We will discover later in our study that the religious leaders would join together and devise a plot to get rid of Him. Elijah comes on the scene in 1 Kings 17. He has asked us to be at peace with all men as much as possible (Romans 12:18). 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. 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 goes on progressing in wisdom and in physical growth. They had come to the synagogue which, as Philo called it, was a house of instruction where the Scripture was read and explained. It just kept getting filled and filled and filled. So the word is beginning to grow about Him. Could you please fly up in the air and spin around, could you do a few healings? On the return, Joseph was further instructed in a dream to take the family to Nazareth. There was not an honest issue of evidence. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. The religious leaders contributed to His rejection. And, of course, as I read in verse 15, He was at this point being praised by all and even in verse 22 all were speaking well of Him. Some Bible scholars had noted differences in the birth narrative story of the flight. John 1:46(NASB). The word had come back of what He had done there. Speaking of prophets that were unwelcome, I remind you of Elijah and Elisha. We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. I don't know what they think they're accomplishing by falsifying miracles as if falsifying miracles somehow is going to cause people to believe in Jesus Christ. 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. She says it, "The Lord God of Israel lives." We are told that Jesus was surprised by their unbelief. This is intolerable. Remember him? Is the man of God really the man of God? Salvation is available for the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed. From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. After King Herod died, an angel of the Lord told Joseph to take Mary and Jesus back home to the land of Israel. As a result, very few people came to Jesus for healing, and very few miracles were performed. And so, in self-defense they begin to think. And you could have paraded before me an infinite number of miracles. Yeah, and they tried to kill Him. God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. It could include a proverb or an axiom. This can't be the Messiah." The problem is we don't have proof. 11 And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." 12 At once the Spirit sent him out into Together, the two events provide an instructive microcosm of the Galilean ministry as a whole. No such confession is ever going to rise out of their hearts, their hard hearts are filled with pride and self-righteousness and religiosity. In the synagogue, a man with an evil spirit shouts out, Jesus of Nazareth! It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. It's never different. Let's go back to verse 16 in Luke 4 and pick up the scene where it really begins. In John 4:22, Jesus identifies himself as a Jew when speaking to the Samaritan woman. John 12:37(NASB). For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. Joseph, Mary and Jesus return from Egypt to their home at Nazareth in Galilee. Many people did reject Jesus. What went wrong? Psalm 146:9, "God, the Lord who relieves widows." 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. They're getting angrier by the moment. Consequently, Nazareth became Jesus hometown. This is not an honest question. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. Today, visitors to Sepphoris can see extensive 1st century remains including a colonnaded street, the ruins of a large Roman amphitheatre, and a huge water cistern nearby that supplied the city. 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? 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. You know how the Jews in the synagogue that day that they could have known that Jesus was Messiah? I greatly enjoyed our time together and I believe we'll have more time in the future, and I look forward to that. How could God ignore the Jews of Israel? How am I going to know that that's true unless I do what He says? He was a Gentile. A new nation? 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. The Romano-Jewish world of the New Testament, 22. 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 if he's not, I'll just have one less meal and die half a day sooner. But Christ had no intention of overturning the power of Herod. Jesus is our example! We will discover later in John 7:15 that it was common knowledge that Jesus did not have any formal rabbinical education. Mary and the family's trip to and from Egypt is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy (Hosea 11:1). They just couldn't get it. John 9:16(NASB). Formal education can be very helpful, but it is not essential. He spoke in the synagogue, but the townspeople did not like what he said. We will suffer because there is a spiritual battle. I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. So God cared for widows. 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. If you're going to trust somebody to be a physician, you want some proof that he canhe can heal. Was Jesus an outspoken rabbi or was he God? He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. This is a stranger, she's never met this guy in her entire life, he walks in and says, "Take what you've got, that's all you've got and make me a meal, I am the man of God, I am from the God of Israel." We've had months and months and months, well over a year in Luke already and everything has been so positive. That's got to be somebody else, thatthats the Gentiles. 1989. vol. "And I say to you in truth," very much like the prior statement in verse 24, "Truly I say to you." And there were other miracles that occurred in Judea that must have been well known to the Galileans who were often down there for Passover and other feasts. They hurried him unceremoniously out of the town. 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). 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. The family's return journey from Egypt has frequently been a subject of artistic representation. So S. Ambrose and Ruperti."[11]. This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). Let's follow the story. There's all kinds of instruction in the Old Testament to take care of widows. Crossway Books. Archelaus was known for his cruelty and in response to complaints from the populace, in 6 AD he was deposed by Augustus and banished to Vienne in Gaul. There is a story about Dr. C. I. Scofield, the man who was responsible for The Scofield Reference Bible. For one thing, in Bible times people were often identified by their native area or place of residence. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. There is no hint in these passages that these men were not Marys sons. We don't know how many visits He made, we know of one in particular that is indicated in the second chapter of John. It's bad enough to be a woman in Jewish tradition at this time, it's far worse to be a Gentile woman. Are you willing to suffer in your service for God? 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. Nazareth turned its back on Jesus. This is the most wretched thing imaginable. Then I knew. It was positive. Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? He had married a woman named Jezebel. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. He also used it as recorded in John 4:44. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. And so Jesus says, "I know exactly what you're saying, in your mind you'reyoure saying, Physician, heal yourself?" Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. For this man is performing many signs. Let me be very honest. 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 reason why people who know the gospel don't accept Christ. To beseech Him to return and save us, if we have thoughtlessly or wilfully slighted Him. You didn't know either and neither did I until I gave Him my life. Spiritual conflict (Ephesians 6:12) is unavoidable in the Christian life. I mean, it's a normal thing. He has sent me to tell the captives they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness (Luke 4:18) (see Isaiah 61:1-2). So it's a time in Israel, apostate, they're worshiping Baal, they've turned from the true God, the true and living God, they're worshiping false gods. Some discredit those whom they know in favor of those they do not know. How do I know you're a man of God? 