KBM The Twelve
KBM Impact 3:16 • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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It is good to be able to get back to my weekly podcast of KBM after missing the last two weeks. With the Gospel Meeting I just finished at the Oologah church of Christ, which can be watched on their YouTube channel, I have not had much time over the last two weeks to do anything but focus on that. Now, however, we can get back to our study on the theme, “Impact 3:16.” We left off in our last study looking at Matthew 3:16 which brings us to Mark 3:16 today. Here in Mark 3: 13-21 we have Jesus appointing the twelve me. These men would become his friends (John 15:14), those whom he loved (John 19:26), his disciples (Matthew 5:1), and his apostles (Mark 3:14). In Mark 3:16-19 we read…
16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
As we just read, Jesus appointed twelve men by why twelve? Why not 5 or 10 or 20? The reason Jesus chose twelve men to be his apostles is because the number twelve is significant in Hebrew culture. When studying numerology and its impact on Hebrew culture we find certain numbers played a significant role due to their consistent connection within God’s word. Let’s now look at a “few” of these numbers and what they represent.
The number “2” came to mean strengthening, confirmation, redoubled courage, and energy.
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
The number “3” came to mean divine as in the Father, Son, and Spirit.
17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
The number “4” came to represent the world in which humanity lives and dies in.
12 He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
The number “6” came to have a sinister meaning because it was one short of seven.
18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
The number “7” came to represent what which is perfectly complete as it comes from 3 + 4 = 7. This is the most used number in both the Old & New Testament.
2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
The number “12” came to represent organized religion in because it multiplied 4 x 3 = 12. In other words, heaven and earth uniting in religion.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.
13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:
1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
So the reason Jesus choose twelve men to be his apostles was to represent God’s religion i.e., the new “Law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2) being united with mankind. This “new religion” was founded on “Jesus’ blood” (Matthew 26:28) and his twelve apostles went out making disciples of every nation (Matthew 28:19-20).