There was never an orator like Him. That's always the problem. Though still young, he has the favor of God and men. Go over there in this dirty river and just duck yourself seven times. They had never heard anything like it. '", You see what they were doing? 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. And maybe there were some in the synagogue who were wondering why He didn't read that and comment on it. Many are impressed by Jesuss teaching, but others, realising he is a local boy Josephs son dismiss his words as arrogant nonsense, and they threaten to throw him down the steep cliff below the brow of the hill on which Nazareth is located. The young preacher leaned over and apologized to Dr. Scofield for the small number who had come to hear his preaching and teaching. And she would only know if that was the man of God if she trusted him. That He was going to cause people to fall as well as to rise? They hated that message so violently because they would not be humiliated. 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. 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. However, as Mary and Joseph approach Judea, it is discovered that Herod Archelaus, the eldest surviving son of Herod the Great, is the new ruler of the area (Matthew 2:22). Many times the preacher had said, "The eyes who are honored to look at the sight of Messiah are of all eyes most blessed and the ears who are honored to hear His voice of all hears most blessed." That He was going to be the reason for a sword to penetrate the heart of sweet Mary, His mother. Matthew 2:19-23, The angel Gabriel spoke to Mary about the birth of Jesus, An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, Angels praised God for the birth of Jesus, Jesus at 40 days old was taken to the Temple, Magi traveled from the East to find Jesus, King Herod the Great plans how to kill Jesus, Timeline for Birth of Jesus The Christmas Story, Background Information Birth of Jesus The Christmas Story. When King Herod fell sick and died, an angel appeared to Joseph with instructions. In brief: Jesus returned to Nazareth, the town of his youth. They just heard the greatest speaker that ever lived. 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. That's why they were so excited that He was going to speak in their synagogue. Not only was Jesus the carpenter, but they also knew His family: Mary, James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Around 100 BC, one clan from the line of David returned to Israel and established the town of Nazareth. For them, everything is a crusade. There were many widows. They were righteous. They denied the light because they preferred darkness. If you're going to trust somebody to be a physician, you want some proof that he canhe can heal. They knew He did miracles. And if you think that was bad, that Elijah was sent to none of those Jewish widows, this was worse. Chapter 4 verse 14, He returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.[2]. They soon begin their travel back to Judea and Bethlehem. He knew that. but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. And that'sthat'sthat was not the real issue with these people because they don't even question that Jesus can do miracles. 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. 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. These other people were wretched, destitute outcasts. I understand that no prophet is welcome in his hometown. Could you please fly up in the air and spin around, could you do a few healings? They never got over this, by the way. The whole of Israel became idolatrous, started worshiping Baal. They're getting angrier by the moment. 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. Joseph may well have moved from Bethlehem to Sepphoris as a young man, in search of work on one of the biggest building sites in the whole of Palestine. They had plenty. And I think there's a bit ofthere's a bit of mercy in that in Jesus' case. We must not avoid spiritual conflict when wrong has occurred just because our culture or others in the church say conflict is wrong. And they rose up and cast Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff. 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. Many religious leaders rejected Him, but not all of them. God in Psalm 68:5 is called "The God who is the defender of widows." And he raised her son from the dead just because she trusted the tiny bit that she had. If You want us to believe in You, then, physician, heal yourself. Some miraculous way He just was gone. Jesus said here in verse 25 that the sky was shut up for three andthree years and six months. Why did Jesus return to a city that had previously attempted to murder Him? And through His whole life He didn't express vengeance. That's what He did. This study describes this second return. So we are worse than a Gentile widow from Jezebel's hometown. The man who carried Jesus' cross when He was no longer able to, for example, was called Simon of Cyrene, noting his name and his place of residence ( Luke 23:26 ). Oh boy, you're sitting in the synagogue, you're saying, "This is not going well. Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." Herod's cruel actions fulfill a prophecy regarding the slaughter of innocent children (Jeremiah 31:15). "And I say to you in truth," very much like the prior statement in verse 24, "Truly I say to you." But this was a different day because now He took the place of the Messiah and declared to them that He was the fulfillment of all messianic prophecy. He even says, "We have clean rivers in my area, I'm not going in your dirty river.". 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." He knew, He read their minds. 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. That's essentiallythat's essentially what he told him to do. During Jesuss childhood, Herod Antipas (Herod the Greats son), the tetrarch (ruler) of Galilee, restored and redeveloped Sepphoris as a Romanised city (known as Diocaesarea), locating his palace there before building a new residence at Tiberias between 18 and 20AD. Jezebel was a Gentile Baal worshiper. The problem is not us. The family then makes the short trip back to Bethlehem. Are not His sisters here with us? And they took offense at Him. 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. 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. (See Numb. We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). Jesus would have been between two and five years old. 