John 1:11 says Jesus "came to his own, and his own did not receive him," in clear reference to the Jewish population in the Holy Land at the time. And through His whole life He didn't express vengeance. Matt. This study describes this second return. Remember that? There have been some noted pastors down through history who had no formal theological education, but they have been terrific spiritual examples. It relates the return of Jesus to Galilee upon the imprisonment of John the Baptist. John 1:46(NASB). Another example is Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899), an American evangelist, who also lacked formal education. Because you can't be saved if you don't. There's only one way to know that Jesus can save your soul from hell and change your life and send you to eternal heaven with all your sins forgiven and that is to take your meager, little, wicked life and hand it over to Him and see what He does with it. These are statements indicating great importance. Aha, not on your life. You can see all the miracles under the sun, false miracles or whatever, you can see the whole parade of stuff. III. The power of the Holy Spirit - for everyone? 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). To guard against evil and ignorant prejudices. 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. About 18,000 of these residents were clergy, priests and Levites. You didn't know either and neither did I until I gave Him my life. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). There was never an orator like Him. That is the testimony of history and the gospel accounts. It's a way of saying, prove your claims. They never did. 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. Why couldn't they return to Bethlehem. Now what's wrong with Naaman? . They worshiped the true and living God. Aged 12, Jesus goes to Jerusalem with his parents for the Jewish festival of Passover. [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. Few believed in Him! Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? Capernaum was the backdrop of many of Christ's mighty miracles. This was a proverb that was well known. It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. He was the greatest preacher who ever opened His mouth. God sends a judgment on Ahab, a judgment on Israel and it's a three and a half year drought. The Twelve Instructed and Sent Forth. 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. First Kings 17, that judgment comes through Elijah, he drops on the scene out of nowhere and he announces this judgment. "All I've got is one meal left. The wise men (Magi) from the East, guided by a star (an angel), arrive to worship the King of Kings with Mary in attendance (verse 11). 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). Lk. They were the people of God. There are those in the ministry today who do not have formal education, but they really know the One who was the from the beginning (1 John 2:12-14). He had married a woman named Jezebel. We will suffer because there is a spiritual battle. c 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. We don't know how that happened. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. 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. That, by the way, is a phrase He repeated a year and a half later when He came back again to that synagogue. He has already been ministering almost a year in the south, in Judea, with a few visits to Galilee. It is very possible that the people had come because they had heard that Jesus would be speaking. 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. But the Christian ministry is spiritual warfare! Mark 6:1(NASB). That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. We've had four chapters. Warfare comes with serving God because the Evil One is waging spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12). I have to take my desperation, my destitution, my disease, I have to go over there. Psalm 146:9, "God, the Lord who relieves widows." 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 And it's a fair axiom. The area was the home of the father of Jezebel. So, too, was Joseph. But passing through their midst, He went His way.". "And I say to you in truth," very much like the prior statement in verse 24, "Truly I say to you." 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. Familiarity breeds its normal contempt. John 11:47(NASB). There are many widows. Spiritual conflict (Ephesians 6:12) is unavoidable in the Christian life. But it does nothing for those who don't because no miracles can prove that Jesus can save the sinner from hell. Let's see what He says, verse 25. 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'm going to die anyway, what have I got to lose?" Mary And Joseph Return To Nazareth From Alexandria. She gives testimony. Galilee of the Gentiles: The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. Is the man of God really the man of God? Bernegger, P. M. "Affirmation of Herod's Death in 4 B.C. Matthew. 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 . They found a place, a brow of a hill in which the city had been built in order to throw Him down the cliff. 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. notwithstanding the many instances in old times of sons illustrious sprung from ignoble fathers; as David was the son of a husbandman, Jesse . Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. Jezebel was a Gentile. It's bad enough to be a woman in Jewish tradition at this time, it's far worse to be a Gentile woman. Nazareth turned its back on Jesus. 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." 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. We don't know what brow of it. It just means that the buzz was positive, just rippling through that packed synagogue. Honestly, they were as eager for the Messiah to come and wreak vengeance on their Gentile enemies as they were for Him to come and bring salvation to Israel. Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. Consequently, Nazareth became Jesus hometown. Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as well."' It may also include what is today called leprosy, but really by that most people mean Hansen's disease, but it included all kinds of diseases of the skin described in Leviticus 13. Courtyard of a typical 1st century house at Qasrin (Matthew 2:23). They were His relatives and His friends and His neighbors. John MacArthur. There was never a preacher like Him. One preacher titled a sermon on this, "Seven ducks in a dirty pond." 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. They may be passive Christians. The Return of Jesus to Galilee is an episode in the life of Jesus which appears in three of the Canonical Gospels: Matthew 4:12, Mark 1:14 and John 4:1-3, 4:43-45. Jesus did not return because it was a large wonderful city. Jesus did not return because the crowd was large. there were many widows. 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. 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 How can we know the Messiah would be God incarnate? In fact, John himself was greatly perplexed because John the Baptist, soon after the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, was taken prisoner. John 12:37(NASB). 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." 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." a MATT. It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, prisoners, blind, and oppressed. A new nation? All they could think about was that they were below Gentiles. 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). They don't even like the fact that He's telling these stories. The words that fell from His lips were like words they had never heard from anyone ever. And Elisha says to him, "The God of Israel is willing to heal you. 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. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . John 15:20(NASB), Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? They were unsympathetic to His message, which was that if you want to have salvation, you've got to see your spiritual bankruptcy, and your spiritual destitution and the true condition of your heart. I'm desperate. Moody Press. Please, we would like to believe in You, prove You're Messiah. GDPR is the new European privacy regulation, which will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK and the equivalent legislation across the EU Member States. 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). 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)! p. 409. Those who never suffer are probably not in the battle. This is the outcast of all outcasts. Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. 2023 Grace to You. 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. 1. p. 133. She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." Copyright Like The Master Ministries. When King Herod fell sick and died, an angel appeared to Joseph with instructions. Later Jesus decided to return again. They did not realize that schools can educate only the mind. They were familiar, believe me, with 1 Kings 17, very familiar with it. Each day's trip is between 13 and 19 kilometres (8 to 12 mi) in duration. Let me tell you about the days of Elijah for a minute. However, the rest of the passage reveals that Jesus did perform healings when people came to Him. We will suffer for living a godly life. 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. 6:2, seq.) His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. But this was a different day because now He took the place of the Messiah and declared to them that He was the fulfillment of all messianic prophecy. Acts 2:22 They hated their oppressors. Sidon was Gentile territory on the north coast of Israel, Tyre and Sidon, the two familiar cities. And he says to her, first of all, "Could you get me some water?" He was sent to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow there. 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. Joseph, Mary and Jesus return from Egypt to their home at Nazareth in Galilee. That was just how He started. John 9:16(NASB). Elijah comes on the scene in 1 Kings 17. It was a small, isolated city in the Galilean hills. 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. 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." If Jesus did a miracle, does that prove that He can transfer people from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light? [9][10], Cornelius a Lapide comments on this issue, writing: "In Hebrew nazir, or nozeri, written with zain, meaning separate, holy, consecrate, crowned, religious, because Christ, as man, being separated from every other thing, was hypostatically and wholly united to the WORD. He loved the people. God sends Elijah in this midst of all this famine over to Zarephath, to this widow. 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. It doesn't. It just was supernaturally filled all the time. That's what He did. 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of . Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Be a good soldier! I understand that." And so here God sends His prophet to a woman from the home region of Jezebel, a Gentile widow. There is a raging war between good and evil in our homes, churches, and nations. I have to say as a footnote here. They're getting angrier by the moment. Jesus said here in verse 25 that the sky was shut up for three andthree years and six months. Event in the life of Jesus given in the canonical gospels, Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, Barnes, Timothy David. He was concerned that they were sinners who needed their sins forgiven. 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. We don't know how many visits He made, we know of one in particular that is indicated in the second chapter of John. This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. They hated that message so violently because they would not be humiliated. Note that Matthew 13:55 provides the same list of Marys children. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. They continued to reject the apostles even after Jesus left. That He was going to cause people to fall as well as to rise? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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