1. About that time John the Baptist came and began preaching in the desert area of Judea.
2. John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.”
3. John the Baptist is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about. Isaiah said:“This is a voice of a manwho calls out in the desert:‘Prepare the way for the Lord.Make the road straight for him.’” Isaiah 40:3
4. John’s clothes were made from camel’s hair. He wore a leather belt around his waist. For food, he ate locusts and wild honey.
5. Many people went to hear John preach. They came from Jerusalem and all Judea and all the area around the Jordan River.