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 he says to her, first of all, "Could you get me some water?" Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. Surely, He got His wisdom from some other place or some tutor. In the synagogue, a man with an evil spirit shouts out, Jesus of Nazareth! 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. There is a similar event in the synagogue at Nazareth that happened at the end of Jesus' life. In Bethlehem, Jesus' family is living in a home and not a stable (Matthew 2:11). They don't even like the fact that He's telling these stories. What a day, what a day. If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? They didn't even take into consideration that the Father out of heaven had said, "This is My beloved Son.". But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. 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. We sent you an email. Upon learning that Herod Archelaus had succeeded his father in Judea, they continued on to Galilee. 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). In John 11:47 the Pharisees, the chief priests said, "This man is doing miracles." 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. . Listen. He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. I think Jesus is making a bit of a concession. Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth, Jesus's family accepted changes around them . 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. 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. Register. . Back in John 2 when He was in Judea it says that the people came to Him but He didn't commit Himself to them, John 2:24, because He knew what was in them. Oh that doesn't mean they believed in Him as the Messiah. 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. 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. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. "I know what you're thinking," He said. 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. 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. There is a story about Dr. C. I. Scofield, the man who was responsible for The Scofield Reference Bible. 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. But it does nothing for those who don't because no miracles can prove that Jesus can save the sinner from hell. And they just put up a wall. At this point they are in awe of His communication ability. 2 Timothy 2:3(NASB), Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. Why couldn't they return to Bethlehem. The main part of the trail begins in Nazareth and passes through Sepphoris, Cana (), the Horns of Hattin, Mount Arbel Cliffs, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha . This is one of those gripping and powerful portions of the Bible. 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 . The area was the home of the father of Jezebel. Let's see what He says, verse 25. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. The account of Jesus second visit to the city of Nazareth begins in Mark 6:1. Raymond E. Brown claimed that the narratives are "contrary to each other in a number of details."[12]. His wife worshiped Baal. The day of vengeance will come after the day of salvation. The people who are at the bottom of the food chain are the widows because they're charity cases. There have been some noted pastors down through history who had no formal theological education, but they have been terrific spiritual examples. If they wanted salvation, they had to confess their spiritual destitution, their spiritual poverty, their spiritual blindness, their spiritual bondage, their spiritual oppression. 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. Jesus ordered two disciples: "In that village you'll . He says the same thing as recorded in Matthew 13:57 and Mark 6:4. Jesus, just before his public ministry began, left his boyhood home in Nazareth and took up residence in the city. They were His relatives and His friends and His neighbors? Most of the Nazarenes were royalty. 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.' Capernaum was only twenty miles away. John 1:46(NASB). Jesus banished disease from the whole land of Palestine and they put Him on a cross. Mark 6:1(NASB). 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. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? There is no hint in these passages that these men were not Marys sons. 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 We don't know that He's the Messiah. Now God cares about widows. It was a small, isolated city in the Galilean hills. He wasn't there for vengeance on anyone, He was there for salvation. I mean, it's a normal thing. He had never taught, Hed never preached and when He did, they were in awe. But passing through their midst, He went His way.". And what was behind that well speaking? Galilee of the Gentiles: You can see all the miracles under the sun, false miracles or whatever, you can see the whole parade of stuff. Please, we would like to believe in You, prove You're Messiah. And they were saying repeatedly, "Is this not Joseph's son?" 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. 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. A street in Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) (Carole Raddato). Lk. She wasn't in the synagogue in Nazareth and it was probably a good thing or she might have been influenced by the crowd attitude. And it's a fair axiom. He began to believe in the power of the God of Israel and so eventually through some situations, I won't go into all of it, he wound up meeting Elisha. Matthew 8-15 . It's actually the Greek word parabol, which means parable, but parabol has a broad meaning. 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). Widows are dying, the special care of God are these widows, not enough food to feed your own children let alone to give it away to some widow. And Elisha says to him, "The God of Israel is willing to heal you. At the time of the return of Joseph, Mary and Jesus return home, Jesus was between two to five years old. Then I knew. So, Matthew seems to place the birth of Jesus quite a few years before 4 BCE. