They did not realize that schools can educate only the mind. Are you kidding me? Those who suffer for doing wrong deserve it. There have been some noted pastors down through history who had no formal theological education, but they have been terrific spiritual examples. And there may have been a little bit of town rivalry going on as well. Where did He get His wisdom? They cast Him out of the city. Pretty good thinking, isn't it? Jesus's return to Galilee marks the beginning of his "public ministry" in Galilee, as he begins to preach there,[5] and in Matthew's interpretation, the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 9): The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. Now that they are reunited, Jesus returns home to Nazareth with Joseph and Mary and continues subject to them. They didn't like this at all. Those are the only people He can save. Well, if you go back to 1 Kings 17, I don't have time, you're going to hang with me now, another few minutes, because we can't break this off, I'm not going to get to speak to you for a while, we've got to cover this, this is so powerful. As we have already discovered, Jesus was rejected early in His ministry. Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? He commanded a set of troops that were always raiding Israel. So they fled to Egypt in order to save Jesus. The rich tapestry of testimony from angels, from Gabriel, from the angels that gave testimony to the shepherds in the field, a rich testimony from godly men and women like Zacharias and Elizabeth and Joseph and Mary and Simeon and Anna and even the testimony of the prophet himself, John the Baptist, and it's all been positive up to now. And with Him came salvation to the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the outcasts, the distressed, the oppressed, the downtrodden. There is a raging war between good and evil in our homes, churches, and nations. Let me tell you something, there's nothing worse than spiritual pride, is there? You know, words of salvation were offered to them, forgiveness, good news, release, light, sight, but they had to be willing to admit they were the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. We can just imagine their thoughts. Jesus (c. 4 BC - AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (the Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. So, even John had talked about that. We tend to highly value someone we do not know, only later to be often disappointed with them. This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). Why did He stop reading in the middle of Isaiah 61:2, "The favorable year of the Lord," and He stopped when the rest of the verse said, "And the day of vengeance of our God?" At the time of the return of Joseph, Mary and Jesus return home, Jesus was between two to five years old. All experts are from out of town, aren't they? How do we know He's the Messiah? That's not a problem for Him. You want to know whether Jesus can save you from hell? Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. The following comparison is primarily based on the New International Version (NIV): [1] Jesus, the disciples and the crowd went to Bethphage from Jericho (20:29). She says it, "The Lord God of Israel lives." And the answer to that question obviously is a very important answer. After another dream, Joseph returned to Nazareth in Galilee. Now what's wrong with Naaman? It's more of that "familiarity breeds contempt." And if you think that was bad, that Elijah was sent to none of those Jewish widows, this was worse. But that Christ would be holy, and consecrated to God, all the prophets foretold, especially Daniel (9:24): The Holy of Holiesi.e., Christshall be anointed. (Vulgate) Thus, too, Samson, who was a type of Christ, was a Nazarite. Jesus, just before his public ministry began, left his boyhood home in Nazareth and took up residence in the city. In 5 B.C., just before the birth of Christ, the Romans require them to travel to their ancestral home (they were both of the lineage of King David) of Bethlehem. The reason for rejecting the Lord has always been that men prefer their own way to His.[3]. And you could have paraded before me an infinite number of miracles. Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. All the way through these four chapters of Luke's gospel, everything has been very positive. "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.' The words that fell from His lips were like words they had never heard from anyone ever. John must have sat in prison and wondered when the Messiah was going to come and destroy Herod, when He was going to bring the vengeance of God on Herod, open the prison doors and let John out. c 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And he says to her, first of all, "Could you get me some water?" 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.'". He was a Gentile. The Gospel of Matthew describes how Joseph, Mary, and Jesus went to Egypt to escape from Herod the Great's slaughter of the baby boys in Bethlehem. He left never to return. Aha, not on your life. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. Very importantly the Messiah is to have the full power of the Spirit of God upon Him. I mean, they must havesome of them must have wondered why He stopped reading there in verse 19. Joseph, on the eighth day after Mary gives birth, takes the family to Jerusalem so that the Lord can be circumcised according to the law of God (Luke 2:21). If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can give you eternal life and take you to heaven? We're in shock, aren't we? They had plenty. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Lk. Crossway Books. It isn't, it doesn't, it didn't. Jesus read Isaiah 61:1 and 2a, and then He explained, according to verse 21, that today this scripture has been fulfilled, that is I am the Messiah, I am the fulfillment of all messianic promises. All Rights Reserved. Sidon was Gentile territory on the north coast of Israel, Tyre and Sidon, the two familiar cities. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. They wouldn't have proved anything. . What is essential is a mans love, faithfulness, and obedient walk with God and a never ending search of the scriptures in order to increasingly know God resulting in ongoing transformation into Christ-likeness. All of a sudden bedlam broke loose in the crowded synagogue. It's always the same. Then He gave the exposition of those passages and showed what they meant and how He fulfilled them. The whole of Israel became idolatrous, started worshiping Baal. They never got over this, by the way. They soon begin their travel back to Judea and Bethlehem. And thenand the Lord did another amazing thing. The young preacher leaned over and apologized to Dr. Scofield for the small number who had come to hear his preaching and teaching. And if he's not, I'll just have one less meal and die half a day sooner. 