Jesus' birth, which occurs on or around the Feast of Trumpets (September 2 in 5 B.C.) Learn: I. 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. If Jesus were alive today, the questions might be something like this, What commentaries does Jesus own? A street in Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) (Carole Raddato). They were literally stunned by it. However, the rest of the passage reveals that Jesus did perform healings when people came to Him. Those are the only people He can save. They were all the familiar faces of His life there. p. 409. When people know about Jesus Christ and they know the facts of Jesus Christ and they don't believe, there's only one reason why they don't believe. They were unsympathetic to His message, which was that if you want to have salvation, you've got to see your spiritual bankruptcy, and your spiritual destitution and the true condition of your heart. 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 knew her condition. They hurried him unceremoniously out of the town. This is the most wretched thing imaginable. 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. Since Matthew 1:25 reveals that Mary had sexual relations with Joseph, it is difficult to argue that Mary never had children unless one chooses to discredit the apostle Matthew and the Holy Spirit who jointly wrote . Mark 6:1(NASB). between 7AM and 14PM . In John 4:22, Jesus identifies himself as a Jew when speaking to the Samaritan woman. He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. All we have here is just a summation. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. Some of them probably were wondering about that. 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. So the accumulated information about the miracles was growing and growing and nobody ever questioned that. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. 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). 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. Moody Press. And through His whole life He didn't express vengeance. Do you see it? That's essentiallythat's essentially what he told him to do. How about you? This is one of those gripping and powerful portions of the Bible. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. That wouldn't have proved anything if he had spun up in the air and done some amazing things, if he had done some healings or whatever, it wouldn't have proven anything. The initial response to His speaking in the synagogue was positive. This is a widow who believes in the true God. And he starts to think about it and he had second thoughts. Exodus 22, Deuteronomy 10, through the Psalms, Isaiah 1, many, many places and God has a special heart for widows. Not only was Jesus the carpenter, but they also knew His family: Mary, James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. JESUS VISITS NAZARETH AND IS REJECTED. It is possible that He also returned to visit His sisters. Jesus did not send an angel to testify of myths, but of facts, prophecies that will soon take place. 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of . Nazareth is the hometown of Mary and Joseph. 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). 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. But it does nothing for those who don't because no miracles can prove that Jesus can save the sinner from hell. Kent Hughes responds to our peculiar attitude with this account, There are people who find it personally offensive if someone who was one of them yesterday should have become much more today. They're not questioning that He did them, they know He did them. That's the issue. They refused forgiveness because they wanted to keep their sins. 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. There's only one way to know that Jesus can save your soul from hell and change your life and send you to eternal heaven with all your sins forgiven and that is to take your meager, little, wicked life and hand it over to Him and see what He does with it. Jesus is our example! On the return, Joseph was further instructed in a dream to take the family to Nazareth. They weren't about to do that. 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. ( J. C. Formal education can be very helpful, but it is not essential. There He grew up from a child into an adult and then started His ministry. Speaking of prophets that were unwelcome, I remind you of Elijah and Elisha. Where did He get His wisdom? 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. Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as well."' GDPR is the new European privacy regulation, which will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK and the equivalent legislation across the EU Member States. John 9:16(NASB). in Nazareth, Mary and Joseph had to return to Judah for the Roman-mandated census. I met this week with a very famous rabbi, a very gracious man, very intelligent, a historian, very serious-minded man who asked to meet with me because we shared something in common, and that is a belief in the inerrancy of the Bible. And so He says to them in verse 23, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! The answer is obviously, No! Only a few people came to Him because the hearts of the others were unbelieving. The Twelve Instructed and Sent Forth. Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." The day of salvation was present. They were His relatives and His friends and His neighbors. I'm going to die anyway, what have I got to lose?" Jesus returned knowing that the majority of the people in Nazareth did not welcome Him, but He returned anyway. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me." (Matthew 28:8-10) Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus 12:42 says many did believe, but they kept it private, for fear the Pharisees would exclude them from the . How do I know that I can trust you? What is happening? Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. But passing through their midst, He went His way.". In verse 24 He says, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown." And the cruse of oil was never empty. The greater the distance away, the greater he became. Now what's wrong with Naaman? Event in the life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels, Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, Barnes, Timothy David. He didn't, because that was future. God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. Nathanaels comment was negative. Why did He leave the vengeance out? They were the people of God. Why is He bringing that ugly story up? "Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your home town as well." Please, we would like to believe in You, prove You're Messiah. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. They return to look for him. The text of 1 Kings 17 indicates that. 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. John Gills' Exposition of the Bible states that one time he sent his entire army into Jerusalem's temple, at Passover, in order to kill 3,000 men suspected of sedition. Listen. On one of his raids he took captive, this is in the stories in 2 Kings 5, first fourteen verses, you can read it yourself, he took back this girl, one of his captives and she became a servant in his house to help his wife. They were unsympathetic to that, they were too proud, too self-righteous, they were too skeptical because they were in a self-defense mode. We will suffer for living a godly life. What did that sermon that He preached say? I have to do what the man tells me to do. It's actually shocking. 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. [11] Jesus returns to his home-town of Nazareth, and preaches in the synagogue (Lk 4:16). Jesus, just before his public ministry began, left his boyhood home in Nazareth and took up residence in the city. 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). In John 1:46, Nathanael reveals that the city was unimportant when he said, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? How am I going to know that that's true unless I do what He says? It isn't, it doesn't, it didn't. 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. And they just put up a wall. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. She did. They don't even like the fact that He's telling these stories. [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. 141 views, 2 likes, 2 loves, 5 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from First Methodist Church Ardmore: Traditional Service February 12, 2023 Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? 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. "I know what you're thinking," He said. notwithstanding the many instances in old times of sons illustrious sprung from ignoble fathers; as David was the son of a husbandman, Jesse . 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. 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. Because we dont want you to incur expenditure for which you are not prepared, could you please confirm whether you are willing to pay this charge, if necessary? 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. It is during their visit that a priest named Simeon prophesied about Jesus' mission in life and blessed his parents (Luke 2:22 - 35). There's only one reason why people who know the truth of Jesus don't believe. "All I've got is one meal left. And then He proceeded to exposit the passage, recited there in verses 18 and 19. On the Sabbath, he begins to teach the people. Well that's something like what the Jews in the Nazareth synagogue experienced that day. 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?' He knew that. She had a great attitude, she knew about his leprosy and she said to him, "You need to go find the man of God, Elisha, because God can heal you." The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. (Judg. John 1:46(NASB). And Jesus wasn't finished. You know what his name was? . Very importantly the Messiah is to have the full power of the Spirit of God upon Him. They cast Him out of the city. 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. 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. And they're the only ones who will be saved. They did not realize that schools can educate only the mind. There was never a preacher like Him. Clean! How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? Is the man of God really the man of God? Later Jesus decided to return again. No. 2:19-23 Some time after the death of Herod the Great in March 4BC, Mary and Joseph journey north to Nazareth in Galilee, as they are afraid to return to Bethlehem in Judaea where Herod's son Archelaus is now ruling over Judaea (see 4 on Map 4). And so here God sends His prophet to a woman from the home region of Jezebel, a Gentile widow. 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." Where did He learn how to do these miracles?. They were the blessed, the blessed of all nations, the blessed of all generations. It all began so assuringly. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. Around 100 BC, one clan from the line of David returned to Israel and established the town of Nazareth. She figured that out, by the way. Matthew. When Jesus had lived there, He was the carpenter. Today is the day of salvation as the apostle Paul put it in writing to the Corinthians. 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. 