Together, the two events provide an instructive microcosm of the Galilean ministry as a whole. 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. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? And when Jesus didn't do that, when, in fact, Jesus didn't take vengeance on any of the ungodly people, whether they were Romans or whether they were apostate Jews, when there was none of that going on at all, John became concerned and eventually so confused that he took some of his own disciples, got word to them, sent them to Jesus to ask Him if He was really the Messiah because he wanted to know if He's the Messiah, where is the vengeance. You want to know whether Jesus can save you from hell? 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. Those are the only people He can save. Accordingly, early in October, 4 B.C., they departed from Bethlehem for Nazareth, going by way of Lydda and Scythopolis. 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). Map ReferencesHoly Bible, a Faithful VersionJohn Gills' Exposition of the Bible. The family then makes the short trip back to Bethlehem. On the return, Joseph was further instructed in a dream to take the family to Nazareth. And so, it says in verse 29, "They rose up." Please, we would like to believe in You, prove You're Messiah. You can't get saved unless you're willing to be humiliated and realize your sinful condition. [1] Contents 1 Gospel of John 2 Gospel of Mark 3 Gospel of Matthew 4 Galilean ministry 5 References Be a good soldier! Jezebel was a Gentile. We tend to highly value someone we do not know, only later to be often disappointed with them. 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. Did Jesus learn that from a tape, book, CD, or DVD? He left never to return. Somebody had witnessed to her about the true God of Israel and she trusted in the true God of Israel. While a seminary education can be helpful, it is not essential. They were His relatives and His friends and His neighbors? Around 100 BC, one clan from the line of David returned to Israel and established the town of Nazareth. And what was behind that well speaking? Mary and the family's trip to and from Egypt is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy (Hosea 11:1). 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. 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? Conflict is part of the Christian life. In Mark's Gospel, Jesus returns to Galilee from the desert after John's arrest, following a period of solitude and temptation. And you know what? You've got a lot of widows in the land. The Bible never directly states how long Joseph and Mary stayed together, however evidence in the book of Luke suggests that they spent 12 years . 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. Everybody who rejects Jesus Christ as Messiah and Savior rejects Him for the very same reason and what that reason is will become clear to you this morning by the words of Jesus in the text of our message. "The Date of Herod's Death,". It just was supernaturally filled all the time. 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. They hated their oppressors. Matt. If they wanted proof, all they needed to do was ask Him to save them from their sins, but they had to admit their sins and they wouldn't. 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. Jesus did not return to Nazareth because the city was important. 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. And He closed the book and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. Huh. How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? The result, the end of verse 25: "When a great famine came over all the land." That wouldn't have proved anything if he had spun up in the air and done some amazing things, if he had done some healings or whatever, it wouldn't have proven anything. . How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith? R. Kent Hughes. Speaking of unwelcome prophets, speaking of a prophet not welcome, let me talk to you, verse 25, about Elijah, verse 27, let me talk to you about Elisha. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. Oh that doesn't mean they believed in Him as the Messiah. Let's pray. I have nowhere to turn. They responded by attempting to murder Him. 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. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. That, by the way, is a phrase He repeated a year and a half later when He came back again to that synagogue. She knew her condition. 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. Amen. 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. It could include a proverb or an axiom. . It's actually shocking. And we both take God very seriously and take His Word seriously. It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. As a result, they missed some tremendous blessings. 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 thenand the Lord did another amazing thing. That He was going to cause people to fall as well as to rise? Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. So we are worse than a Gentile widow from Jezebel's hometown. They're getting angrier by the moment. Some of them probably were wondering about that. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. 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. And so that's what they say. The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. And maybe there were some in the synagogue who were wondering why He didn't read that and comment on it. As a result, very few people came to Jesus for healing, and very few miracles were performed. (See Numb. They were the people of God. And he starts to think about it and he had second thoughts. Herod's son, Archelaus, only ruled until 6 CE, when Judea became a province ruled from Rome. It's a broad term. There is a story about Dr. C. I. Scofield, the man who was responsible for The Scofield Reference Bible. Light has dawned.[6]. They never did. 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. That's not a problem for Him. It isn't, it doesn't, it didn't. And what they couldn't understand was that they knew Him and this was just Joseph's son, or so they thought. It's always the problem. 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. Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. They were the godly, the chosen, the true worshipers, the legalists, the ceremonialists, the covenantalists. The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? That is absolutely unthinkable, unthinkable. That He was going to be the reason for a sword to penetrate the heart of sweet Mary, His mother. A new nation? They were the blessed, the blessed of all nations, the blessed of all generations. 