2023 Grace to You. Jesus parents had fled to Egypt after they had been warned by God that King Herod would attempt to murder Him and every child under two years of age (Matthew 2:13-14). And Jesus wasn't finished. They hated their oppressors. "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, 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. The people in the synagogue responded as some might today. There was never a preacher like Him. He was sent to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow there. Thats the situation. When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?Mark 6:2(NASB), Many people were present, when Jesus started teaching. 1. How do I know you're a man of God? On the return, Joseph was further instructed in a dream to take the family to Nazareth. They worshiped the true and living God. All we have here is just a summation. They couldn't equivocate on the masterful way in which He had communicated the message unlike anything they had ever, ever heard, not even close to anything they had ever heard. 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. After Herod dies in early 4 B.C., Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him it is safe to return to Israel. They return to look for him. Matthew does not mention Nazareth as being the previous home of Joseph and Mary; he says that Joseph was afraid to go to Judea because Herod Archelaus was ruling there and so the family went to Nazareth instead. 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." Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. But others were saying, How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs? And there was a division among them. The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is narrated in Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44 and John 12:12-19. Just that hint. One who desires to serve God will suffer. But Christ had no intention of overturning the power of Herod. He was the king of Phoenicia, Tyre and Sidon, he was the king, he was a Baal-worshiping king, he was also a priest in the temple of Melqart and Astarte, two of the deities in the pantheon of Baal worship. In John 1:46, Nathanael reveals that the city was unimportant when he said, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Jesus grew up in Nazareth, one of the two major cities of Galilee, says Encyclopedia Britannica. It's never different. So the word is beginning to grow about Him. He has asked us to be at peace with all men as much as possible (Romans 12:18). 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. Jesus did not return to Nazareth because the city was important. They even say it. 1. p. 133. 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. 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. About 18,000 of these residents were clergy, priests and Levites. 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. All rights reserved. His wife led that. 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.". I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. Jesus returned knowing that the majority of the people in Nazareth did not welcome Him, but He returned anyway. We also know in John 1 He was there to call some of His disciples. Look at verse 22, "All were speaking well of Him." If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . Aged 12, Jesus goes to Jerusalem with his parents for the Jewish festival of Passover. And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Joseph, Mary and Jesus return from Egypt to their home at Nazareth in Galilee. And they are stirred, believe me, because they heard the truth presented as clearly as it could ever be presented. 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. It must have bothered some of them that Jesus stopped there and didn't say anything about the day of vengeance. May He, in grace, save many sinners even today. He has already been ministering almost a year in the south, in Judea, with a few visits to Galilee. Here is an enemy, a Gentile, somebody who has sacked and attacked and killed and plundered Israel and he's a leper. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. She probably thought like this, "Well, I only have one little cup left, one little bit of oil, that's all I've got. How do I know whether you're going to take that one thing and you're going to do with that one thing something that's going to provide for me all the rest of my life? 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). Because it was a rainy night, about twenty-five people came to the meeting. If they wanted salvation, they had to confess their spiritual destitution, their spiritual poverty, their spiritual blindness, their spiritual bondage, their spiritual oppression. The problem is not us. B. Jesus's Second Visit to Nazareth (Very Late in the Galilean Ministry) Scripture: Matthew 13:54-58 and Mark 6:1-6 Notes: These two passages narrate a visit toward the close of the Galilean ministry. I have to do what the man tells me to do. Jesus' birth, which occurs on or around the Feast of Trumpets (September 2 in 5 B.C.) No. In John 4:22, Jesus identifies himself as a Jew when speaking to the Samaritan woman. If You want us to believe in You, then, physician, heal yourself. 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). What did that sermon that He preached say? Joseph found that one of King Herods sons, Archelaus, was ruling in his place in Judea. Consequently, Nazareth became Jesus hometown. 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. You know how the Jews in the synagogue that day that they could have known that Jesus was Messiah? It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith? Jesus is the speaker and the teacher in this passage, as you know from our study last week. Salvation is available. 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. From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth, Jesus's family accepted changes around them . You've got a lot of widows in the land. Mary legally remained with Joseph until Jesus was 12 years old. 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 didn't even want these stories to be rehearsed again, they didn't like these stories. The whole nation is worshiping Baal. Nazareth sits on a hill, many hills on the hill but it's up a slope. Matthew 13:53 to 58 and Mark 6:1 to 6 give the account of Jesus' visit to the Nazareth synagogue at the end of His ministry in Galilee. Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. Not only was Jesus the carpenter, but they also knew His family: Mary, James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. In John 11:47 the Pharisees, the chief priests said, "This man is doing miracles." That is the message of verses 5-6. 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. I have to take my desperation, my destitution, my disease, I have to go over there. Is God really truly God? The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. 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. 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. Ahab was so bad, 1 Kings 16 says, "He did more to anger God than all the kings of Israel before him." Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." 