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. To do good to those who despitefully use us and persecute us. And You know, there's a bit of a concession here. Together, the two events provide an instructive microcosm of the Galilean ministry as a whole. In Bethlehem, Jesus' family is living in a home and not a stable (Matthew 2:11). And he realizes his desperation and he realizes there's no relief and there's no cure and there's no healing and there's nothing except the God of Israel. They knew that this was speech like there had never been. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, one of the two major cities of Galilee, says Encyclopedia Britannica. There's a bit of a concession there. Based on the biblical accounts, there is evidence to suggest that Joseph provided a home to Mary and Jesus for as long as he was alive. Isaiah 9:1 says, "but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan." Galilee can be translated to mean wheel or revolution.Though much effort was made by the Roman Empire to keep it a peaceful territory, word of Jesus and His followers . Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. Never does the Jewish population or the Jewish leaders question Jesus' miracles, never. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, 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. So, Matthew seems to place the birth of Jesus quite a few years before 4 BCE. All they want Him to do is to do in Nazareth what was done in Capernaum, twenty miles away. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. He also used it as recorded in John 4:44. Matt. They may be passive Christians. 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. It doesn't prove that. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. I have to say as a footnote here. Elisha followed Elijah and that was a time, 850 to 790 B.C., disease was a major problem. After the wise men leave, Joseph is told (in a dream) to flee to Egypt (verse 13). Be a good soldier! I'm desperate. 1 Peter 2:19-20(NASB). So we are worse than a Gentile widow from Jezebel's hometown. Jesus would have been between two and five years old. They even say it. Tyre and Sidon in that Gentile region, Zarephath was a town in between the two, Tyre and Sidon, a Phoenician city. Could you do some magic somewhere? The answer is that people who don't believe when they know the facts don't believe for one reason. That's not a problem for Him. We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. There's only one reason why people who know the gospel don't accept Christ. And He instructed the people to care for the widows and that was a very important part of living out godly righteous life. 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. They never questioned that. The people in Nazareth did not approve of His message. Ask Him. Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. Leprosy is a sort of a categorical word. Now God cares about widows. He knew, He read their minds. 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. Pretty good thinking, isn't it? It's always the same reason. But if he is the man of God, and if God did send him, then I have life." She probably thought like this, "Well, I only have one little cup left, one little bit of oil, that's all I've got. Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. Log In At first His words settled well. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. You see that? They just couldn't get it. Remember him? 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 childs life are dead., 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. You're saying, "Well, why should we believe Him, after all, we don't have any proof that He's the Messiah." We are worse than a Syrian Gentile leper. That's why they were so excited that He was going to speak in their synagogue. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? Therefore, He was prevented from healing many. There's all kinds of instruction in the Old Testament to take care of widows. For this man is performing many signs. Many people did reject Jesus. I have to take my desperation, my destitution, my disease, I have to go over there. It's a way of saying, prove your claims. This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). They persecuted the apostle Paul, and the Roman politicians persecuted Christians for many years after the apostles. Therefore, they rejected Him. Galilee of the Gentiles: He was a big-time soldier. It rivets you to the page to understand how could this have happened. They were astonished by it. IV. To guard against evil and ignorant prejudices. Very simple, admit their sin, ask Him to save them and see if He did it, right? Heal some people, do some, you know" No that wasn't You know how they could have known if Jesus was the Messiah? Thru The Bible. We don't know that He's the Messiah. He was a very bad ruler and Joseph was afraid. One scone, if you will, one biscuit. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Spiritual conflict (Ephesians 6:12) is unavoidable in the Christian life. 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). All rights reserved. But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. It's more of that "familiarity breeds contempt." After all, had John the Baptist himself in his ministry about which they all knew, John the Baptist had said, "When the Messiah comes He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with (what? Both of the gospels which describe the nativity of Jesus agree that he was born in Bethlehem and then later moved with his family to live in Nazareth. And that is the case of Jesus. Mark 6:5-6(NASB). The judgment comes and it is a judgment on the idolatry, the Baal worship of Ahab and the people of Israel. Care for the Roman-mandated census question Jesus ' miracles, never Jesus would have been between two five. 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