Dr. J. Vernon McGee makes this comment about Jesus return, There are certain men in Gods work who do not want to go to a small place to minister. Huh. And so that's what they say. Jesus did not send an angel to testify of myths, but of facts, prophecies that will soon take place. They were very eager for the Messiah's coming. That was them. Remember that? Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. So Jesus returned to the city of conflict! He says, "You want Me to do what was over there, but that's not because you really care to have proof, this is your way of self-justification." I understand that no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 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). 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. The crowds are amazed that Jesus has the authority to drive out evil spirits. This study describes this second return. [1], The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. Did you come to destroy us? (Luke 4:34) Jesus commands the evil spirit to leave the man, and after throwing him to the ground, it leaves him without harming him. The World of the New Testament Journeys, English Translations of the New Testament, Jesus teaches how to receive the Holy Spirit, Jesus is changed on the slopes of Mount Hermon, Jesus heralds the end of the sacrificial system, The believers are filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen is killed & the believers are scattered, 9. The Philosopher, the Lover & the Mourner, Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, Amos denounces social injustice in Israel, Hosea laments the unfaithfulness of Israel, Micah decries social injustice in Israel and Judah, 39. And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. Spiritual conflict (Ephesians 6:12) is unavoidable in the Christian life. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. It's true the reputation of Jesus had been growing. It was a small, isolated city in the Galilean hills. The people in Nazareth did not approve of His message. Honestly, they were as eager for the Messiah to come and wreak vengeance on their Gentile enemies as they were for Him to come and bring salvation to Israel. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.[2]. The Letter to the Jewish believers in Antioch, The General Letters: James, Jude, Peter & John, The Letter of James to the Jewish believers, The Letter of Jude to the Jewish believers, The 1st Letter of Peter to the Jewish believers, The 2nd Letter of Peter to the Jewish believers, 19. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, one of the two major cities of Galilee, says Encyclopedia Britannica. The answer is that people who don't believe when they know the facts don't believe for one reason. Around 100 BC, one clan from the line of David returned to Israel and established the town of Nazareth. They found a place, a brow of a hill in which the city had been built in order to throw Him down the cliff. in Nazareth, Mary and Joseph had to return to Judah for the Roman-mandated census. Nazareth is the hometown of Mary and Joseph. This might well explain Jesuss familiarity with Roman customs and the Roman theatre (see, for example, Matthew 6:2 & 22:18 where Jesus calls the Pharisees hypocrites the Greek word ypokritae meaning stage-players who wear masks and act out a role, as Roman actors did in the theatre). If they wanted salvation, they had to confess their spiritual destitution, their spiritual poverty, their spiritual blindness, their spiritual bondage, their spiritual oppression. Jesus spends his childhood and young adult years living in Nazareth (which fulfills the prophecy stated in Matthew 2:23). For one thing, in Bible times people were often identified by their native area or place of residence. 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. But in order to accomplish that goal, He had to be willing to suffer rejection! Answer (1 of 5): That was the Bethlehem to which Joseph was summoned, for it was the ancestral home of the family of King David the family to which both Joseph and his bride belonged. '", You see what they were doing? I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. The Journey continues from Sinai to Moab, The Israelites defeat King Sihon and King Og, The Israelites defeat the kings of Midian, Canaan is divided among the twelve tribes, 28. The problem is not us. What a day, what a day. In Bethlehem, Jesus' family is living in a home and not a stable (Matthew 2:11). I greatly enjoyed our time together and I believe we'll have more time in the future, and I look forward to that. The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. How could God ignore the Jews of Israel? III. They started asking one another, Where did He get these things? Let me put it to you simply. 1. We don't know how that happened. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? . Formal education can be very helpful, but it is not essential. J. Vernon McGee. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. Well they were in awe of the gracious words which were falling from His lips. That was just how He started. Leprosy is a sort of a categorical word. And You know, there's a bit of a concession here. . You see that? It's actually shocking. There are many widows. That's the issue. 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 Sepphoris. He was concerned that they were going to miss eternal life. He told him to take Mary and Jesus back to Israel. Jesus did not return to Nazareth because the city was important. So, that's what they want. The Romano-Jewish world of the New Testament, 22. That was not a question in their minds. Pretty good thinking, isn't it? I'm going to die anyway, what have I got to lose?" Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? Mark 6:5-6(NASB). The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. 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. Not only was Jesus the carpenter, but they also knew His family: Mary, James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. She knew her condition. So it's a time in Israel, apostate, they're worshiping Baal, they've turned from the true God, the true and living God, they're worshiping false gods. Let me be very honest. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. They tended to be disfiguring diseases, usually contagious diseases. All we have here is just a summation. We know that He did that because in verse 21 it says, "He only began by saying, 'Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." They would never accept the fact that they were the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. They're saying, "Do them here." Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. That is a judgment of God. They were literally stunned by it. fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. She knew that she was the poor, the prisoner, blind, and the oppressed. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. Please, we would like to believe in You, prove You're Messiah. They soon begin their travel back to Judea and Bethlehem. A new nation? Moody Press. The excavated remains of a 6th century synagogue include well-preserved mosaics showing Abraham entertaining three visitors (Genesis 18:1-16), the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18), the consecration of Aaron (Exodus 29:1-26) and the signs of the Zodiac. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). Oh boy, you're sitting in the synagogue, you're saying, "This is not going well. God, the God of the fatherless and the widow, God, the God who cares about the widows, there was a famine in the land for three and a half years and the people were dying and the widows were dying and God never cared for any of the widows. Jeremiah warns of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah says idolatry will bring Judah's fall, Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, Miscellaneous flashbacks to earlier times, Gedeliah is murdered & Jeremiah goes to Egypt, 43. It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. In John 1:46, Nathanael reveals that the city was unimportant when he said, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? The whole nation is worshiping Baal. "I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah." Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. In John 11:47 the Pharisees, the chief priests said, "This man is doing miracles." Why? Jesus's Journeys around Galilee Jesus starts his ministry Jesus is tempted Jesus returns to Galilee Jesus goes back to Nazareth Jesus travels to Jerusalem Jesus passes through Samaria Jesus performs healing miracles Well that's something like what the Jews in the Nazareth synagogue experienced that day. 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." They never got over this, by the way. ", Jesus: apocalyptic prophet of the new millennium, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_family_of_Jesus_to_Nazareth&oldid=1097473319, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 July 2022, at 22:59. . 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 . And so to her goes the prophet of God rather than to Israelites. The power of the Holy Spirit - for everyone? Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. He commanded a set of troops that were always raiding Israel. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. "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, He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.' Salvation is available. They don't even like the fact that He's telling these stories. 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). All the way through these four chapters of Luke's gospel, everything has been very positive. Mary legally remained with Joseph until Jesus was 12 years old. It is very possible that the people had come because they had heard that Jesus would be speaking. And I think there's a bit ofthere's a bit of mercy in that in Jesus' case. The wise men (Magi) from the East, guided by a star (an angel), arrive to worship the King of Kings with Mary in attendance (verse 11). The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. And there may have been a little bit of town rivalry going on as well. 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). And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. They grabbed Him and in mob violence like a lynch mob, they roared out of the city, led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built. That is the message of verses 5-6. Mark. One who desires to serve God will suffer. As we have already stated, sometime later in Jesus ministry, He returned to Nazareth to tell the people that He was the Messiah. These other people were wretched, destitute outcasts. The day of salvation had come, it was there, it was fulfilled, He the Savior who would bring the salvation was standing in front of them and they were hearing His voice and looking at His face. In brief: Jesus returned to Nazareth, the town of his youth. 