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. 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). The people who are at the bottom of the food chain are the widows because they're charity cases. Joseph found that one of King Herods sons, Archelaus, was ruling in his place in Judea. It is quite possible that Joseph first met Mary when he came to work in Sepphoris. He knew that. 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. Jesus did not return because it was a large wonderful city. She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." Those who suffer for doing wrong deserve it. They were like Paul, and I read it in Philippians 3, they were circumcised and they had their tribal pedigree and they were of the people of Israel and they were traditionalists and they were ceremonialists and they were zealous for the law and they kept the law as blamelessly as they could. 6:2, seq.) 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. They couldn't see themselves as spiritual lepers. Galilee was ruled by Archelaus's brother, Herod Antipas. They were unsympathetic to that, they were too proud, too self-righteous, they were too skeptical because they were in a self-defense mode. Many times the preacher had stood up in the synagogue and said, "The blessed hour of the Messiah is to come." The World of the Old Testament Journeys, 23.The Journeys of Adam, Enoch, Noah & Abraham, Cain is sent on a journey to the east of Eden, 24. How do we know He's the Messiah? 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." That was them. 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 4:13, 4:4345. Jesus said here in verse 25 that the sky was shut up for three andthree years and six months. They didn't even take into consideration that the Father out of heaven had said, "This is My beloved Son.". 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. Familiarity breeds its normal contempt. 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. 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. She knew that she was the poor, the prisoner, blind, and the oppressed. Ive actually been criticized by some ministers and Christian workers for going to certain small churches instead of going to larger ones. They found a place, a brow of a hill in which the city had been built in order to throw Him down the cliff. They all knew him. The only way she would ever know was not if he went up in the air and spun around a few times, not if he went out and healed some people, the only way she would ever know that the God of Israel would give her all she would ever need was if she took what she had in her poverty and trusted him with it. 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. 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? Capernaum was the backdrop of many of Christ's mighty miracles. And you know what? 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 soon begin their travel back to Judea and Bethlehem. They hated that message so violently because they would not be humiliated. They didn't like this at all. We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. Let me tell you something as you study the New Testament. If I don't trust the God of Israel who lives, if I don't trust the man of God, I'm dead anyway, what's half a day longer? The result, the end of verse 25: "When a great famine came over all the land." 2 Timothy 2:3(NASB), Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 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.'". So they fled to Egypt in order to save Jesus. They weren't about to do that. Please be aware that these items are sent out from our office in the UK. No rain in Israel for three and a half years. Let me tell you something, there's nothing worse than spiritual pride, is there? 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?" "All I've got is one meal left. Then I knew. Now what's wrong with Naaman? Please respond to confirm your registration. The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. Let me put it to you simply. All Rights Reserved. And He wondered at their unbelief. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.[2]. But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. Was Jesus an outspoken rabbi or was he God? A new nation? ( J. C. No Sabbath ever began so wondrously and no Sabbath ever ended so tragically. Now that they are reunited, Jesus returns home to Nazareth with Joseph and Mary and continues subject to them. They knew He did miracles. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. 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 responded by attempting to murder Him. I have to do what the man tells me to do. 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. Capernaum was only twenty miles away. Exodus 22, Deuteronomy 10, through the Psalms, Isaiah 1, many, many places and God has a special heart for widows. His wife worshiped Baal. After Herod dies in early 4 B.C., Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him it is safe to return to Israel. I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. 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). And they're the only ones who will be saved. If one is actively engaged in spiritual warfare and if one is doing what God has called him or her to do, then peace will not always exist. You didn't know either and neither did I until I gave Him my life. They hurried him unceremoniously out of the town. And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. This move was a fulfillment of prophecy (see Isaiah 9:1 - 2 and Matthew 4:13 - 16). After another dream, Joseph returned to Nazareth in Galilee. Impeccable understanding of truth He possessed, pure and holy passion for that truth, flawless reasoning, accurate interpretation, unmatched dexterity with the language. Salvation is available. III. Warfare comes with serving God because the Evil One is waging spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12). If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? And the prophet comes to her and you can read the story in 1 Kings 17, I wish we had time to do it, we don't. 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 I say to you in truth," very much like the prior statement in verse 24, "Truly I say to you." Throughout the movie, the wave of young people and/or hippies who "came to Jesus" in the late 60s and early 70s as part of the Jesus movement revival, get "baptized" by the hundreds in the . This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). She knows the God of Israel lives. [11] Jesus returns to his home-town of Nazareth, and preaches in the synagogue (Lk 4:16). Two prophets in Israel unwelcomed, hated, rejected, refused by the people. But He had done some miracles there as well as the miracle of the wedding at Cana when He made some wine out of nothing. They were like that Luke 18 Pharisee. He's saying to them, "I can see that it's hard for you to get past the fact that I'm a local guy, that I grew up here and that I am Joseph's son and Mary's boy and that this is my synagogue and you saw me here all those years of my life. You've got a lot of widows in the land. And you remember the story? 