Go Into All The World | You Will See Greater Things
You Will See Greater Things
John 1:47–51 | ~5 min
When Jesus sees Nathaniel coming, he says something strange: Here is a true Israelite — no deceit in him. It sounds like a compliment, but it's a loaded reference. The original Israel — Jacob — was famous for scheming and trickery. Jesus is saying Nathaniel is what an Israelite was always supposed to look like. And then he makes a promise that echoes all the way back to Jacob's dream of a ladder between heaven and earth.
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What Jesus' description of Nathaniel as "an Israelite without deceit" reveals about how he sees people —…
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