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. There's only one reason why people who know the truth of Jesus don't believe. In Matthew 2:23, the return to Nazareth is said to be a fulfilment of the prophetic word, "He shall be called a Nazarene". Let me tell you something, there's nothing worse than spiritual pride, is there? . Religious education cannot guarantee that the heart is in love with God or that the person is growing spiritually. Ask Him. And they're the only ones who will be saved. How could God ignore the Jews of Israel? It just kept getting filled and filled and filled. a MATT. To guard against evil and ignorant prejudices. 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. 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. We tend to highly value someone we do not know, only later to be often disappointed with them. And so He says to them in verse 23, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! After clicking 'Register', you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. 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 understand exactly what He said and, believe me, they understand what He meant by what He said because He spoke so perfectly clear. They tried to kill Him but it wasn't His time. 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. 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. His sisters remained in Nazareth, perhaps because they were already married (Mark 6:3). John MacArthur. Few believed in Him! And you know what? Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. John 19:19. Omniscience, He read their minds. Are you kidding me? Oh, man, did they hate this story. [2], Those who heard and saw Jesus did not reject Him for lack of evidence but in spite of overwhelming evidence. She took the little that she had, she gave it to the man of God and in return she got life, permanent life. The day of salvation was present. Some of them probably were wondering about that. Deuteronomy 13 said that if you have a false prophet, you can do that, kill him. They responded by attempting to murder Him. So here's Elijah, he's in the midst of this. Jezebel was a Gentile. They were astonished by it. Elijah comes on the scene in 1 Kings 17. 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." 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 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. Therefore, they rejected Him. They were like local churches in towns today, there are many in a given town. The word had come back of what He had done 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). They refused to admit it. From a human perspective, I am personally amazed that Jesus returned to a group of people who had wanted to murder Him. The power of the Holy Spirit - for everyone? I greatly enjoyed our time together and I believe we'll have more time in the future, and I look forward to that. [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. there were many widows. Jesus spends his childhood and young adult years living in Nazareth (which fulfills the prophecy stated in Matthew 2:23). But all of a sudden on this Sabbath in the year 28, He was there. Galilee was ruled by Archelaus's brother, Herod Antipas. He was a very bad ruler and Joseph was afraid. He just drops out of nowhere. The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. Imagine coming to church today expecting to hear me preaching and having the Lord Jesus Christ appear in person to tell you that He had come to fulfill all the prophecies of His Second Coming, all the prophecies of the glory of His Kingdom of salvation on earth. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. As we have already discovered, Jesus was rejected early in His ministry. But to come from Sidon, that is unthinkable. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. J. Vernon McGee. So Jesus returned to the city of conflict! That is absolutely unthinkable, unthinkable. Salvation has always been that way, folks. And they are stirred, believe me, because they heard the truth presented as clearly as it could ever be presented. That was the only That was the only negative in all these chapters that He was going to be opposed? It's not going to convince you. May He, in grace, save many sinners even today. They responded by attempting to murder Him. I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. Mary And Joseph Return To Nazareth From Alexandria. 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 . . 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?' And it's true of this rabbi, a very gracious man, very knowledgeable man. But Christ had no intention of overturning the power of Herod. Many times the preacher had stood up in the synagogue and said, "The blessed hour of the Messiah is to come." We will suffer because there is a spiritual battle. 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. 1. p. 133. They did not come because they had found reasons for rejecting Him. Traditionally, Sepphoris is said to be the home of Joachim and Anna (believed to be the parents of Jesuss mother Mary) and therefore Marys childhood home. That's got to be somebody else, thatthats the Gentiles. The Divided Kingdom & Journey into Exile, Jezebel kills the prophets & Elijah escapes, Elijah organises the opposition to King Ahab, Jehu races to Jezreel to depose King Joram, King Joash repairs the Temple in Jerusalem, Jeroboam II restores the boundaries of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria invades Israel, Israel falls & the exiles are led to Assyria, King Hezekiah of Judah rebels against Assyria, Isaiah prophesies the destruction of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invades Judah, Jerusalem falls and the exile in Babylon begins, Biblical sources relating to Judah in exile, The later years of exile & the return to Judah, The completion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, A third group of exiles returns with Ezra, A fourth group of exiles returns with Nehemiah, Mordecai uncovers a plot to kill the king, The origin of the Jewish festival of Purim, 37. On the Sabbath, he begins to teach the people. And as I said, it is a concession. But if he is the man of God, and if God did send him, then I have life." 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. between 7AM and 14PM . 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?" You're saying, "Well, why should we believe Him, after all, we don't have any proof that He's the Messiah." Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. 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