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. They denied the light because they preferred darkness. He was a very bad ruler and Joseph was afraid. 83-184. How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith? I understand that no prophet is welcome in his hometown. We don't know what brow of it. 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. 2. 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). I have to say as a footnote here. John 12:37(NASB). They never did. For them, everything is a crusade. 13:7.) And He instructed the people to care for the widows and that was a very important part of living out godly righteous life. My feeling is that our Lord set us an example here . Mark 6:5-6(NASB). He would have gone into that synagogue and seen His aunts and His uncles, and His half-brothers and half-sisters, and His cousins and distant relatives and friends and neighbors. If He had only twelve, who is C. I. Scofield to be concerned about a big crowd?[1]. 2. 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. They enjoy controversy and conflict. It's always the problem. And so, it says in verse 29, "They rose up." And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, 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. There was never a preacher like Him. Mary and the family's trip to and from Egypt is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy (Hosea 11:1). You know, the Jews didn't like this story, I can tell you, and as Jesus starts to tell it, they start to get angry. 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). Ahab was so bad, 1 Kings 16 says, "He did more to anger God than all the kings of Israel before him." The listeners could not believe what they heard. That's essentiallythat's essentially what he told him to do. When the family returned, they settled in Nazareth, a city in the northern part of Israel in a region known as Galilee. And so that's what they say. His reputation was gathering by the time He came to this synagogue in Nazareth where He launches His year and a half Galilean ministry. She figured that out, by the way. 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. Mark 6:1(NASB). Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. God sends Elijah in this midst of all this famine over to Zarephath, to this widow. 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). Everything was going so well. But all of a sudden on this Sabbath in the year 28, He was there. He was a Gentile. They were all the familiar faces of His life there. And He told them He had come to fulfill messianic prophecy, He had come to bring the favorable year of the Lord, which means the era of salvation. 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. 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? From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. So Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me." A street in Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) (Carole Raddato). John 1:11 says Jesus "came to his own, and his own did not receive him," in clear reference to the Jewish population in the Holy Land at the time. [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. Therefore, He was prevented from healing many. fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. Why couldn't they return to Bethlehem. Thru The Bible. 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. He was sent to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow there. So he goes back and his servant says, "Well, better a dirty river and a clean Naaman, huh?" Now this is worse. Lk. 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. That doesn't prove anything. How will I ever know that? Each day's trip is between 13 and 19 kilometres (8 to 12 mi) in duration. Lk. That's got to be somebody else, thatthats the Gentiles. This woman in the land of Sidon, hang on, is a Gentile. . The first part of the passage seems to suggest that Jesus was unable to perform any miracles. They never question them. They had reliable eyewitness accounts of what Jesus had done when He was there during that first year of ministry, He spent some time there. There are those in the ministry today who do not have formal education, but they really know the One who was the from the beginning (1 John 2:12-14). He was there. It's not going to convince you. That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. God has called us to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). There is a story about Dr. C. I. Scofield, the man who was responsible for The Scofield Reference Bible. They just couldn't get it. Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. 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? He returned because He was concerned about the people. 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 were many widows. The people dependent on charity suffer the worst because the people who give to charity only have enough to survive. And it's true of this rabbi, a very gracious man, very knowledgeable man. And they are stirred, believe me, because they heard the truth presented as clearly as it could ever be presented. Log In If You want us to believe in You, then, physician, heal yourself. 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. He was the greatest preacher who ever opened His mouth. Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. Aha, not on your life. Ethbaal means "Baal is alive." Some discredit those whom they know in favor of those they do not know. Well, that's what I told you last week. This is even more amazing. 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 After the death of his step-father sometime between his 12th and 30th birthday, Jesus continues to live in Nazareth until he journeys to Capernaum to begin his public ministry. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . They were like local churches in towns today, there are many in a given town. Those who claim that these children were not the offspring of Mary do so without proof. There is a similar event in the synagogue at Nazareth that happened at the end of Jesus' life. Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. This is a widow who believes in the true God. I mean, they must havesome of them must have wondered why He stopped reading there in verse 19. To guard against evil and ignorant prejudices. I understand that humanly speaking that that's a factor. And so He says to them in verse 23, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! The population of Palestine in Jesus' day was approximately 500,000 to 600,000 (about that of Vermont, Boston, or Jerusalem today). Galilee of the Gentiles: Very simple, admit their sin, ask Him to save them and see if He did it, right? It's never a question of miracles ever because miracles don't prove anything about that. It doesn't say that in 1 Kings, it does say that here and it says it in James 5:17, it refers to the same occasion, so we know it was a three and a half year drought. 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. Herod's cruel actions fulfill a prophecy regarding the slaughter of innocent children (Jeremiah 31:15). The city is part of Galilee, which is ruled by a another son of Herod the Great named Herod Antipas. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. Why did Jesus return to a city that had previously attempted to murder Him? They were stunned by His ability to speak, and amazingly they hadn't heard Him speak and He had grown up in their midst. Listen. How long did it take Jesus to walk from Nazareth to Jerusalem? Now it says, verse 26, "And Elijah was sent to none of them." John 11:47(NASB). 141 views, 2 likes, 2 loves, 5 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from First Methodist Church Ardmore: Traditional Service February 12, 2023 Acts 2:22 Raymond E. Brown claimed that the narratives are "contrary to each other in a number of details."[12]. To take heed how we reject Jesus. . But passing through their midst, He went His way.". And when Jesus didn't do that, when, in fact, Jesus didn't take vengeance on any of the ungodly people, whether they were Romans or whether they were apostate Jews, when there was none of that going on at all, John became concerned and eventually so confused that he took some of his own disciples, got word to them, sent them to Jesus to ask Him if He was really the Messiah because he wanted to know if He's the Messiah, where is the vengeance. The following words should ring in our ears and be memorized. There are many widows. Wherefore the religious, under the old law, who separated themselves from wine and from the world, and consecrated themselves to God, were called Nazarites. 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. That was not a question in their minds. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. Sidon was Gentile territory on the north coast of Israel, Tyre and Sidon, the two familiar cities. You will never know whether Jesus can save your soul from hell, give you new life, recreate your soul, plant His Holy Spirit there, forgive your sin and send you to heaven until you give your life to Him. Aged 12, Jesus goes to Jerusalem with his parents for the Jewish festival of Passover. The Twelve Instructed and Sent Forth. This can't be the Messiah." That is the testimony of history and the gospel accounts. Jesus is brought up in Galilee (ruled by another of Herods sons) and becomes known as Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus is our example! 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 is very possible that the people had come because they had heard that Jesus would be speaking. 12:42 says many did believe, but they kept it private, for fear the Pharisees would exclude them from the . Many religious leaders rejected Him, but not all of them. 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. Few believed in Him! The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. The religious leaders contributed to His rejection. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. This study describes this second return. Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. 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. Registered User From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth, Jesus's family accepted changes around them . When King Herod fell sick and died, an angel appeared to Joseph with instructions. He even says, "We have clean rivers in my area, I'm not going in your dirty river.". But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He? John 7:31 (NASB), But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 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 . Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. Crossway Books. 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. They're saying, "Do them here." And we both take God very seriously and take His Word seriously. He just drops out of nowhere. The family then makes the short trip back to Bethlehem. Verse 27: "There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the prophet." And that is the case of Jesus. It is not clear which Old Testament verse Matthew might have had in mind; many commentators suggest it is Isaiah 11:1, where it says "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit" (NIV): the Hebrew word for "branch" is nezer. It's always the same reason. And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. Then He gave the exposition of those passages and showed what they meant and how He fulfilled them. 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. John 19:19. Jezebel was a Gentile Baal worshiper. In 538 BC, King Cyrus of Persia decreed that the Jews exiled in Babylon should be allowed to return to Judea, a process that continued for the next 400-500 years. Nazareth is the hometown of Mary and Joseph. They hated their oppressors. All we have here is just a summation. 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. . Could you please fly up in the air and spin around, could you do a few healings? It all began so assuringly. Therefore the return . Look at verse 22, "All were speaking well of Him." He had married a woman named Jezebel. Just that hint. He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. Register. 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. I'm going to die anyway, what have I got to lose?" Jesus demonstrated an important truth for us God has not called us to avoid conflict in the ministry. They had come to the synagogue which, as Philo called it, was a house of instruction where the Scripture was read and explained. 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 they said, "Do some things like You did down there. And He said, 'Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown, but I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was shut up for three years and six months when a great famine came over all the land, and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow; and there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman, the Syrian.' 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