Messianic Reaction to The Chosen S4 E3 | Jesus’ Upside Down Kingdom 

My 10 year old said "imagine the first person you get to see is Jesus!"❤

Our tour guide in Israel was a Messianic Jew, and she had a theory that Jesus was forming a new eye from the mud, in the same way that God formed man from the dust of the earth

After watching this, I looked at the episode that Thomas and Ramah asked Jesus for permission and I think his pained look and hesitation was because He knew they would never be married. I may be searching but it was such a heartbroken look

God created man out of the dirt, in the saliva of Jesus is the perfection of DNA. Put the two together and you have perfect eye sight.

Appreciate your thoughtful and discipling analysis as always! The show is just an open door towards discipleship...

“Though I was blind, but now I see.” And Jarius with the fist bump!! YES!!! He definitely experienced God! Thank you guys for your insights.

Jesus not brining back Remah is also a reminder that He was following the Father’s absolute will. And often in His will, He does not give us everything we ask for. His will is perfect.

It happened exactly forty years ago I accidentally discovered that I cannot see with my right eye at all, and perhaps I was born in this way as well. Godfather only knows the truth about it. But it is over now, glory be to Godfather, because it was prayed for to be able to read last weekend. My blindness is over now, because I can read now. Halleluia. Glory be to Godfather.Amen

I think Jarius expresses himself the way so many of us feel! When his daughter is healed, and he tells Jesus, 'Thank you. There are no other words. Thank you!' And now in this episode...'Yes!' Yep, Jarius is one of my favorites! Also, I love when a new Chosen episode comes out, because I know you two will soon come out with a reaction video, loaded with interesting historical context and information. Thank you so much!!!

A bit late...just got home from church. This episode!! When I saw it in the theater what seems like a lifetime ago, I cheered, jeered, and bawled!

I remember being stunned in the theater with Ramah's death. The theater was silent for some time after it ended. That said, I can think of four plot points used by the death of Ramah. 1. Impact on Thomas leading to some of his issues. 2. Change of Roman authority in Capernaum, freeing Gaius to perform the role we have expected of him for years. 3. Impact on Ramah's father and his influence with the Sanhedrin and the change in mood and a growing desire to have Christ killed. 4. Possibly setting up Matthew 27:52-53. "52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." They could choose random people to rise from the dead, but it would be more impactful if these are characters we know and love.

I love how Jesus heals the blind man in front of witnesses and how he responds in belief.

I also love John Baptist when he goes yeeah!

I believe that Joseph died at some point before Jesus started his ministry. When my husband said something about Jesus healing everyone, I said, “He didn’t heal or raise Joseph.”

I love hearing your explanations of what is happening in the Chosen. I cried so hard, hurting for Thomas.

Thank you for explaining Midrash to us and for those who have those concerns.

The man was born without eyes. Jesus created them with the mud. He didn’t create anything from thin air. Think about the loaves and fishes and the wine. He started with some material. The healing of the man born blind was very significant.

Please don't make us wait so long for the next one!

This season has been an emotional rollercoaster and this episode especially. I enjoy your insights so much.

I love this Jairus gesture! So controlled!

30:10 He came to bring Division In the WORLD between the goats & His sheep but UNITY in the Body of Christ

Hey grafted guys? Any plans for release the next reaction video? Anxiously awaiting.

I have had a teaching on the reason for using spit in this instance, part of the messianic miracles to heal a man blind from birth, but particularly, if I recall, prior to this religious leaders were questioning Jesus' legitimacy of birth (particularly who His father was), and I believe I've been taught that there was perhaps significance in Hebrew culture to believe the first born son had healing powers in saliva. So with the religious leaders to witness Jesus healing with saliva, was another messianic sign that He is indeed a first born son (not illegitimate child as the leaders were trying to suggest).

I think your last statement sums up this whole episode and all the suffering in the last few seasons. You will have suffering when you follow Christ...but its worth it. He suffered and experiences sorrow. So many believers around the world suffer major persecution TODAY and still minister to their captors, enemies, and critics. He is worthy, but it isn't easy.😢❤

I wish they would give insight on John, often referred to as the "one that Jesus loved" and let us see why.

I absolutely love the character of Mary. Now she is someone I would want to hangout with. In so many of these scenes where Jesus is correcting the Pharisees she is just standing back with this tiny little smile on her face because she totally gets it.

The explanation is in 1st century jewish context. In the talmud, there are laws against making mud on shabbat and touching saliva. The purpose was to elevate God's law and show that their man made laws mean nothing. Shalom

Can't wait to see the final episodes with you guys!

