Jesus would have been between two and five years old. There's just one little negative statement in all these chapters up to here, and that was in chapter 2 verse 34 and those searching words by Simeon, that old man in the temple, who said to Mary, "This child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel and for a sign to be opposed, and a sword will pierce even your own soul." Sometimes we think that trouble is a sign of Gods judgment or that we did something wrong. JESUS VISITS NAZARETH AND IS REJECTED. All of this supposed miracle-working stuff that these modern-day, supposed healers do has absolutely no bearing on the gospel. They responded by attempting to murder Him. So, too, was Joseph. Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him and He began to say to them, 'Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.'". They were all the familiar faces of His life there. So Jesus returned to the city of conflict! Why did Jesus return to a city that had previously attempted to murder Him? They continued to reject the apostles even after Jesus left. Sure death was frequent, men died in wars. They return to look for him. Remember him? Chapter 4 verse 14, He returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. This woman in the land of Sidon, hang on, is a Gentile. The crowds are amazed that Jesus has the authority to drive out evil spirits. Why did He leave the vengeance out? They fasted. Did He attend a pastors conference or get His material from some famous rabbi or pastor? Many today think that a seminary education is important to prepare men for ministry. Archelaus was known for his cruelty and in response to complaints from the populace, in 6 AD he was deposed by Augustus and banished to Vienne in Gaul. Sometimes spiritual warfare is an indication that one is a good soldier who is engaged in a conflict for 1) righteousness and 2) for the souls of those who believe in Jesus Christ. At the end of His year and a half ministry in Galilee, Jesus came back again to the synagogue in Nazareth and again they said, "This is Joseph's son and we know His mother and we know His sisters and we know His brothers. His words captured the moment in a way that was shocking and they still grip us with their power and their force. And you remember the story? He is, Just one of us! Surely, He is nothing special. In the Greek text, a definite article appears before carpenter. This implies that Jesus had been the carpenter or craftsman of the town. Herod's son, Archelaus, only ruled until 6 CE, when Judea became a province ruled from Rome. He commanded a set of troops that were always raiding Israel. Jesus demonstrated an important truth for us God has not called us to avoid conflict in the ministry. And the cruse of oil was never empty. Powerful orators have always been able to captivate people. Why? "Jesus came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and as was His custom He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read, and the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him and He opened the book and found the place where it was written, 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor, [9][10], Cornelius a Lapide comments on this issue, writing: "In Hebrew nazir, or nozeri, written with zain, meaning separate, holy, consecrate, crowned, religious, because Christ, as man, being separated from every other thing, was hypostatically and wholly united to the WORD. The people who are at the bottom of the food chain are the widows because they're charity cases. ( J. C. John 15:20(NASB), Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 11 And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." 12 At once the Spirit sent him out into Isaiah predicts the fall of Israel & Judah, Prophecies written before the fall of Jerusalem, Isaiah reassures King Ahaz of God's support, Troubled times and a glorious future kingdom, 40. She knew her condition. fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. He is informed of this because Herod the Great will soon issue a command that all male children two years old and younger, in and around Bethlehem, are to be put to death (Matthew 2:16). No rain in Israel for three and a half years. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. But in order to accomplish that goal, He had to be willing to suffer rejection! there were many widows. If they wanted proof, all they needed to do was ask Him to save them from their sins, but they had to admit their sins and they wouldn't. It's more of that "familiarity breeds contempt." And you know what? And it's a fair axiom. Just as some today show disrespect for those without formal seminary training, the people in this small Nazareth synagogue showed disrespect for Jesus lack of formal education. The couple travels the roughly 80 miles (about 129 kilometers) to the city, where Christ will be ultimately born in a stable and laid in a manger (Luke 2:1 - 20). They hated that message so violently because they would not be humiliated. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in, It is quite possible that Joseph first met Mary when he came to work in, As Jesus was probably taught the same trade as Joseph, it is highly likely that he served at least part of his apprenticeship in the highly Romanised atmosphere of, 1. The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. So God cared for widows. Around 100 BC, one clan from the line of David returned to Israel and established the town of Nazareth. In fact, John himself was greatly perplexed because John the Baptist, soon after the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, was taken prisoner. Later Jesus decided to return again. So, that's what they want. And there may have been a little bit of town rivalry going on as well. 