Andrew

Andrew

*"If the Messiah has arrived, anything is possible now! Don't you see?"*
―Andrew to Simon.[src]
**Andrew** was a former fisherman in Capernaum, a former student of John the Baptizer, and became one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.

## Biography

### Early Life

Andrew, the younger son of a fisherman named Jonah, was born in Bethsaida. In Bethsaida, he grew up with his older brother, Simon, and moved to Capernaum later. The brothers grew to become best friends. In the Hebrew School, Andrew was a rule follower and came to enjoy scripture. Subsequently, their father taught him and Simon on how to fish by having them sit down and watch.

Eventually their father would trust them to go fishing on their own, and on the point where they made their own mistakes. They became known among the other fishermen in Capernaum including one of the lead merchants in the city, Zebedee.

When Simon came of age, he was married to a woman named Eden. Simon needed to buy a house for him and Eden to live in but could not afford, leading to Andrew deciding to live with them.

### Fisherman

#### A Dishonest Honest Trade

Owning a house and a boat, the brothers turned to gambling to make extra money and pay their heavy taxes, becoming known for gambling with other fishermen in various secret dens in Capernaum.

#### The Baptizer

Afterwards, Andrew and Simon heard of a rogue preacher called John the Baptizer who teaches along the Jordan River. Andrew was intrigued by John's words and saw him to be a prophet. Eventually, Andrew was baptized and he followed John. He meets John's other disciples, most notably, Philip, and he travelled with John whenever he could.

#### Desperate Position

However, the brothers caught significantly less fish than usual, and as a result, they were left behind with tax debts. The situation became extremely dire that Simon decided to work on Shabbat, despite to Andrew's objections. The next day, Simon told Andrew that he made a deal with the Roman Praetor, Quintus, to turn over the merchants fishing on Shabbat, yet Andrew disapproved the idea.

Andrew spends the next week trying to get his brother to change his mind, but without avail. The next Shabbat, Simon leaves Andrew and Eden during the dinner to carry out his deal with the Romans. Simon returns that day and tells Andrew of backing out of his agreement with Rome, resulting to cutting off the half of his ear The brothers meet their fellow fishermen, Zebedee and his sons, James and John. Simon asks Zebedee to give him the merchants' catch in order to tell the Romans that the problem has been solved, but Zebedee strongly denies his request.

#### Meeting the Messiah

The next day, Andrew visited John and Philip at the the Jordan. While Andrew was standing next to John, John saw a Man walking by them and exclaims, "Behold! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" The Man introduced himself to Andrew and Philip as John's cousin, Jesus of Nazareth. Andrew realized Jesus is the Messiah, deciding to tell Simon about the Lamb of God.

#### Helping his brother

Andrew ran all the way back to Capernaum, where he tells Simon the news, yet a desperate Simon is distressed about his sick mother-in-law, Dasha, living with them and the Romans who could arrest him at any moment. As Simon goes to fish, Andrew helps Eden and her brothers on taking care of Dasha. Eden sends Andrew to help Simon fish, and Andrew convinces Zebedee, James, and John to help. When they find Simon, they didn't catch a single fish. As the day breaks, the fishermen notice a crowd at the shore and assume them to be Romans.

### Fisher-of-Men

#### The Miraculous Catch of the Fish

When the fishermen land their boats on shore, they notice a crowd listening to a Preacher teaching, and Andrew recognizes the Man as Jesus. Jesus asks to stand on their boat for preaching with more clarity. When the sermon ends, Jesus tells Simon and Andrew to cast their nets one more time. Andrew convinces Simon to trust Jesus, and obeying Him, many fish appear out of nowhere and with the help of Zebedee and his sons, the fishermen are able to fill both boats with fish, paying off Simon and Andrew's tax debts to Rome. Immediately, Simon fell on his knees and surrendered himself to Jesus. Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him, inviting them to become fishers of men.

#### Water to Wine

The next day, Andrew, Simon, James nicknamed now as Big James, and John followed Jesus to Cana for a wedding, along with Jesus' other students Thaddeus, Little James, and Mary Magdalene. At the wedding, Andrew meets Jesus's mother, Mary. That night, the servants ran out of wine and Jesus miraculously turned water to wine.

#### At Zebedee's

After the wedding, the group travelled back to Capernaum where Jesus began to preach at Zebedee's house. Andrew was intrigued by the words Jesus spoke and he witnessed Jesus heal a paralytic. At the end of the sermon, a Pharisee named Shmuel called for Jesus' arrest, but the group was able to slip away.