He didnt heal everyone He came in contact with, when He went to the pool, He only healed the 1 guy (z's brother) but left the rest unhealed (historical accounts there were thousands there needing healing. Plus He had to have passed the gate beautiful not healing the lame guy that is later healed in Acts. the hard part about the Rhema scene is the verse that "He healed all who came to Him" and they did depict Thomas going to Him and asking (not to mention ask and you'll receive). I do agree with you about this setting up why Thomas doubted His resurrection so much.

It is fantastic to me that when Jesus spit in the dirt and put that in the man's eyes, his DNA was in that man.

Since he was blind, he didn’t see/know about the spitting part. And once healed, he wouldn't care.

Thank you for the commentary!!!

Wow. I didn't even realize how much Gaius gave up in that defiant moment until you guys pointed it out. Thank you ❤

I always imagined the spitting in the dirt and making mud as almost corrective surgery like an eye transplant. 🥳

They got their name before anybody.... Son's of thunder..... They never mentioned that.....

Shalom shalom, guys! Oh boy, this episode... 😶😨

I wish Atticus was the one that did the numbers because in the beginning of this episode it would have been “Atticus with an Abacus”. Although I do like “Always Eating Atticus”.

I. missed you guys. I didn't watch anything so I wouldn't get any spoiler alerts thank you I love the way that you evaluate the scenes

Not sure where else to ask, so sorry for this wet blanket. I'm just wondering when the next reactions are scheduled for upload. Thanks for all you guys do.

I liked your analysis at the end. I do think the Thomas and Ramah story was added more for modern audiences. The issue of loosing a loved one is a common theme we can all recognize. The questions that we don't always get the answers to that we want is a common experience among believers. As you said, it draws us into the story. And the disciples (in future episodes) wrestle with similar questions as to the ones we have. Maybe they did not have these exact questions, but they certainly wrestled with human issues common to man.

Hey Doctor Tom and Sam, any idea when the next reaction video will drop? anxiously awaiting!

Earlier in the gospels the word All is used, He healed all who were brought to him on some days, and healed the widow's son of Nain without being asked. This was not every day, and always in submission to the Father. There have been instances of healing in my family, and other times of grief when there was not. Even Lazarus did die- I hope as an old man, but scripture does not say, and the Sanhedrin were after him at the same time as they plotted against Jesus. God alone is on the throne and has the authority over life and death.

Atticus seemed to think that Gaius was deliberately trying to sabotage Quintus by letting a riot start. But I thought he defied Quintus because he was beginning to believe in Jesus.

i heard once that this man actually didn't have eyeballs and Jesus put the mud into his eye sockets because He was going to create new eyeballs. It may have been that it was a look back to the creation of Adam as a witness to Who Jesus is.

Jesus recreating his eyes with the dust of the ground is the same way I understand what Jesus did with the man born blind. To Him be all the glory Amen

The world is actually inverted and upside down. That's why everything else look upside down. Stand upright!! Only then will you see the Trurh.

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thank you for what you do….made a modest donation. be blessed

Thank you for the comments on the Ramah scene. Obviously, it's a fictional scene, but the question must be fairly asked, "Does this violate the character and intentions of Jesus and the gospels?" Did Jesus heal EVERYONE who asked? Did he raise from the dead those for whom he was asked? It's possible he healed everyone who asked, if not probable...the gospels don't have any specific, personal examples of a denied healing, although there are examples of Jesus not staying around to heal people in a city even though he was asked to stay. But as you said about "teaching," I believe it would be a violation of the character of God and the TOTALITY of scripture to present, in this show, a Jesus who just made everything on earth better when asked. That's clearly not the case at all today, in the time of the early church, and in the Old Testament, and it's debatable what it was like when Jesus was present in human form. But for the majority of viewers who are learning about Jesus for the first time, or in a new way from the inauthentic Jesus they''ve experienced in art or "religion" or ignorance, I believe it would be inaccurate to portray the God-man as "when you've got a big human problem, he'll solve it for you." I didn't want viewers to have a detached, "Well, that was fine for them, but it doesn't apply to me today" view of who Jesus was and is. And yes, he's the same yesterday, today, and forever. Is this scene factual? No. Is it True? I believe it is. But ultimately...READ THE BIBLE! :)

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The cost of Discipleship is definitely worth it

So true, gentlemen..my family is Catholic and I’m a Christian who is saved….trying to explain theology to them is something impossible…but all I know is the miracle that I was saved..and that’s it 🤷🏻‍♀️

I know this is part of the show/plot....but why would a man...Thomas....lead Ramah toward the threat, the danger. This wouldnt make sense that he just....I'm going to walk by this Roman leader with my finance, even though he's worked up and has drawn his sword. Lol

22:38. DNA can be found in our spittle right? If this is so, Jesus was using His PERFECT DNA as God to make over his eyes using dirt from which we came. Like a Master craftsman fixing an antique that's broken, Jesus was doing reconstructive surgery.

