The Map That Preached: The Prophetic Geography of Jesus’ Ministry
From Chapter Four — "The City That Couldn't See" Before the skull, there is a garden. And before the cross, there is a press. When Jesus left the upper room on the last night, He did not wander. He crossed the Kidron and climbed a little way up the western slope of the Mount of
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Tom Hartley
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CONTENTS
Introduction — The Ground Under His Feet
Boundary Line: The Opening Road
One — The Map Before the Man
Three regions · One shadow · The route He walked · The road He sends us · The resurrection at the top of the map · Where do you live?
Boundary Line: Crossing the Jordan
Two — The Branch from Branch-Town
The Circuit and the Stone Rolled Away · The Branch from Branch-Town · The priest whose name was Jesus · The Land of Dwelling · The Land of Wrestling · The Harp-Shaped Sea · The Village of Comfort · The Stone Rolled Away Forever
Boundary Line: Leaving the Harp-Shaped Sea
Three — The Watchman Who Never Sleeps
The First Job · The Sleeping Watch Tower · Watchmen on the Walls · Keeping Watch Over Their Flock by Night · The Garden Where He Watched Alone · The New Watchman from Samaria · The Road to Jericho · The Eyes You Were Watched By · Become a Watchman
Boundary Line: Climbing to Jerusalem
Four — The City That Couldn’t See
The Land of Praise · Shiloh, The One to Whom It Belongs · The House of Bread · Rachel’s Other Tomb · The City of Peace · Mount Moriah, The Mountain That Remembered · The Machinery of Praise · The Tears of the King · The Warning to the Religious
Boundary Line: The Shadow of the Throne
Five — The Edomite on the Throne
The Bowl of Soup · The Long Feud · The Forced Conversion · Antipater the Fixer · The Senate Vote · The Sceptre Clock · Daniel’s Clock · The Seventy Weeks · The Magi Watching · The Slaughter of the Innocents · Hurt People on Stolen Thrones · The Dynasty Walks Through the New Testament
Boundary Line: The Road Out
Conclusion — The Road Out
The last words of Jesus on earth · Watch the book of Acts play it out · The Galilean, Samaritan and Judean sendings · And the uttermost · Close the book. Open the door.
Study Questions — for each chapter, with a note for small groups
Lexicon of Hebrew and Greek Terms — A to Z, with Strong’s numbers
Notes
Each chapter closes with a Scripture thread, a prayer, and a page headed “If you are struggling today.”
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