Nazareth sits on a hill, many hills on the hill but it's up a slope. Log In "I know what you're thinking," He said. This move was a fulfillment of prophecy (see Isaiah 9:1 - 2 and Matthew 4:13 - 16). J. Vernon McGee. They didn't like this at all. Nazareth turned its back on Jesus. Very importantly the Messiah is to have the full power of the Spirit of God upon Him. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. And so, in self-defense they begin to think. This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). Let me put it to you simply. Psalm 146:9, "God, the Lord who relieves widows." They responded by attempting to murder Him. Never does the Jewish population or the Jewish leaders question Jesus' miracles, never. It is quite possible that Joseph first met Mary when he came to work in Sepphoris. Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. But more than wondering about that, that might have been a minor thing, they were really struck it says in verse 22 by the gracious words which were falling from His lips. And through His whole life He didn't express vengeance. We just can't buy this message. Chapter 4 verse 14, He returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. You want to know whether Jesus can save you from hell? No. Is God really truly God? Sepphoris was an important trading centre, situated on the main route inland from the Mediterranean port of Ptolemais (Akko / Acre) to Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. There is a raging war between good and evil in our homes, churches, and nations. She probably thought like this, "Well, I only have one little cup left, one little bit of oil, that's all I've got. John 12:37(NASB). Ive actually been criticized by some ministers and Christian workers for going to certain small churches instead of going to larger ones. 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. The family then makes the short trip back to Bethlehem. If I do what the man tells me to do, then I'll know whether he's the man of God, right? And with Him came salvation to the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the outcasts, the distressed, the oppressed, the downtrodden. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. Lk. By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Salvation is available for the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed. You're saying, "We don't have any proof. Why will some churches select a man who has recently graduated from seminary, whom they do not know, and ask him to become their pastor even if they have a man who is highly gifted and capable of being their pastor sitting among them? And he says to her, first of all, "Could you get me some water?" They would never accept the fact that they were the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. Now what's wrong with Naaman? Speaking of prophets that were unwelcome, I remind you of Elijah and Elisha. A new nation? c 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. Sepphoris had impressive colonnaded streets, a large forum (market place), several synagogues and a huge four thousand seater amphitheatre built into the eastern side of the hill on which the city was perched like a bird. His reputation was gathering by the time He came to this synagogue in Nazareth where He launches His year and a half Galilean ministry. (Judg. It relates the return of Jesus to Galilee upon the imprisonment of John the Baptist. They chose to throw up a smoke screen in their minds and Jesus read their minds. They were all the familiar faces of His life there. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. The people dependent on charity suffer the worst because the people who give to charity only have enough to survive. They couldn't see themselves as spiritual lepers. They never did. It rivets you to the page to understand how could this have happened. Then He gave the exposition of those passages and showed what they meant and how He fulfilled them. 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?' Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? 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). Let me be very honest. And then he says when she's going to get the water, "Can you also take what youve got left and make me a meal?" Oh, man, did they hate this story. Oh boy, you're sitting in the synagogue, you're saying, "This is not going well. 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. So, that's what they want. 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. 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. 2 Timothy 3:12(NASB). The travels of Mary and Joseph from Egyptian territory all the way north to Nazareth is a journey of at least 106 miles (170 kilometers, see Luke 2:39 - 40)! Some miraculous way He just was gone. 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. 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. 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). That's got to be somebody else, thatthats the Gentiles. We sent you an email. 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. 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 There's only one reason why people who know the gospel don't accept Christ. Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. Sure death was frequent, men died in wars. The people in the synagogue responded as some might today. They never question them. When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?Mark 6:2(NASB), Many people were present, when Jesus started teaching. Why couldn't they return to Bethlehem. 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 hated that message so violently because they would not be humiliated. But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. 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 ). Later the family returned from Egypt after God told them that King Herod had died and directed them to return to Israel (Matthew 2:19-21). 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. 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). We must not shrink from telling others about Christ. 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. They had come to the synagogue which, as Philo called it, was a house of instruction where the Scripture was read and explained. 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). [5], Sometime after Herod had died, the holy family returns from Egypt. 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. . Capernaum was the backdrop of many of Christ's mighty miracles. He was a big-time soldier. This is the father of the aposof the apostasy, in a sense, in Israel because he's the father of Jezebel who came and polluted Israel worship when she married Ahab, and so forth. At this point they are in awe of His communication ability. He was sent to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow there. 1. And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. "The Date of Herod's Death,". For the word nazar signifies to separate, to consecrate, to crown. We're in shock, aren't we? Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? "All I've got is one meal left. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. 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. These are statements indicating great importance. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? This is the most wretched thing imaginable. All experts are from out of town, aren't they? The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. As a result, they missed some tremendous blessings. 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. His wife led that. Remember that? 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.". And so far the story has been positive. Did you come to destroy us? (Luke 4:34) Jesus commands the evil spirit to leave the man, and after throwing him to the ground, it leaves him without harming him. Please respond to confirm your registration. He was there for salvation for anyone and everyone who recognized that they were poor, prisoners, blind and oppressed. Its Hebrew name Zippori, meaning a bird reflected its lofty position looking out across Cana, Nazareth and the Bet Netofa Valley. 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