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." 2. One who desires to serve God will suffer. The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is narrated in Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44 and John 12:12-19. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.[2]. That was the only That was the only negative in all these chapters that He was going to be opposed? 1 Peter 2:20 tells us that we gain favor with God when we suffer for doing what is right. B. Jesus's Second Visit to Nazareth (Very Late in the Galilean Ministry) Scripture: Matthew 13:54-58 and Mark 6:1-6 Notes: These two passages narrate a visit toward the close of the Galilean ministry. IV. They never questioned that. The words that fell from His lips were like words they had never heard from anyone ever. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This is the outcast of all outcasts. 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. Are you willing to suffer in your service for God? What a day, what a day. I understand that no prophet is welcome in his hometown. And you remember the story? Joseph, on the eighth day after Mary gives birth, takes the family to Jerusalem so that the Lord can be circumcised according to the law of God (Luke 2:21). 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). 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. 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, Two prophets in Israel unwelcomed, hated, rejected, refused by the people. 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. The people who are at the bottom of the food chain are the widows because they're charity cases. Fire) an unquenchable fire of judgment." For the word nazar signifies to separate, to consecrate, to crown. Answer Jesus was referred to as "Jesus of Nazareth" for several reasons. They fasted. Familiarity breeds its normal contempt. No prophet is welcome in his hometown, no prophet is dektos, accepted in his hometown. Matthew. We can just imagine their thoughts. They wouldn't have proved anything. The local people of Nazareth later called Jesus the carpenters son (see Matthew 13:55). 13:54-58; b MARK 6:1-6; c LUKE 4:16-31. b 1 And he went out from thence [from Capernaum]; and he cometh {a And coming} b into his own country; and his disciples follow him. We don't know how that happened. The judgment comes and it is a judgment on the idolatry, the Baal worship of Ahab and the people of Israel. Why? Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. Formal education can be very helpful, but it is not essential. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). 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. We must not avoid spiritual conflict when wrong has occurred just because our culture or others in the church say conflict is wrong. Then they'll know that I'm the Messiah, right?". His sisters remained in Nazareth, perhaps because they were already married (Mark 6:3). 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?' Well, that's what I told you last week. Most of the Nazarenes were royalty. Here He comes to His own boyhood synagogue, and if, as historians tell us, the town of Nazareth had about 20,000 people, it would have had a lot of synagogues. That's an analogy of spiritual life and supply. "I know what you're thinking," He said. In our next study we will discover that conflict and ministry go together. Crossway Books. What is happening? Food supply was low. It was now present, it was now in their midst. 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. She took the little that she had, she gave it to the man of God and in return she got life, permanent life. Joseph, on the eighth day after Mary gives birth, takes the family to Jerusalem so that the Lord can be circumcised according to the law of God (Luke 2:21). Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. Jesus, just before his public ministry began, left his boyhood home in Nazareth and took up residence in the city. 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. God sends Elijah in this midst of all this famine over to Zarephath, to this widow. Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. And the answer to that question obviously is a very important answer. fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. So, Matthew seems to place the birth of Jesus quite a few years before 4 BCE. 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 This one is at the beginning. Mary legally remained with Joseph until Jesus was 12 years old. Yeah, and they tried to kill Him. 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. So God cared for widows. . Later Jesus decided to return again. Even in the New Testament, the New Testament enjoins upon Christians to take care of widows because they are of particular care in the mind of God. 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 . They even say it. To them had come the Messiah of God, to them had come the Savior of the world with the message of salvation, a message of riches, a message of forgiveness, a message of eternal life, a message of release. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. There were many widows. They all knew him. 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]. Some discredit those whom they know in favor of those they do not know. And all in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things. Matthew 1:25(NASB). Her food supply was down to one little bit of flour and one little bit of oil, enough to make one cake, right? They return to look for him. Oh, man, did they hate this story. The problem is not us. This move was a fulfillment of prophecy (see Isaiah 9:1 - 2 and Matthew 4:13 - 16). Let me tell you about the days of Elijah for a minute. 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, 1. He was there for salvation for anyone and everyone who recognized that they were poor, prisoners, blind and oppressed. Is the man of God really the man of God? The people in the synagogue responded as some might today. They never did. As we have already discovered, Jesus was rejected early in His ministry. But all of a sudden on this Sabbath in the year 28, He was there. Wherefore the religious, under the old law, who separated themselves from wine and from the world, and consecrated themselves to God, were called Nazarites. They denied the light because they preferred darkness. It doesn't say that in 1 Kings, it does say that here and it says it in James 5:17, it refers to the same occasion, so we know it was a three and a half year drought. They didn't even want these stories to be rehearsed again, they didn't like these stories. He was the king of Phoenicia, Tyre and Sidon, he was the king, he was a Baal-worshiping king, he was also a priest in the temple of Melqart and Astarte, two of the deities in the pantheon of Baal worship. 