<p>15:29&nbsp;<em>And Jesus departed from there and came near to the Sea of Galilee</em>- The Greek could imply a relocation, as if He had been based in that Gentile area and now returned to spend time in Galilee.</p>
<p><em>And he went up the mountain and sat there</em>- Reminiscent of the giving of the sermon on the Mount, the earlier feeding of the 5000 (Jn. 6:3 &quot;Jesus went up into a mountain, and there He sat&quot;), and also His sitting upon the Mount of Olives teaching (Mt. 24:3). Sitting on a mountain was metaphorical for reigning (Rev. 17:9). Although His political Kingdom had not yet come, in His teaching He was as it were ruling over His people- which is exactly the sense in which He is now ruling over us His king-dom, those under the domain of His teaching and rulership as Lord and King.</p>