The document discusses four biblical figures that were favored by God: Mary, Enoch, Elijah, and Jesus. It provides passages from Luke and Genesis that describe how Mary, Enoch, and Elijah were favored or blessed by God in various ways. For Jesus, it mentions his baptism where a voice from heaven declares him the beloved Son and passages where Moses and Elijah appear with Jesus and God affirms him as his Son. The document suggests that the reader can also be favored by God like these figures if they follow Jesus.
10. Genesis 5:21-24 - 21 Enoch lived
sixty-five years, and begot
Methuselah. 22 After he begot
Methuselah, Enoch walked with God
three hundred years, and had sons
and daughters.
11. 23 So all the days of Enoch were
three hundred and sixty-five years.
24 And Enoch walked with God;
and he was not, for God took
him.
12. Hebrews 11:5 - By faith Enoch was
taken away so that he did not see
death, “and was not found,
because God had taken him”; for
before he was taken he had this
testimony, that he pleased God.
14. 2Kings 2:11,12 - 11 Then it happened,
as they continued on and talked, that
suddenly a chariot of fire appeared
with horses of fire, and separated the
two of them; and Elijah went up by
a whirlwind into heaven.
15. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried
out, “My father, my father, the
chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
So he saw him no more. And he
took hold of his own clothes and tore
them into two pieces.
16. Luke 9:29-31 - 29 As He prayed, the
appearance of His face was altered,
and His robe became white and
glistening. 30 And behold, two men
talked with Him, who were
Moses and Elijah,
17. 31 who appeared in glory and spoke
of His decease which He was
about to accomplish at
Jerusalem.
19. Luke 3:21-22 - 21 When all the people
were baptized, it came to pass that
Jesus also was baptized; and while He
prayed, the heaven was opened.
20. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in
bodily form like a dove upon Him, and
a voice came from heaven which
said, “You are My beloved Son;
in You I am well pleased.”
21. Luke 9:33-35 - 33 Then it happened, as
they were parting from Him, that Peter
said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us
to be here; and let us make three
tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses,
and one for Elijah”—not knowing what
he said.
22. 34 While he was saying this, a cloud
came and overshadowed them; and
they were fearful as they entered
the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of
the cloud, saying, “This is My
beloved Son. Hear Him!”
25. John 17:23 - …. and that the world
may know that You have sent Me, and
have loved them as You have
loved Me.
26. John 17:26 - And I have declared to
them Your name, and will declare it,
that the love with which You
loved Me may be in them, and I
in them.
27. Matthew 12:46-50 - 46 While He
was still talking to the multitudes,
behold, His mother and brothers
stood outside, seeking to speak
with Him.
28. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your
mother and Your brothers are
standing outside, seeking to speak
with You.” 48 But He answered and
said to the one who told Him, “Who is
My mother and who are My brothers?”
29. 49 And He stretched out His hand
toward His disciples and said, “Here
are My mother and My brothers!
50 For whoever does the will of My
Father in heaven is My brother and
sister and mother.”
30. 1Peter 2:9,10 - 9 But you are a
chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, His own
special people, that you may proclaim
the praises of Him who called you out
of darkness into His marvelous light;
31. 10 who once were not a people but
are now the people of God,
who had not obtained mercy but now
have obtained mercy.