Jesus is the speaker and the teacher in this passage, as you know from our study last week. It just kept getting filled and filled and filled. Why did He leave the vengeance out? He wasn't there for vengeance on anyone, He was there for salvation. Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. They hurried him unceremoniously out of the town. 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?" Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. notwithstanding the many instances in old times of sons illustrious sprung from ignoble fathers; as David was the son of a husbandman, Jesse . "I know what you're thinking," He said. Many people did reject Jesus. And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. 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. That was not a question in their minds. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). 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 Sepphoris. All the way through these four chapters of Luke's gospel, everything has been very positive. They wouldn't have proved anything. Why did Jesus return to a city that had previously attempted to murder Him? In our next study we will discover that conflict and ministry go together. And through His whole life He didn't express vengeance. He left Nazareth, where he had grown up, and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the Sea of Galilee[3] "in the heart of the world, in a busy town, and near others, on the shore of a sea that was full of fish, and on a great international highway".[4]. 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. 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. We're in shock, aren't we? In John 1:46, Nathanael reveals that the city was unimportant when he said, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? No such confession is ever going to rise out of their hearts, their hard hearts are filled with pride and self-righteousness and religiosity. John Gills' Exposition of the Bible states that one time he sent his entire army into Jerusalem's temple, at Passover, in order to kill 3,000 men suspected of sedition. Mark. Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." On the return, Joseph was further instructed in a dream to take the family to Nazareth. The family continues their travels northward to their hometown of Nazareth (Matthew 2:22 - 23). We just can't buy this message. John 11:47(NASB). And that is the case of Jesus. but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. Her son got sick and died, remember? They had been all their lives to the synagogue, all their lives to that synagogue and they had heard reading after reading of the Torah, the law, and the Haftarah, the prophets, and sermon after sermon on Sabbath after Sabbath through millennia, if not centuries of years and they had heard many sermons about the Messiah and they had read many scriptures about His coming. Bernegger, P. M. "Affirmation of Herod's Death in 4 B.C. After King Herod died, an angel of the Lord told Joseph to take Mary and Jesus back home to the land of Israel. Not only was Jesus the carpenter, but they also knew His family: Mary, James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. 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. What went wrong? Jesus, just before his public ministry began, left his boyhood home in Nazareth and took up residence in the city. That's an analogy of spiritual life and supply. Here is an enemy, a Gentile, somebody who has sacked and attacked and killed and plundered Israel and he's a leper. However, the rest of the passage reveals that Jesus did perform healings when people came to Him. The city is part of Galilee, which is ruled by a another son of Herod the Great named Herod Antipas. 1 Peter 2:19-20(NASB). May He, in grace, save many sinners even today. 8:39-59, 10:22-42 and 12:36-43. Some time after Jesus arrived in Nazareth, the Sabbath arrived; and so Jesus went to the synagogue. Food supply was low. That's always the problem. And as I said, it is a concession. His wife led that. 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. Now what's wrong with Naaman? 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? 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. I'm desperate. Familiarity breeds its normal contempt. 13:7.) He makes a transition. Thru The Bible. Ethbaal, he was so devoted to Baal He named himself after Baal. In fact, John himself was greatly perplexed because John the Baptist, soon after the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, was taken prisoner. And then He proceeded to exposit the passage, recited there in verses 18 and 19. John MacArthur. At this point they are in awe of His communication ability. She says it, "The Lord God of Israel lives." Now listen to this very carefully. This is the most wretched thing imaginable. 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." Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus did not return to Nazareth because the city was important. I need to see something so that I can believe.". I mean, there may have been some things that they were wondering about in His message. Naaman was a commander-in-chief of a section known as Aram. Amen. Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. We sent you an email. The excavated remains of a 6th century synagogue include well-preserved mosaics showing Abraham entertaining three visitors (Genesis 18:1-16), the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18), the consecration of Aaron (Exodus 29:1-26) and the signs of the Zodiac. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. 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 . 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. In their minds they were the respectable. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? 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 It rivets you to the page to understand how could this have happened. Lk. So, Matthew seems to place the birth of Jesus quite a few years before 4 BCE. Everything was going so well. Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. 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. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. And you remember the story? "Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your home town as well." 1. They were like local churches in towns today, there are many in a given town. Very simple, admit their sin, ask Him to save them and see if He did it, right? 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. We pray in His name. They never questioned that. For them, everything is a crusade. The return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, also known as the return from Egypt, appears in the reports of the early life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels. Well, that's what I told you last week. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. "I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah." The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. 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. 