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). Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. Protecting The Most Valuable Treasure On Earth. Let me tell you something as you study the New Testament. Nathanaels comment was negative. Some time after Jesus arrived in Nazareth, the Sabbath arrived; and so Jesus went to the synagogue. Others just refused to believe because they preferred their own way darkness. 2. 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). Remember him? He just drops out of nowhere. On the return, Joseph was further instructed in a dream to take the family to Nazareth. Matthew 13:53 to 58 and Mark 6:1 to 6 give the account of Jesus' visit to the Nazareth synagogue at the end of His ministry in Galilee. From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth, Jesus's family accepted changes around them . It was never a question of miracles. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Before Mary and Joseph leave the temple to return home a woman named Anna, a widowed prophetess who lived in the house of God, blesses them as well (Luke 2:36 - 38). notwithstanding the many instances in old times of sons illustrious sprung from ignoble fathers; as David was the son of a husbandman, Jesse . Pick it up where we left off. They had plenty. Listen. That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. He had married a woman named Jezebel. I need to see something so that I can believe.". It was so important to God for the warnings of horror to be believed that the Bible says if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life (Revelation 22:19). Raymond E. Brown claimed that the narratives are "contrary to each other in a number of details."[12]. 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. And the answer to that question obviously is a very important answer. 1 Tradition marks out the route which Joseph took into Egypt to have been by way of Hebron, Gaza, and the desert; which, as the most direct w r ay, is very likely the true one. I understand that, human nature. . Some miraculous way He just was gone. How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? The whole nation is worshiping Baal. They couldn't equivocate on the majesty of His oratory. Event in the life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels, Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, Barnes, Timothy David. Mark 6:1(NASB). First Kings 17, that judgment comes through Elijah, he drops on the scene out of nowhere and he announces this judgment. Naaman was a commander-in-chief of a section known as Aram. ", Jesus: apocalyptic prophet of the new millennium, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_the_family_of_Jesus_to_Nazareth&oldid=1097473319, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 July 2022, at 22:59. You can see all the miracles under the sun, false miracles or whatever, you can see the whole parade of stuff. John must have sat in prison and wondered when the Messiah was going to come and destroy Herod, when He was going to bring the vengeance of God on Herod, open the prison doors and let John out. Few people were interested and so few people came. Therefore the return . That was the only That was the only negative in all these chapters that He was going to be opposed? You know, the Lord had said, "You know, I come to save, this is it. 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. It must have bothered some of them that Jesus stopped there and didn't say anything about the day of vengeance. Then they'll know that I'm the Messiah, right?". Few believed in Him! Jesus would have been between two and five years old. Many times the preacher had stood up in the synagogue and said, "The blessed hour of the Messiah is to come." The greater the distance away, the greater he became. Scripture tells of Joseph returning to Nazareth, avoiding any further residence in Judea. 2. Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. That He was going to cause people to fall as well as to rise? Enter your email address and we will send you instructions on how to reset your password. It just was supernaturally filled all the time. What do you want with us? So the people at the end of the food chain get nothing, so widows are on the brink of death. He knew, He read their minds. How could Jesus let it happen? Please respond to confirm your registration. They gave their tithes. Some discredit those whom they know in favor of those they do not know. You're saying, "Well, why should we believe Him, after all, we don't have any proof that He's the Messiah." Matthew 8-15 . No prophet is welcome in his hometown, no prophet is dektos, accepted in his hometown. Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. And it's a fair axiom. Don't You come tell us You're the doctor if weif we don't have some proof.". Ethbaal, he was so devoted to Baal He named himself after Baal. Jesus's return to Galilee marks the beginning of his "public ministry" in Galilee, as he begins to preach there,[5] and in Matthew's interpretation, the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 9): The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 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 day of salvation was present. We can just imagine their thoughts. R. Kent Hughes. 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead.". Background Reading: The Return from Egypt. They would never accept the fact that they were the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. In verse 24 He says, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown." And all in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things. Those who suffer for doing wrong deserve it. These are statements indicating great importance. When the family returned, they settled in Nazareth, a city in the northern part of Israel in a region known as Galilee. The listeners could not believe what they heard. And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. Warfare comes with serving God because the Evil One is waging spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12). It's always the same reason. Lk. It's available to those of you who confess your spiritual poverty, who confess your spiritual bondage, who confess your spiritual darkness, who confess your spiritual defeat. 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. in Nazareth, Mary and Joseph had to return to Judah for the Roman-mandated census. It's a way of saying, prove your claims. Now it says, verse 26, "And Elijah was sent to none of them." How do I know that I can trust you? [1], The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It's actually shocking. 8 AD approx. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. . That was them. 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. We tend to highly value someone we do not know, only later to be often disappointed with them. Therefore, He was prevented from healing many. By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. 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 were speaking well of Him. 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. One preacher titled a sermon on this, "Seven ducks in a dirty pond." The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. He cares about righteousness. That's got to be somebody else, thatthats the Gentiles. Jesus did not return because the crowd was large. 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? Their message was simple. Isaiah predicts the fall of Israel & Judah, Prophecies written before the fall of Jerusalem, Isaiah reassures King Ahaz of God's support, Troubled times and a glorious future kingdom, 40. Exodus 22, Deuteronomy 10, through the Psalms, Isaiah 1, many, many places and God has a special heart for widows. Those who claim that these children were not the offspring of Mary do so without proof. Learn: I. They chose to throw up a smoke screen in their minds and Jesus read their minds. The area was the home of the father of Jezebel. Now that they are reunited, Jesus returns home to Nazareth with Joseph and Mary and continues subject to them. I'm destitute. Galilee of the Gentiles: We don't know how many visits He made, we know of one in particular that is indicated in the second chapter of John. 2 Timothy 3:12(NASB). The result, the end of verse 25: "When a great famine came over all the land." A street in Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) (Carole Raddato). But in order to accomplish that goal, He had to be willing to suffer rejection! He knew that. The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon, Solomon builds a palace and furnishes the Temple, The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple, Solomon builds a network of chariot cities, 32. It was a small, isolated city in the Galilean hills. He was a very bad ruler and Joseph was afraid. What did that sermon that He preached say? Gray.) And so Jesus reads their minds. They may be passive Christians. In John 1:46, Nathanael reveals that the city was unimportant when he said, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? They never questioned that. "Jesus came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and as was His custom He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read, and the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him and He opened the book and found the place where it was written, 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.' 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. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. The rejection of Jesus Christ is not something that has started only during our lifetime. So, even John had talked about that. ( J. C. 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