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Meaning of GALILEE

The expression "Galilee of the Gentiles" or of the "nations" implies that the majority of the population of this region was not of the Jewish race (Is. 9:1; cp. 1 Mac. 5:15 and Mt. 4: fifteen).



(gr. «Galilaia», heb. «Gãlîl», «círculo», región, distrito).
Originalmente se trataba del país montañoso de Neftalí (2 R. 15:29; 1 Cr. 6:76).
Las 20 localidades de poca importancia que Salomón dio a Hiram se hallaban en Galilea (1 R. 9:11). Muchos cananeos se quedaron en este país (Jue. 1:30-33; 4:2).

La expresión «Galilea de los gentiles» o de las «naciones» implica que la mayor parte de la población de esta región no era de raza judía (Is. 9:1; cp. 1 Mac. 5:15 y Mt. 4:15).
El término Galilea fue denotando una región progresivamente mayor, extendiéndose desde el sur hasta la llanura de Esdraelón (1 Mac. 5:55; 10:30; 12:47, 49).

Una gran cantidad de sus habitantes fueron deportados, particularmente por los asirios (2 R. 15:29).
Los judíos que se establecieron en Galilea después del retorno del exilio fueron llevados a Judea por Simón Macabeo, hacia el año 164 a.C. (1 Mac. 5:23); pero, poco después, formó parte del reino de Herodes el Grande; a su muerte, quedó bajo el cetro del tetrarca Herodes. Galilea era la más septentrional de las tres provincias situadas al oeste del Jordán (si se omite Fenicia); estas provincias se corresponden con la división administrativa romana.

El distrito se dividía en Alta y Baja Galilea. Las dos Galileas contaban con 240 ciudades y pueblos (Josefo, Vida, 45). La mezcla de razas en Galilea había producido un acento peculiar (Mr. 14:70; Lc. 22:59; cp. Hch. 2:7).

Se pretendía que de Galilea no salían profetas. Sin embargo, casi todos los apóstoles del Señor Jesús eran galileos; el mismo Señor, aunque nacido en Belén en Judea, se había criado en Galilea (Jn. 7:41, 52). Allí ejerció la mayor parte de su ministerio, tanto en los confines orientales del mar de Galilea como en el interior del país, Corazín, Betsaida, Capernaum, Naín, Caná y Nazaret.

Galilea tiene algo más de 96 Km. de longitud norte-sur y unos 40 de anchura. Es un país accidentado, con montañas y fértiles valles. Los paisajes son pintorescos.
La Baja Galilea es rica en cereales; ninguna de sus montañas sobrepasa los 564 m. Las cumbres de la Alta Galilea oscilan entre los 609 y los 1.219 m.



All of nature sings God’s glory; we alone are out of tune. The question is this: How can we be brought back into the great music?

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Praise Resounds Throughout Creation

Timothy Keller
The Praise Of Creation. Praise comes to God from all he has made. It begins in the highest heaven (verses 1–4). It comes from the sun and moon and stars (verse 3), from the clouds and rain (verse 4).
Christians are saved by faith, not by obeying the law, but the law shows us how to please, love, and resemble the one who saved us by grace.

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True Worship that Pleases the Lord

Timothy Keller
A little boy left his toys out and went in to practice the piano, using hymns for his lesson. When his mother called him to pick up his toys, he said, “I ca n’t eat; “I’m singing praise to Jesus.” His mother responded: “There's no use singing God's praises when you're being disobedient.”
Psalm 19 tells us that, unless you repress it, you can still hear the stars singing about their maker.

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From Heavenly Greatness to Inexhaustible Love

Timothy Keller
The number of stars is still uncountable by human science, yet God knows them by name (verse 4; cf. Isaiah 40:26). Job speaks of the creation, when “the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy” (Job 38:7).
This Christmas season, let’s remember to thank Him for His most precious gift to us: Himself.

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The Gift of Himself

David Jeremiah
Long ago, there ruled a wise and good king in Persia who loved his people and often dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar so he could visit the poor and learn about their hardships.
Father, as we honor the birth of your Son, let us think on mercy, healing, and reconciliation. Amen.

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Healing Time

J. Stephen Lang
1868: On this date a political leader who grew up poor, had no formal education and was illiterate until his wife taught him to read and write, issued Proclamation 179 “granting full pardon and amnesty for the offense of treason against the United States during the late Civil War.”
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