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, 1. The family continues their travels northward to their hometown of Nazareth (Matthew 2:22 - 23). The Jesus Trail may be walked in a series of day walks for a total of four days due to the topography and distances involved . 3. 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. They made the victim unclean, cut off from all fellowship, all social activity, cut off from the families and isolated because of the contagion that was believed to be a part of these diseases, and Israel had many, many such people with these diseases, many of them. And he said"I'll" he was furious, he was a man of honor and a man of stature and a man of dignity and a man of nobility and he isn't going to humble himself in some kind of humiliating deal and go dump himself down seven times in some dirty river. Then the people added another insult and rejection. How about you? If Jesus did a miracle, does that prove that He can transfer people from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light? John 15:20(NASB), Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. But that begins to come true in the text before us. Verse 30, instant calm, "But passing through their midst He went His way." They responded by attempting to murder Him. Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. What went wrong? Before we're going to believe on You, before we're going to believe that You're the Messiah, You better do some miracles here like You did down there in Capernaum. (Gen. 49:2) And as Joseph, after his imprisonment, was made lord of Egypt, so Christ, after His death, was made lord of the universe. 8:39-59, 10:22-42 and 12:36-43. Therefore, He was prevented from healing many. Here at Grace to You Europe we take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and, as you would expect, have undertaken a significant programme of work to ensure that we are ready for this important legislative change. 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. Matthew 8-15 . Since Jesus was the God-man who had divine power for healing, the passage should not be understood as an inability to perform miracles. And so Jesus reads their minds. I'm destitute. But then how could He possibly send His prophet to go minister to a Gentile widow in, of all places, Sidon? And the first thing that he does is he announces a drought. The travels of Mary and Joseph from Egyptian territory all the way north to Nazareth is a journey of at least 106 miles (170 kilometers, see Luke 2:39 - 40)! Then I knew. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. Matthew. (Judg. Is this really His prophet? The account of Jesus second visit to the city of Nazareth begins in Mark 6:1. Learn: I. Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? John 11:47(NASB). The initial response to His speaking in the synagogue was positive. IV. The day of salvation was present. They responded by attempting to murder Him. 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. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. Heal some people, do some, you know" No that wasn't You know how they could have known if Jesus was the Messiah? So here's Elijah, he's in the midst of this. She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." [2], Those who heard and saw Jesus did not reject Him for lack of evidence but in spite of overwhelming evidence. Ive actually been criticized by some ministers and Christian workers for going to certain small churches instead of going to larger ones. Here He comes to His own boyhood synagogue, and if, as historians tell us, the town of Nazareth had about 20,000 people, it would have had a lot of synagogues. Jezebel was a Gentile. The Philosopher, the Lover & the Mourner, Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, Amos denounces social injustice in Israel, Hosea laments the unfaithfulness of Israel, Micah decries social injustice in Israel and Judah, 39. God has called us to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). And she would only know if that was the man of God if she trusted him. All experts are from out of town, aren't they? So God cared for widows. And in the days of Elijah there were not only many widows, but there was Baal worship everywhere because the king was a man named Ahab. They don't want the salvation He offers if the terms are to admit that you are the poor and you're the prisoners and you're the blind and you're the oppressed. And it's a fair axiom. Why is He bringing that ugly story up? To guard against evil and ignorant prejudices. John MacArthur. They even say it. Sure death was frequent, men died in wars. I understand that, human nature. [1] Contents 1 Gospel of John 2 Gospel of Mark 3 Gospel of Matthew 4 Galilean ministry 5 References This woman in the land of Sidon, hang on, is a Gentile. Jesus, our God, has set the example. They couldn't equivocate on the majesty of His oratory. Jesus's Journeys around Galilee Jesus starts his ministry Jesus is tempted Jesus returns to Galilee Jesus goes back to Nazareth Jesus travels to Jerusalem Jesus passes through Samaria Jesus performs healing miracles What did that sermon that He preached say? Just that hint. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. And what they're saying is, you know, it's not our fault that we don't believe, Jesus, it's Your fault, it's all in Your control, it's Your fault if we don't believe, You just haven't done enough here to prove this, we just need more evidence. They weren't about to do that. They gave their tithes. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . They were stunned by His ability to speak, and amazingly they hadn't heard Him speak and He had grown up in their midst. He just drops out of nowhere. All eyes in the synagogue are fixed on him as he says, While you heard these words just now, they were coming true! (Luke 4:21). So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: He will be called a Nazarene. We will suffer for living a godly life. As a result, very few people came to Jesus for healing, and very few miracles were performed. They did not come because they had found reasons for rejecting Him. It just means that the buzz was positive, just rippling through that packed synagogue. You didn't know either and neither did I until I gave Him my life. It's not going to convince you. Why did He leave the vengeance out? Today, visitors to Sepphoris can see extensive 1st century remains including a colonnaded street, the ruins of a large Roman amphitheatre, and a huge water cistern nearby that supplied the city. Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. That's why they were so excited that He was going to speak in their synagogue. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. It rivets you to the page to understand how could this have happened. But more than wondering about that, that might have been a minor thing, they were really struck it says in verse 22 by the gracious words which were falling from His lips. The people in the synagogue responded as some might today. I was telling someone about my meeting with the rabbi and their comment was, "Why does he not believe in Jesus as Messiah and Savior?" That, by the way, is a phrase He repeated a year and a half later when He came back again to that synagogue. His wife worshiped Baal. The judgment comes and it is a judgment on the idolatry, the Baal worship of Ahab and the people of Israel. The Israelites face continuing opposition, The Israelites fight the remaining Canaanites, Israel under the 'judges': Othniel and Ehud, Gibeah is destroyed & the Benjamites punished, The Ark of the Covenant is captured at Aphek, 30. Verses 14 and 15 tell himtell us about Him, "The news had spread throughout all the surrounding district," and verse 15 says, "He was being praised by all." There was never an orator like Him. They just couldn't get it. The pope pointed to the Gospel of Matthew to offer advice for how to overcome the three types of temptations, as Jesus did when he was tempted by the devil after 40 days of fasting in the desert . And there were other miracles that occurred in Judea that must have been well known to the Galileans who were often down there for Passover and other feasts. Monlaigne, the famous French philosopher, politician, and writer, said that at home he was considered just a scribbling country proprietor, in the neighboring town a man of recognized business ability, and farther away a noted author. No prophet is welcome in his hometown, no prophet is dektos, accepted in his hometown. 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. Together, the two events provide an instructive microcosm of the Galilean ministry as a whole. How will I ever know that? He was a big-time soldier. John's Gospel narrative refers to Jesus travelling through Samaria in order to reach Galilee, and describes his meeting with a Samaritan woman at a well at Sychar in Samaria. After the people rejected Jesus once again, He responded to them with these words, Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.Mark 6:4 (NASB). It's more of that "familiarity breeds contempt." 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. There's all kinds of instruction in the Old Testament to take care of widows. 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. In the synagogue, a man with an evil spirit shouts out, Jesus of Nazareth! John 18:7. Are you kidding me? You know, the Lord had said, "You know, I come to save, this is it. Because it was a rainy night, about twenty-five people came to the meeting. They knew He did miracles. As a result, it was a very cosmopolitan city that grew rapidly after Herod the Greats death in 4BC, around the time of Jesuss birth. His words captured the moment in a way that was shocking and they still grip us with their power and their force. We don't know that He's the Messiah. . Herod's cruel actions fulfill a prophecy regarding the slaughter of innocent children (Jeremiah 31:15). They never questioned that. To do good to those who despitefully use us and persecute us. 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. Oh that doesn't mean they believed in Him as the Messiah. Amen is what the word is in the Greek, I solemnly assure you. It's an idiom for "I'm telling you the truth, this is really true. How do I know you're a man of God? 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." They had come to the synagogue which, as Philo called it, was a house of instruction where the Scripture was read and explained. He has already been ministering almost a year in the south, in Judea, with a few visits to Galilee. He knew, He read their minds. They persecuted the apostle Paul, and the Roman politicians persecuted Christians for many years after the apostles. Salvation is available for the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed. Oh they said, "Do some things like You did down there. That He was going to be the reason for a sword to penetrate the heart of sweet Mary, His mother. How do I know that I can trust you? John 19:19. 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