Healing in The Chosen would have to be very different than healing now, simply because so many of us belong to churches where healing is fairly common or because we have been exposed to people that do healing as part of their ministry, so we are like, “Oh awesome” but back then it would be more like, “WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, OMG HOW DID HE DO THAT, THAT WAS SO AMAZING !!!”.

Years ago Yeshua told me that if ALL the Pastors...Preachers....Bishops....Arch Bishops....ALL THOSE WITH 'TITLES' ......BRING IT TO GOD AND SAID....'WE ACOMPLISH OUR TITLES THROUGH A WORLDLY SYSTEM.....BUT....WE GIVE IT BACK TO YOU..... THEN.....YESHUA SAID....THEN MIRACLES WILL HAPPEN !!!! Its the story with Naaman....with All the pips on his shoulders But underneath he was full of leprosy...!! And when Samuel let him know through Gehasi he was furious and Insulted !! And.....to be 7 times washed in that little dirty Jordan river was unimaginable for this 'highminded highclass pip-wearing man !!! STILL TODAY 2024 PEOPLE STILL WANT TO SIT ONE ON THE RIGHT AND ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF GOD !! THATS WHY 'THE CHOSEN' WAS INITIATED AND INSPIRED BY GODS HOLY SPIRIT FOR THIS IS 'THE ONLY WAY' TO GET THE TRUTH AROUND THE WORLD !! GOD SAID TO ME... 'PEOPLE HAS MADE A HARLOT OF MY WORD' ! AND HE WAS JUST AS SERIOUS AS JESUS IN THIS SERIES !! BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD ! DALLAS JENKINS IS JUST OBEDIENT UNTO THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT... THATS WHY GOD CAN USE THIS SERIES TO REACH THE MILLIONS FOR TIME RUNS OUT !!!!!!!!

Hello, I am really enjoying your discussions. You mentioned how hard it was for the apostles to grasp the meanings of Jesus teachings, His parables and the understanding of Peter's name change. Jesus wanted more time, like He said to Matthew when getting ready for the Sermon on the Mount. I need time He said. His disciples were still not understanding, but His purpose and destiny had picked up momentum. It was not going to slow down now.

47:33 so hard when you’ve lost a child or grandchild….its hard NOT to be upset at first. But I believe He understands our humanity. That’s why He came so He could experience life, and everything that goes along with it. 😢 I know you’ve experienced loss as well. It’s a process and you have to come to terms with it. And He says he’s always there even in the midst of this.

Ar One point Jesus said The Spirit of The Lord was on Him. So the healing was through the Power of The Holy Spirit.

Hello’s grafted guys 😵‍💫 I have a question ,? Can you please help me , I have been hearing about the “transfiguration “ of Jesus can you tell me what is it. Thank you in advance I don’t know much of the bible, and I wanted to take your bible classes but I couldn’t find the button you are talking about: well warm regards and Divine Love 💕 Paulina ✨

The Bible is very clear: Stephen was the first martyr. Not some made up character named Ramah, when the Bible doesn't mention the apostles having any interest in marriage at all. The Chosen is great when they stick to the Bible, when they deviate, it turns into awful fanfiction.

The chatted faf! 😂

Jesus was close with his disciples, so they felt comfortable in who will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Also, looking back we can go are you kidding me. However, if we were them, would we ask ourselves?

Listening to the conversation between John, James, and their mother is almost painful! Lol!!!

I like that you pointed out that the way Jesus teaches is mostly slightly cryptic and not always crystal clear. This is a great way of encouraging questions and relationship, which is what God wants from us. Life often has paradoxes that are not immediately apparent. When teaching in this way, all these things can be taken into account.

Late catching up with this. I have often wondered what happened to those who were healed... those who had been beggars for years. Having been healed they could no longer be legitimate beggars. Just something I ponder.

Peter, James & John the closest 3 and they were the most out there & outspoken as well, the . Strongest personalities ?

Doesn't it say that in Nazareth He did no miracles because of their unbelieve. So He did not heal everybody he came across.

This is the least favorite part of the chosen. If Ramah had been killed on the way back to the others, but to have this take place in front of Jesus by a Roman is not acceptable. We know the sacrifice and love that Jesus has for us because we can look back on his sacrifice BUT they believed that the Messiah was coming to conquer the Roman enemies and set a new kingdom. If this had REALLY happened, the followers would have turned away as they did when he was arrested. When Eden lost her baby, Jesus was not standing next to her refusing to help. The apostles were certain that the Messiah was to throw off the Romans so to allow a follower, a woman who had left ALL to follow him, to be brutally killed and not lift a finger to help her, would have been enough to crunch their budding faith. I have been through the loss of child, sexual abuse, physical abuse and many other things without losing my faith. I have not expected Jesus to change every situation and like Tom and his wife, I have grown closer to him. I understand why they did this BUT, in this case the end does not justify the means. I still love and support this show but I feel strongly that they made a mistake in judgement.