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead.". Now what's wrong with Naaman? They didn't even want these stories to be rehearsed again, they didn't like these stories. I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. And they were saying repeatedly, "Is this not Joseph's son?" a MATT. God sends a judgment on Ahab, a judgment on Israel and it's a three and a half year drought. Log In But it does nothing for those who don't because no miracles can prove that Jesus can save the sinner from hell. Could you do some magic somewhere? Verse 27: "There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the prophet." The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. The listeners could not believe what they heard. It must have bothered some of them that Jesus stopped there and didn't say anything about the day of vengeance. And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. Let me tell you something as you study the New Testament. And He grew up and He didn't do any miracles and He didn't make any such claims and He didn't do any speaking and how can He now be the Messiah? In our next study we will discover that conflict and ministry go together. The following words should ring in our ears and be memorized. I need to see something so that I can believe.". When asked to read from the scriptures (in line with Jewish tradition), he picks up the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, unrolls it, and begins to read, The Lord has put his Spirit in me, because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. They enjoy controversy and conflict. How about you? They had been all their lives to the synagogue, all their lives to that synagogue and they had heard reading after reading of the Torah, the law, and the Haftarah, the prophets, and sermon after sermon on Sabbath after Sabbath through millennia, if not centuries of years and they had heard many sermons about the Messiah and they had read many scriptures about His coming. Let me tell you something, there's nothing worse than spiritual pride, is there? "And I say to you in truth," very much like the prior statement in verse 24, "Truly I say to you." And so Jesus says, "I know exactly what you're saying, in your mind you'reyoure saying, Physician, heal yourself?" This is a stranger, she's never met this guy in her entire life, he walks in and says, "Take what you've got, that's all you've got and make me a meal, I am the man of God, I am from the God of Israel." 1 Tradition marks out the route which Joseph took into Egypt to have been by way of Hebron, Gaza, and the desert; which, as the most direct w r ay, is very likely the true one. They all knew Elijah, the great prophet of Israel. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. This study describes this second return. So we are worse than a Gentile widow from Jezebel's hometown. It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? May He, in grace, save many sinners even today. In John 11:47 the Pharisees, the chief priests said, "This man is doing miracles." The man who carried Jesus' cross when He was no longer able to, for example, was called Simon of Cyrene, noting his name and his place of residence ( Luke 23:26 ). They couldn't equivocate on the majesty of His oratory. We've had four chapters. but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. Lk. Don't You come tell us You're the doctor if weif we don't have some proof.". How did it turn so badly? . That's always the problem. c 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. Jesus, just before his public ministry began, left his boyhood home in Nazareth and took up residence in the city. Matthew 2:19-23, The angel Gabriel spoke to Mary about the birth of Jesus, An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, Angels praised God for the birth of Jesus, Jesus at 40 days old was taken to the Temple, Magi traveled from the East to find Jesus, King Herod the Great plans how to kill Jesus, Timeline for Birth of Jesus The Christmas Story, Background Information Birth of Jesus The Christmas Story. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? They worshiped the true and living God. How could Jesus let it happen? This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). Warfare comes with serving God because the Evil One is waging spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12). Ive actually been criticized by some ministers and Christian workers for going to certain small churches instead of going to larger ones. That's essentiallythat's essentially what he told him to do. They tended to be disfiguring diseases, usually contagious diseases. Go over there in this dirty river and just duck yourself seven times. However, as Mary and Joseph approach Judea, it is discovered that Herod Archelaus, the eldest surviving son of Herod the Great, is the new ruler of the area (Matthew 2:22). Matthew 1:25(NASB). Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. They were literally stunned by it. We do know that following the death of King Herod the Great, the angel of the Lord appeared once again to Joseph instructing him to go into the land of Israel, for they are dead which sought the young child's life (Matthew 2:20b). Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_Jesus_to_Galilee&oldid=1088534225, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 May 2022, at 16:11. Nazareth is the hometown of Mary and Joseph. We have witnessed this fact in the pages of the gospels. The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon, Solomon builds a palace and furnishes the Temple, The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple, Solomon builds a network of chariot cities, 32. He just drops out of nowhere. We don't know what brow of it. Messiah? They had never heard anything like it. Father, this is such a powerful, powerful statement of the mission of the Messiah to save sinners. This is not an honest question. ", In verse 28, "All in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things." If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can give you eternal life and take you to heaven? You're saying, "Well, why should we believe Him, after all, we don't have any proof that He's the Messiah." Israel becomes a kingdom under Saul and David, Jonathan demolishes the Philistine pillar at Geba, Saul is killed by the