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. (Judg. I mean, they must havesome of them must have wondered why He stopped reading there in verse 19. He has already been ministering almost a year in the south, in Judea, with a few visits to Galilee. His reputation was gathering by the time He came to this synagogue in Nazareth where He launches His year and a half Galilean ministry. Well, if you go back to 1 Kings 17, I don't have time, you're going to hang with me now, another few minutes, because we can't break this off, I'm not going to get to speak to you for a while, we've got to cover this, this is so powerful. If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? a MATT. 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. Enter your email address and we will send you instructions on how to reset your password. Upon learning that Herod Archelaus had succeeded his father in Judea, they continued on to Galilee. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. They were noble. No rain in Israel for three and a half years. They couldn't see themselves as spiritual lepers. But that begins to come true in the text before us. They responded by attempting to murder Him. 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. 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. Why did Jesus return to a city that had previously attempted to murder Him? We will suffer just because we serve Jesus. Sometimes we think that trouble is a sign of Gods judgment or that we did something wrong. The people in Nazareth did not approve of His message. Others just refused to believe because they preferred their own way darkness. You see that? The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, 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. The people were still worshiping Baal, they were still turning their backs on the true and living God and along came leprosies everywhere and in verse 27, "There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet and none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian." His wife worshiped Baal. As we have already stated, sometime later in Jesus' ministry, He returned to Nazareth to tell the people that He was the Messiah. He had never taught, Hed never preached and when He did, they were in awe. The area was the home of the father of Jezebel. Jesus is brought up in Galilee (ruled by another of Herods sons) and becomes known as Jesus of Nazareth. So there were a number of times when He referred to this. Event in the life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels, Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, Barnes, Timothy David. As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. Heal some people, do some, you know" No that wasn't You know how they could have known if Jesus was the Messiah? And if you think that was bad, that Elijah was sent to none of those Jewish widows, this was worse. They never question them. What you're about to hear is profound. It's always the same reason. They tended to be disfiguring diseases, usually contagious diseases. These are statements indicating great importance. One preacher titled a sermon on this, "Seven ducks in a dirty pond." 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. In John 4:22, Jesus identifies himself as a Jew when speaking to the Samaritan woman. 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. (123:0.6) By the first of October Joseph had convinced Mary and all their friends that it was best for them to return to Nazareth. Give Him your life, that's the only way you'll ever know. "All I've got is one meal left. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. They may be passive Christians. She probably thought like this, "Well, I only have one little cup left, one little bit of oil, that's all I've got. If they wanted salvation, they had to confess their spiritual destitution, their spiritual poverty, their spiritual blindness, their spiritual bondage, their spiritual oppression. They were literally stunned by it. He was a soldier. 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. God has called us to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). All those many years they had gathered to hear the law and the prophets, and the law and the prophets had all spoken of the Messiah. 5-24. She says it, "The Lord God of Israel lives." They worshiped the true and living God. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. 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. Jesus is the speaker and the teacher in this passage, as you know from our study last week. God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. 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). John 1:46(NASB). He was put in prison by that pagan, wretched, wicked, vile man named Herod. 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 . Because you can't be saved if you don't. Its Hebrew name Zippori, meaning a bird reflected its lofty position looking out across Cana, Nazareth and the Bet Netofa Valley. It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, the blind, the prisoners, and the oppressed. And He grew up and He didn't do any miracles and He didn't make any such claims and He didn't do any speaking and how can He now be the Messiah? Jesus' childhood - left behind in Jerusalem. 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. If Jesus were alive today, the questions might be something like this, What commentaries does Jesus own? One scone, if you will, one biscuit. My feeling is that our Lord set us an example here . 141 views, 2 likes, 2 loves, 5 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from First Methodist Church Ardmore: Traditional Service February 12, 2023 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 was the long-awaited Anointed One. Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. 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). Nazareth was nothing special. They don't want the salvation He offers if the terms are to admit that you are the poor and you're the prisoners and you're the blind and you're the oppressed. All they want Him to do is to do in Nazareth what was done in Capernaum, twenty miles away. 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?" Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. 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