#### A Pharisee and a Tax Collector

The day after the healing of the paralytic, Andrew and John escorted Jesus to a meeting with a prominent Pharisee, Nicodemus. Andrew was amazed by what Jesus told Nicodemus. The next day, Jesus called Matthew, the tax collector of Simon and Andrew, to follow Him. Andrew is upset and so is Simon, yet Jesus tells Simon to get used to different.

#### Healing Simon's Mother-In-Law

Before leaving Capernaum, Jesus heals Dasha and Andrew is surprised by how quickly she recovers.

#### In Sychar

The group travels to a village in Samaria called Sychar. While the disciples went to town for food, Jesus announces to a Samaritan Woman named Photina that He is the Christ. Andrew spends most of the two days watching Jesus teach. Jesus sends the disciples to shop for supplies and Andrew is in charge of buying grapes, carrots, and cherries. With Jesus and the other students, Andrew had a dinner with a Samaritan family, and Andrew is present on listening Jesus read the first scroll of Moses at the synagogue.

#### In Bashan and Syria

Heading to Syria through the Bashan, the disciples meet Philip who was sent by John the Baptizer to follow Jesus. Andrew spends most the time catching up with Philip. Before entering Syria, Andrew meets a friend of Philip, Nathanael, Jesus' newest disciple.

When they arrived in Syria, people began lining up to be healed by Jesus. The disciples took turns, helping and watching Jesus heal. That night, around the campfire, Andrew demands an apology from Matthew.

#### The Feast of Tabernacles

The group travels to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, and with the others, Andrew helps build the booth.

#### Meeting with the Baptizer

A few days later, on the outskirts of Jericho, Andrew, Philip, and Simon accompany Jesus to meet with John the Baptizer. When they return to camp, they find a demoniac terrorizing some of the others and a Zealot fighting the demoniac off. Jesus heals the man and calls the Zealot, Simon nicknamed Zee, to follow Him.

#### John's Arrest

After Jesus sends Simon and Matthew to search for Mary, Philip returns from Jerusalem. Philip tells everyone that John the Baptizer was arrested and sentenced to life in prison by Herod the Tetrarch. Hearing the bad news and greatly affected by it, Andrew mourns with grief and disbelief, and Simon and Philip comfort him.

#### Shabbat Controversy

On the next day on Shabbat, Jesus takes the group to a synagogue in Wadi Kelt, where Jesus heals Elam, a man with a withered hand. Leaving the synagogue, Jesus permits the hungry party to pick grains, upsetting the Pharisees. Then Jesus claims to be the Son of Man and the Lord of the Sabbath. This makes Andrew worry that the Sanhedrin may try to arrest Jesus and lock him up like they did with John.

#### Worst Fear Realized

Andrew begins to become angry about John's arrest and continues to fear if Jesus will be next. Jesus tells the disciples of a Sermon He is planning that will define His ministry. While fishing for more food, Andrew and Simon can only watch as Jesus is detained by the Romans. Completely freaking out, Andrew yells at the others for not trying to something about Jesus' detainment. He goes to the nearest town, Jotaoata, with Philip with the goal of petitioning Jesus' detainment. While in Jotapata, Andrew meets the woman who was responsible for Jesus' healing the paralyzed man in Capernaum, Tamar. She agrees to come with him to follow Jesus. They return to find out Jesus has returned and he is preparing his sermon with Matthew. After another week of preparing, they distribute the invitations throughout Galilee, inviting people to Jesus' Sermon.

#### Sermon on the Mount

The group goes to a mountain, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, and Andrew helps organize the crowd of nearly four thousand people.

### Apostleship

#### Mourning Big James

Around fourteen years after Jesus' resurrection, Big James is killed with the sword by King Herod Agrippa. Andrew and the other disciples travelled to Jerusalem to sit Shiva to mourn James. John takes this time to interview everyone who was there during Jesus' ministry.

## Appearances

* *Season One*
	+ *I Have Called You By Name*
	+ *Shabbat*
	+ *The Rock On Which It Is Built*
	+ *The Wedding Gift*
	+ *Indescribable Compassion*
	+ *Invitations*
	+ *I Am He*
* *Season Two*
	+ *Thunder*
	+ *I Saw You*
	+ *Matthew 4:24*
	+ *The Perfect Opportunity*
	+ *Spirit*
	+ *Unlawful*
	+ *Reckoning*
	+ *Beyond Mountains*