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." Help Grace to You bring important resources like this to people in your community and beyond, free of charge. Today is the day of salvation as the apostle Paul put it in writing to the Corinthians. 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of . He was there for salvation for anyone and everyone who recognized that they were poor, prisoners, blind and oppressed. Don't confuse it. 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 . She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." How am I going to know that that's true unless I do what He says? They knew He did miracles. But then how could He possibly send His prophet to go minister to a Gentile widow in, of all places, Sidon? Well, I'm from the God of Israel and I'm going to ask you, if you will, to take all that you have left, your last meal before you die, starve to death, and she had a son as well, and give it to me. And it's true of this rabbi, a very gracious man, very knowledgeable man. It is quite possible that Joseph first met Mary when he came to work in Sepphoris. If Jesus were alive today, the questions might be something like this, What commentaries does Jesus own? They were very eager for the Messiah's coming. p. 409. And we both take God very seriously and take His Word seriously. Is the man of God really the man of God? How will I ever know that? They just couldn't get it. If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. 1989. vol. They responded by attempting to murder Him. That's all I can save and it doesn't matter whether they are a Gentile woman or whether they are a Syrian leper, it doesn't matter who it is, it just matters that they see their bankruptcy, their destitution, and they come to Me like the man who said, 'Lord, I believe, but could You help my unbelief?' I'm destitute. He told him to take Mary and Jesus back to Israel. Mark 6:5-6(NASB). I think Jesus is making a bit of a concession. They enjoy controversy and conflict. He wasn't there for vengeance on anyone, He was there for salvation. For this man is performing many signs. The family continues their travels northward to their hometown of Nazareth (Matthew 2:22 - 23). Powerful orators have always been able to captivate people. Register. Are not His sisters here with us? And they took offense at Him. His reputation was gathering by the time He came to this synagogue in Nazareth where He launches His year and a half Galilean ministry. A later Roman mansion dating from c.400AD has a beautiful mosaic floor depicting the luxuriant landscape of the Nile Valley. Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. Each day's trip is between 13 and 19 kilometres (8 to 12 mi) in duration. The following words should ring in our ears and be memorized. 5-24. (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. We would like to believe that You can take the spiritually poor and make them rich, the spiritually bound and make them free, the spiritually blind and make them see, the spiritually oppressed and fearful and deliver them, we'd like to believe that, could You please spin up in the air and do a cartwheel or two in space and come back down? There are some Christians, however, who are warriors. He spoke in the synagogue, but the townspeople did not like what he said. Jesus ordered two disciples: "In that village you'll . My feeling is that our Lord set us an example here . He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. They had come to the synagogue which, as Philo called it, was a house of instruction where the Scripture was read and explained. As a result, they missed some tremendous blessings. Be a good soldier! His wife worshiped Baal. He makes a transition. I understand that no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 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. I'm going to die anyway, what have I got to lose?" The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. You see that? They never questioned that. Guest. Return to Nazareth; Finding in the Temple; Ministry. They hated that message so violently because they would not be humiliated. At first His words settled well. . 141 views, 2 likes, 2 loves, 5 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from First Methodist Church Ardmore: Traditional Service February 12, 2023 Background Reading: The Return from Egypt. God has not called us to peace at all costs. . That was not a question in their minds. 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 He was the long-awaited Anointed One. They don't even like the fact that He's telling these stories. They fasted. They gave their tithes. Now it says, verse 26, "And Elijah was sent to none of them." This study describes this second return. Don't You come tell us You're the doctor if weif we don't have some proof.". It may also include what is today called leprosy, but really by that most people mean Hansen's disease, but it included all kinds of diseases of the skin described in Leviticus 13. (123:0.6) By the first of October Joseph had convinced Mary and all their friends that it was best for them to return to Nazareth. Her food supply was down to one little bit of flour and one little bit of oil, enough to make one cake, right? How many journeys did Mary and Joseph take before and after Jesus' birth? Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as well."' Give Him your life, that's the only way you'll ever know. The city is part of Galilee, which is ruled by a another son of Herod the Great named Herod Antipas. Oh boy, you're sitting in the synagogue, you're saying, "This is not going well. Go over there in this dirty river and just duck yourself seven times. I understand that, human nature. But that begins to come true in the text before us. Forty days after Jesus is born, fulfilling the purification requirement of Leviticus 12, Mary and Joseph travel to Jerusalem's temple to present him before God. Those who claim that these children were not the offspring of Mary do so without proof. That's always the problem. His words captured the moment in a way that was shocking and they still grip us with their power and their force. On the Sabbath, he begins to teach the people. As a result, very few people came to Jesus for healing, and very few miracles were performed. I understand that humanly speaking that that's a factor. They were the godly, the chosen, the true worshipers, the legalists, the ceremonialists, the covenantalists. 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. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. And He instructed the people to care for the widows and that was a very important part of living out godly righteous life. All you have to do is go over to the river and go down seven times." So, Matthew seems to place the birth of Jesus quite a few years before 4 BCE. It relates the return of Jesus to Galilee upon the imprisonment of John the Baptist. '", You see what they were doing? Jezebel was a Gentile. 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). 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