Three major times Jesus lamented how little the apostles understood what was about to happen. They were as cluless as a rock. Then, suddenly, out of nowhere comes Acts 1-3, and guess who the main speaker is: Peter...now that was a miracle, indeed.

Quintus' tax intake likely suffered due to increase in population, use of government services/resources of those people without a commensurate increase in taxes. people in th the tent city paid no taxes, bought no retail licenses (also a tax), etc. likely, they were not employed. if they sold/traded anything or plied a trade, they competed with tax-paying citizens. they likely bartered for a higher percentage of their needs than city residents. that means that local businesses made fewer cash (easily taxable) sales to tent city dwellers than city residents.

Spitting on the mud, I think is coming from Jesus, Lord God, Holy Spirit healing.

On the word "confess" especially in 1 John 1, is more than just stating what needs to be said but rather our confession is our agreement with God about what sin is...

I love that Josiah threw himself into the arms of YHWH... that put the exclamation mark at the end of that miracle!!!

For me the lesson was that Our Loved ones can die , suffer and we may never know why but, The Lord will love us to the end

I think Jesus used the earth to create what was missing at birth. Then he healed the development speed. When a new born first sees, their eyes work in stages. So I think Jesus put his hands over the brand new eyes to speed up the development.

I think it is interesting that you brought up how the Romans used these other ethnic groups in their army and how now the Russians are using primarily people who are not ethnic Russians to populate their army as well.

Hey my guys!

Here is what I have an opinion on as to why Jesus made the clay. So far I have peace in my spirit on this possibility. The fact is, the man born blind seemed to be in such a bad way that people questioned the sins of himself or his family as the cause. Blindness was not new, nor was it new to Jesus who had already healed some blind eyes. I believe the man was born without eyes as a whole. Not just blind, but incapable of ever seeing because of the lack of eyes. Jesus, through whom all things are created (Colassians 1) made the clay, which we are made out of and actually formed eyes for the man. This is why this miracle was so big in scripture. This is why pharisees couldn't believe he could have done it without demonic help. This was a creative miracle. Putting physical, seeing eyes, where there were none.

Jesus spit: “Holy”Spit

Nothing like kicking your healed son under the bus! ;-)

Ya then he catches him in private and warns him sin no more or something worse will happen. Scared straight.

We were made perfect from dirt , so He uses dirt to make his eyes perfect

there is meaning with using saliva and dirt/mud being used here.....

Calling Matthew didn’t seem wise either. 😂

Been waiting for this.

the Romans were neither Irish nor American

What is the hidden message with Dr Tom's little cup and why does always have one in every episode?

Two of the gospels are Mark and Luke, yet I haven't heard these names anywhere else. Who are they?

BUT NO AMERICANS!

When’s episode 4 gonna be posted? Can’t wait to see it with you guys!

10:19 what’s up with Salome??? Were they, you think, that envious?? She just seems like she’s over the top about it. She was so humble before when He was teaching at their house…🤷🏻‍♀️I think Jesus should’ve gone and set her straight. lol!😂

23:51 Hmmm. Have you guys seen 'The Smiling Pharisees' over at Steve Shermett's channel? He's Rabbi Josiah here, and he with the actor playing Rabbi Akiva have a wonderful conversation with two other cast-mates who were in the same scene that follows this, reflecting on it.

Repentance has the knowledge that we have no excuses before God. We acknowledge FULL responsibility for our sins. We realise how anathema our sins are to our holy God, and we are ready to run from ever doing them again.

Thanks to you both and the Chosen, I finally understand why in my life I am constantly persecuted for my beliefs since I was a child. My country is not communist anymore, but the roots of nonbelief in Yeshua are deep. Inthink I finally understand and that is a great relief and gift. God bless you both ❤🙏🏼

I have felt like Thomas, I have been so hurt and devastated and just wanted Jesus to fix it, and in my spirit I have heard, I am so sorry, I am here and I love you, and you wonder why he won't just fix it and you wonder if he feels your pain at all, but he says in this world we will feel pain, it's not easy living on the earth and for some reason we have to go through trials and tribulations 😢

Good morning (6am) from Perth Western Australia

Did something happen to you guys? No uploads in over a month!

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Guys the lord created eyes from the dust of the earth that is simply it.