I Am From Him, and He Hath Sent Me

Rev. Haak is pastor of Bethel Protestant Reformed Church in Itasca, Illinois. After the rejection in Caper-naum, the Lord retired from the multitudes and went about Galilee in an almost secretive way, spending time instructing His disciples concerning His coming sufferings (see Mark 7-9). This was frustrating to His brethren, who believed that it was in His best interest to draw attention to Himself and His mighty works. They did not at that time believe in Him as the Messiah sent down from...