g. Χοριον, chorion, is a field or parcel of ground, enclosed by fencing or perhaps just delineated by landmarks e.g.
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