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. The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. All you have to do is go over to the river and go down seven times." Jesus parents had fled to Egypt after they had been warned by God that King Herod would attempt to murder Him and every child under two years of age (Matthew 2:13-14). He was there. We don't know that He's the Messiah. We are told that Jesus was surprised by their unbelief. You know, words of salvation were offered to them, forgiveness, good news, release, light, sight, but they had to be willing to admit they were the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. 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 on that day the Messiah Himself is the reader and He is the expositor, Messiah the Son of God Himself is the mafteer, to whom the chazan hands the haftarah. Because you can't be saved if you don't. 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?" Formal education can be very helpful, but it is not essential. They cast Him out of the city. 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. Returning home Nazareth would have looked something like thisNazareth is famous for one thing, and one thing only: it was the home town of Jesus. So Jesus returned to the city of conflict! Aged 12, Jesus goes to Jerusalem with his parents for the Jewish festival of Passover. As we have already discovered, Jesus was rejected early in His ministry. The words that fell from His lips were like words they had never heard from anyone ever. That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. Event in the life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels, Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, Barnes, Timothy David. She knows the God of Israel lives. They were His relatives and His friends and His neighbors. What did that sermon that He preached say? You know, the Lord had said, "You know, I come to save, this is it. He had married a woman named Jezebel. It's always the same reason. Sometimes spiritual warfare is an indication that one is a good soldier who is engaged in a conflict for 1) righteousness and 2) for the souls of those who believe in Jesus Christ. And Jesus was saying to those Jews, "Let me tell you something, you may be Jews, you may be part of Israel, you may be the people of the covenants and the people of the Messiah, but I'll tell you this, God will save an outcast Gentile widow who admits her spiritual destitution before He'll save you.". Remember him? Jeremiah 9:23-24. They had never heard anything like it. 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. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 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. Jesus is our example! But to come from Sidon, that is unthinkable. 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. He had never taught, Hed never preached and when He did, they were in awe. Their message was simple. 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. All they want Him to do is to do in Nazareth what was done in Capernaum, twenty miles away. Enter your email address and we will send you instructions on how to reset your password. 3. Now, you know, if she had been in the synagogue at Nazareth, she would have probably said, "Oh no, no, no. 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. . 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? No. 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. When asked to read from the scriptures (in line with Jewish tradition), he picks up the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, unrolls it, and begins to read, The Lord has put his Spirit in me, because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. They couldn't equivocate on the majesty of His oratory. There have been some noted pastors down through history who had no formal theological education, but they have been terrific spiritual examples. And you know what the message to them was? We can just imagine their thoughts. We must not avoid spiritual conflict when wrong has occurred just because our culture or others in the church say conflict is wrong. Matthew 1:25(NASB). Jesus' childhood - left behind in Jerusalem. I believe that Jesus returned because He loved them, desired to see them believe in Him, and gain eternal life. They responded by attempting to murder Him. Map ReferencesHoly Bible, a Faithful VersionJohn Gills' Exposition of the Bible. Jesus returned knowing that the majority of the people in Nazareth did not welcome Him, but He returned anyway. The Twelve Instructed and Sent Forth. 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. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. 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. And you know what happened? Spiritual conflict (Ephesians 6:12) is unavoidable in the Christian life. The reason for rejecting the Lord has always been that men prefer their own way to His.[3]. And thenand the Lord did another amazing thing. Jesus did not send an angel to testify of myths, but of facts, prophecies that will soon take place. As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. One scone, if you will, one biscuit. How can we know the Messiah would be God incarnate? That's the issue. Let's pray. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. 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. I have to say as a footnote here. . Let's follow the story. From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. You see that? This was the time for the age of salvation. The local people of Nazareth later called Jesus the carpenters son (see Matthew 13:55). That is the last thing they were about to do. between 7AM and 14PM . Note that Matthew 13:55 provides the same list of Marys children. Mary legally remained with Joseph until Jesus was 12 years old. 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. No Sabbath ever began so wondrously and no Sabbath ever ended so tragically. 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. God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. There's just one little negative statement in all these chapters up to here, and that was in chapter 2 verse 34 and those searching words by Simeon, that old man in the temple, who said to Mary, "This child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel and for a sign to be opposed, and a sword will pierce even your own soul." The people who are at the bottom of the food chain are the widows because they're charity cases. And maybe there were some in the synagogue who were wondering why He didn't read that and comment on it. They didn't question that. So we are worse than a Gentile widow from Jezebel's hometown. Matthew 8-15 . On the Sabbath, he begins to teach the people. p. 409. So Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me." 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. Well that's something like what the Jews in the Nazareth synagogue experienced that day. So, that's what they want. 2023 Grace to You. ( J. C. That's not a problem for Him. Capernaum was only twenty miles away. Like his father, Archelaus rules with tyranny and cruelty. For example, C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), a British preacher, had no formal education beyond Newmarket Academy. 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