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. 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. No. Where did He learn how to do these miracles?. It is quite possible that Joseph first met Mary when he came to work in Sepphoris. The greater the distance away, the greater he became. Imagine that you had come this morning and Jesus was standing in the pulpit to tell you that the time was now for the fulfillment of all prophecies and it would begin with Him taking us to heaven in the glories of the rapture to the homes that He has prepared for us there. Galilee was ruled by Archelaus's brother, Herod Antipas. His wife led that. Most of the Nazarenes were royalty. 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. And Ethbaal was such a wicked man he murdered his predecessor and he was a priest as well as being a king. That was the only That was the only negative in all these chapters that He was going to be opposed? God in Psalm 68:5 is called "The God who is the defender of widows." Nazareth sits on a hill, many hills on the hill but it's up a slope. 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. But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. 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. 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." They just heard the greatest speaker that ever lived. It is possible that He also returned to visit His sisters. We don't know that He's the Messiah. Registered User They grabbed Him and in mob violence like a lynch mob, they roared out of the city, led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built. He was saying the Messiah was there in their midst and they were hearing Him speak. Again I say, take all the healers, line them up, let them heal all the sick, that doesn't prove that Jesus can forgive sin. 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. We just can't buy this message. 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? 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. Courtyard of a typical 1st century house at Qasrin (Matthew 2:23). "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, 22 But when he heard that Archelaus, who ruled from 4BC to AD6, was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, That's essentiallythat's essentially what he told him to do. p. 409. Others just refused to believe because they preferred their own way darkness. 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. They persecuted the apostle Paul, and the Roman politicians persecuted Christians for many years after the apostles. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). Then He gave the exposition of those passages and showed what they meant and how He fulfilled them. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. And we both take God very seriously and take His Word seriously. Why is He bringing that ugly story up? The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. The people who are at the bottom of the food chain are the widows because they're charity cases. But to come from Sidon, that is unthinkable. Acts 2:22 We tend to highly value someone we do not know, only later to be often disappointed with them. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. He was a wretched, wicked king who worshiped Baal. You can't get saved unless you're willing to be humiliated and realize your sinful condition. How about you? So here's Elijah, he's in the midst of this. It just means that the buzz was positive, just rippling through that packed synagogue. How many journeys did Mary and Joseph take before and after Jesus' birth? 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. For example, C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), a British preacher, had no formal education beyond Newmarket Academy. They denied the light because they preferred darkness. This son had a slightly less violent disposition than Archelaus. Text, maps & photos (unless otherwise stated) by Chris & Jenifer Taylor 2023. Copyright Like The Master Ministries. 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. 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. They continued to reject the apostles even after Jesus left. 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's a broad term. Accordingly, early in October, 4 B.C., they departed from Bethlehem for Nazareth, going by way of Lydda and Scythopolis. Early in Jesus ministry He relocated His family (apparently after His father had died), from Nazareth to Capernaum (John 2:12-13). Few believed in Him! Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." We don't know how that happened. They knew that this was speech like there had never been. 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). They did not reject Him because they lacked the truth but because they rejected the truth. And He wondered at their unbelief. 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. He is rejected for the first time (Lk 4:28) TRAVELS and ACTS OF JESUS, YEAR TWO - c AD28-29 Key: 1 - Approximate sequence of events, used in the list following [1] Jesus moves to Capernaum (Mt 4:13; Mk 1:21; Lk 4:31). But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. 5-24. Protecting The Most Valuable Treasure On Earth. That is the last thing they were about to do. He was there. And You know, there's a bit of a concession here. . Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. You want to know whether Jesus can save you from hell? They were familiar, believe me, with 1 Kings 17, very familiar with it. Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. 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. He just drops out of nowhere. 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. And with Him came salvation to the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the outcasts, the distressed, the oppressed, the downtrodden. They never got over this, by the way. The family continues their travels northward to their hometown of Nazareth (Matthew 2:22 - 23). Thru The Bible. But in order to accomplish that goal, He had to be willing to suffer rejection! 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." On the Sabbath, he begins to teach the people. One scone, if you will, one biscuit. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. His sisters remained in Nazareth, perhaps because they were already married (Mark 6:3). He commanded a set of troops that were always raiding Israel. And it's a fair axiom. He knew, He read their minds. Jesus did not send an angel to testify of myths, but of facts, prophecies that will soon take place. If You want us to believe in You, then, physician, heal yourself. 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.[2]. They weren't about to do that. I'm desperate. You can take all the miracle workers, all the so-called miracle workers, all the demonic miracle workers from Jannes and Jambres and the Egyptian magicians, all the way down to Simon Magus in the New Testament, you can take all the oracles of Delphi and all the historical supposed black magicians and white magicians and bring them all together, you can take all the hocus-pocus faith healers and TV evangelists, line them all up, have them do their whole gig of miracles and when they're all done with all their miracles whether they're true or false, they do not prove that Jesus Christ can save someone from hell. If Jesus were alive today, the questions might be something like this, What commentaries does Jesus own? They went to the synagogue. This was the time for the age of salvation. After clicking 'Register', you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. When Jesus had lived there, He was the carpenter. It's actually the Greek word parabol, which means parable, but parabol has a broad meaning. 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. 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