Philistines at Mt Gilboa, The Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem, David's victories over Israel's neighbours, Absalom's flight & his rebellion against David, 31. Here is an enemy, a Gentile, somebody who has sacked and attacked and killed and plundered Israel and he's a leper. Let's see what He says, verse 25. What is happening? Instead, we should notice that very few people came to Jesus for healing. They hurried him unceremoniously out of the town. He was concerned that they were sinners who needed their sins forgiven. . The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Huh. There's a bit of a concession there. From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth, Jesus's family accepted changes around them . No such confession is ever going to rise out of their hearts, their hard hearts are filled with pride and self-righteousness and religiosity. They were so entrenched in their self-righteousness, so unwilling to see their sin that when Jesus, the Messiah they had waited for for so long, the Savior of the world came, they tried to kill Him because He threatened their self-righteousness. Later the family returned from Egypt after God told them that King Herod had died and directed them to return to Israel (Matthew 2:19-21). There's only one reason why people who know the gospel don't accept Christ. They were like that Luke 18 Pharisee. The Greek word tekton usually translated carpenter really means a craftsman or artisan, denoting a skilled worker in the building trade, who would have worked in wood and also in stone. Sepphoris had impressive colonnaded streets, a large forum (market place), several synagogues and a huge four thousand seater amphitheatre built into the eastern side of the hill on which the city was perched like a bird. In Matthew 2:23, the return to Nazareth is said to be a fulfilment of the prophetic word, "He shall be called a Nazarene". Many are impressed by Jesuss teaching, but others, realising he is a local boy Josephs son dismiss his words as arrogant nonsense, and they threaten to throw him down the steep cliff below the brow of the hill on which Nazareth is located. Mark 6:5-6(NASB). 13:7.) They gave their tithes. Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. So the accumulated information about the miracles was growing and growing and nobody ever questioned that. Wherefore the religious, under the old law, who separated themselves from wine and from the world, and consecrated themselves to God, were called Nazarites. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). I don't know what they think they're accomplishing by falsifying miracles as if falsifying miracles somehow is going to cause people to believe in Jesus Christ. It was in this generation that He came and out of all that generation, the blessed of people because it was to them that He came, to that small little group in that small town in that small synagogue. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, 8:39-59, 10:22-42 and 12:36-43. Not only was Jesus the carpenter, but they also knew His family: Mary, James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. We're in shock, aren't we? Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. Many times the preacher had said, "The eyes who are honored to look at the sight of Messiah are of all eyes most blessed and the ears who are honored to hear His voice of all hears most blessed." 2023 Grace to You. The Jesus Trail (Hebrew: , Sh'vl Yesh) is a 65 km (40 mi) hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry. The return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, also known as the return from Egypt, appears in the reports of the early life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels. He was there for salvation for anyone and everyone who recognized that they were poor, prisoners, blind and oppressed. Paul's Journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia & Galatia, Paul & Barnabas return to Antioch in Syria, Paul & Barnabas attend the Council of Jerusalem, Paul & Barnabas take the decision to Antioch, 10. Written by on 27 febrero, 2023.Posted in long text copy paste i love you.long text copy paste i love you. It's always been that God will save Jew or Gentile when they come to a point of spiritual destitution and they know it. That's the issue. . John's Revelation to the 7 Churches of Asia, John's Letter to the 7 Churches of Asia Minor, The messages to the believers on the coastal plain, The messages to the believers living inland, 21. We will suffer because there is a spiritual battle. There's only one reason why people who know the truth of Jesus don't believe. Tyre and Sidon in that Gentile region, Zarephath was a town in between the two, Tyre and Sidon, a Phoenician city. Great speakers making great speeches have always won over the minds and hearts of their hearers. And that'sthat'sthat was not the real issue with these people because they don't even question that Jesus can do miracles. Joseph's fears about living within Judea are confirmed when God sends him a warning in a dream. About 18,000 of these residents were clergy, priests and Levites. This is the most wretched thing imaginable. Isaiah offers comfort to those in exile, Words of comfort after the fall of Jerusalem, Those returning are encouraged to follow the LORD, The LORD's blessing will rest on Jerusalem, 41. One scone, if you will, one biscuit. [1][2][3] The Gospel of Luke, on the other hand, does not record anything about the flight to Egypt, but says that Joseph had been previously living in Nazareth,[4] and returned there after the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. The only way she would ever know whether God would supply all she ever needed was to take the little that she had and trust it to him. She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." They couldn't see themselves as spiritual lepers. The people were still worshiping Baal, they were still turning their backs on the true and living God and along came leprosies everywhere and in verse 27, "There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." Fire) an unquenchable fire of judgment." They all knew him. From Acts of the Apostles to John's Revelation, 12 Aug. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17,11:20-34, 2 Feb. Genesis 29:31-35,30:1-12,17-24. The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. We must not shrink from telling others about Christ. Isaiah predicts the fall of Israel & Judah, Prophecies written before the fall of Jerusalem, Isaiah reassures King Ahaz of God's support, Troubled times and a glorious future kingdom, 40. This is intolerable. After the wise men leave, Joseph is told (in a dream) to flee to Egypt (verse 13). Remember that? It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. The religious leaders contributed to His rejection. We must not avoid spiritual conflict when wrong has occurred just because our culture or others in the church say conflict is wrong. The young preacher leaned over and apologized to Dr. Scofield for the small number who had come to hear his preaching and teaching. He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. They would come across the border and they would fight and they would terrorize and raid Israel and they would take prisoners and haul the prisoners back to Syria. They had come to the synagogue which, as Philo called it, was a house of instruction where the Scripture was read and explained. The Divided Kingdom & Journey into Exile, Jezebel kills the prophets & Elijah escapes, Elijah organises the opposition to King Ahab, Jehu races to Jezreel to depose King Joram, King Joash repairs the Temple in Jerusalem, Jeroboam II restores the boundaries of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria invades Israel, Israel falls & the exiles are led to Assyria, King Hezekiah of Judah rebels against Assyria, Isaiah prophesies the destruction of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invades Judah, Jerusalem falls and the exile in Babylon begins, Biblical sources relating to Judah in exile, The later years of exile & the return to Judah, The completion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, A third group of exiles returns with Ezra, A fourth group of exiles returns with Nehemiah, Mordecai uncovers a plot to kill the king, The origin of the Jewish festival of Purim, 37. We don't like that story at all. Isaiah offers comfort to those in exile, Words of comfort after the fall of Jerusalem, Those returning are encouraged to follow the LORD, The LORD's blessing will rest on Jerusalem, 41. The Return of Jesus to Galilee is an episode in the life of Jesus which appears in three of the Canonical Gospels: Matthew 4:12, Mark 1:14 and John 4:1-3, 4:43-45. Their message was simple. The people in the synagogue responded as some might today. God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. III. The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon, Solomon builds a palace and furnishes the Temple, The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple, Solomon builds a network of chariot cities, 32. It's always the same reason. And Jesus was saying to those Jews, "Let me tell you something, you may be Jews, you may be part of Israel, you may be the people of the covenants and the people of the Messiah, but I'll tell you this, God will save an outcast Gentile widow who admits her spiritual destitution before He'll save you.". I think Jesus is making a bit of a concession. We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. And he starts to think about it and he had second thoughts. You can take all the miracle workers, all the so-called miracle workers, all the demonic miracle workers from Jannes and Jambres and the Egyptian magicians, all the way down to Simon Magus in the New Testament, you can take all the oracles of Delphi and all the historical supposed black magicians and white magicians and bring them all together, you can take all the hocus-pocus faith healers and TV evangelists, line them all up, have them do their whole gig of miracles and when they're all done with all their miracles whether they're true or false, they do not prove that Jesus Christ can save someone from hell. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. But if he is the man of God, and if God did send him, then I have life." Having met Mary, a local girl, he may have settled in nearby Nazareth a much quieter and more Jewish village a short distance away from the cosmopolitan (and more expensive) Sepphoris. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . 1 Peter 2:20 tells us that we gain favor with God when we suffer for doing what is right. The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? Let me be very honest. 2. Let me put it to you simply. He makes a transition. They refused to admit it. And that is absolutely intolerable to them, to go to someone who is a life-long Jew, a life-long attender of the synagogue, a serious devout Jew and say, "You're no better off than a pagan, you're no better off than an outcast Gentile leper," is unthinkable because they're so committed to the self-righteousness that's a part of a works system. Oh they said, "Do some things like You did down there. Even in the New Testament, the New Testament enjoins upon Christians to take care of widows because they are of particular care in the mind of God. Ezekiel warns of the conquest of Jerusalem, Ezekiel's vision of idolatry in the Temple, Ezekiel speaks through prophesies and parables, Further prophecies & the fall of Jerusalem, Hope for the future - New life for Israel, 45. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? It all began so assuringly. How could God ignore the Jews of Israel? All the way through these four chapters of Luke's gospel, everything has been very positive. So the word is beginning to grow about Him. Oh, man, did they hate this story. As we have already discovered, Jesus was rejected early in His ministry. But then how could He possibly send His prophet to go minister to a Gentile widow in, of all places, Sidon? 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