Because God sent his Son for the salvation of the nations, the church sends its sons and daughters to take the message of his salvation to the nations.
The rejection of Jesus by many Israelites is God‘s plan for the salvation of the nations, and even of Israel itself.
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.
In the next pair of sections about John and Jesus, Luke reported that the Word of God came upon John, and the Holy Spirit...