JESUS chooses a Canaanite

 Mark 3:13

King James Version

13 And he goeth up into a mountain, 

and calleth unto him whom he would: 

and they came unto him.

Not all Canaanites are idolatrous.

JESUS chose a Canaanite to be His apostle.

Had SPIRIT not inspired me to create this blog, I'd not have known.

Had SPIRIT not made me search Scripture for the "exceptions", I'd not have been aware.

So I'm grateful for everything that SPIRIT teaches me each moment.

There is a Canaanite who represents an EXCEPTION to the usual idolatrous ones.

Here's what the Bible says:

Matthew 10:1-4

King James Version

10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, 

he gave them power against unclean spirits, 

to cast them out, 

and to heal all manner of sickness 

and all manner of disease.

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; 

The first, Simon, who is called Peter, 

and Andrew his brother; 

James the son of Zebedee, 

and John his brother;

3 Philip, and Bartholomew; 

Thomas, and Matthew the publican; 

James the son of Alphaeus, 

and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

4 Simon the Canaanite*, 

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Mark 3:14-19

King James Version

14 And he ordained twelve, 

that they should be with him, 

and that he might send them forth to preach,

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, 

and to cast out devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

17 And James the son of Zebedee, 

and John the brother of James; 

and he surnamed them Boanerges, 

which is, The sons of thunder:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 

and Matthew, and Thomas, 

and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, 

and Simon the Canaanite*,

19 And Judas Iscariot, 

which also betrayed him: 

and they went into an house.

Both gospels are consistent.

"Simon the  Canaanite" comes up as the 11th apostle.

*NOTE:

In Catholic school, the nuns taught us that he was Simon, the zealot.

The KJV Bible refers to him as "the Canaanite".

As always, it depends on which Bible version you are using.

Since GOD made me born again nearly 55 months ago, He led me to the King James Version (KJV).

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Canaanite seeks JESUS

 

James 1:6

King James Version

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. 

For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea 

driven with the wind and tossed.

Not all Canaanites as idolatrous.

Scripture showed there are exceptions.

This blog also aims to reveal that.

The first one we encountered was this woman.

Scripture tells us the story:

Matthew 15:21-27

King James Version

21 Then Jesus went thence, 

and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And, behold, 

a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, 

and cried unto him, saying, 

Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; 

my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

Matthew 15:21-27

King James Version

23 But he answered her not a word. 

And his disciples came and besought him, saying, 

Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Matthew 15:21-27

King James Version

24 But he answered and said, 

I am not sent but unto the lost sheep 

of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:21-27

King James Version

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, 

Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, 

It is not meet to take the children's bread, 

and to cast it to dogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: 

yet the dogs eat of the crumbs 

which fall from their masters' table.

Pleased with her answer, JESUS responded:

Matthew 15:28

King James Version

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, 

O woman, great is thy faith: 

be it unto thee even as thou wilt. 

And her daughter was made whole 

from that very hour.

Mark 7:29-30

King James Version

29 And he said unto her, 

For this saying go thy way; 

the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

30 And when she was come to her house, 

she found the devil gone out, 

and her daughter laid upon the bed.

Faith is truly this:

Hebrews 11:1

King James Version

11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, 

the evidence of things not seen.

When JESUS returns, He wonders:

Luke 18:8

King James Version

8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. 

Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, 

shall he find faith on the earth?

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