Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? And it's true of this rabbi, a very gracious man, very knowledgeable man. She gives testimony. Isaiah 9:1 says, "but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan." Galilee can be translated to mean wheel or revolution.Though much effort was made by the Roman Empire to keep it a peaceful territory, word of Jesus and His followers . 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. Now, you know, if she had been in the synagogue at Nazareth, she would have probably said, "Oh no, no, no. [1] Contents 1 Gospel of John 2 Gospel of Mark 3 Gospel of Matthew 4 Galilean ministry 5 References He had been invited to speak in a church in North Carolina. [11] Jesus returns to his home-town of Nazareth, and preaches in the synagogue (Lk 4:16). However, the rest of the passage reveals that Jesus did perform healings when people came to Him. Copyright Like The Master Ministries. There is a raging war between good and evil in our homes, churches, and nations. There is a similar event in the synagogue at Nazareth that happened at the end of Jesus' life. He was a big-time soldier. For one thing, in Bible times people were often identified by their native area or place of residence. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. And as I said, it is a concession. But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. Their journey from Bethlehem to what is Egyptian-controlled territory (which was outside the jurisdiction of Herod) was at least 65 kilometers (40 miles). Guest. They started asking one another, Where did He get these things? Return of the family of Jesus to Nazareth, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Return_of_Jesus_to_Galilee&oldid=1088534225, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 May 2022, at 16:11. The area was the home of the father of Jezebel. And with Him came salvation to the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the outcasts, the distressed, the oppressed, the downtrodden. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. Consequently, Nazareth became Jesus hometown. Wherefore the religious, under the old law, who separated themselves from wine and from the world, and consecrated themselves to God, were called Nazarites. He left never to return. But to come from Sidon, that is unthinkable. Then He gave the exposition of those passages and showed what they meant and how He fulfilled them. So if you look at 1 Kings 17 you see the story. 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. So Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me." The whole nation is worshiping Baal. It doesn't. And He said, 'Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown, but I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was shut up for three years and six months when a great famine came over all the land, and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow; and there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman, the Syrian.' 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. They even say it. And so Jesus reads their minds. He was a soldier. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. There was never an orator like Him. We just can't buy this message. . 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. (See Numb. He had never taught, Hed never preached and when He did, they were in awe. Jezebel was a Gentile. They did not come because they had found reasons for rejecting Him. We've had four chapters. . there were many widows. I have to take my desperation, my destitution, my disease, I have to go over there. Those who never suffer are probably not in the battle. The local people of Nazareth later called Jesus the carpenters son (see Matthew 13:55). And so far the story has been positive. The answer is that people who don't believe when they know the facts don't believe for one reason. We will suffer just because we serve Jesus. It's a way of saying, prove your claims. 83-184. They understand exactly what He said and, believe me, they understand what He meant by what He said because He spoke so perfectly clear. May He, in grace, save many sinners even today. It's not going to convince you. In Bethlehem, Jesus' family is living in a home and not a stable (Matthew 2:11). Amen is what the word is in the Greek, I solemnly assure you. It's an idiom for "I'm telling you the truth, this is really true. Nazareth is the hometown of Mary and Joseph. And He wondered at their unbelief. Pick it up where we left off. 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 . If I do what the man tells me to do, then I'll know whether he's the man of God, right? She made the little cake, the prophet ate it and the next thing that happened was her barrel was never empty. Where did He get His wisdom? But the Christian ministry is spiritual warfare! One preacher titled a sermon on this, "Seven ducks in a dirty pond." Moody Press. They may be passive Christians. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. The problem is we don't have proof. You know how the Jews in the synagogue that day that they could have known that Jesus was Messiah? She knew that she was the poor, the prisoner, blind, and the oppressed. After the wise men leave, Joseph is told (in a dream) to flee to Egypt (verse 13). Ahab became a Baal worshiper, a worshiper of Baal. Answer (1 of 5): That was the Bethlehem to which Joseph was summoned, for it was the ancestral home of the family of King David the family to which both Joseph and his bride belonged. How could Jesus let it happen? 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. Deuteronomy 13 said that if you have a false prophet, you can do that, kill 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]. Sure death was frequent, men died in wars. 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. How do I know that I can trust 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. Let me put it to you simply. If Jesus did a miracle, does that prove that He could, listen carefully, save sinners? 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. 2 Timothy 2:3(NASB), Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 3. They did not reject Him because they lacked the truth but because they rejected the truth. Learn: I. The Jesus Trail (Hebrew: , Sh'vl Yesh) is a 65 km (40 mi) hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry. She is a pagan Gentile widow in the midst of a pagan godless area but believes in the true and living God. A street in Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) (Carole Raddato). III. Many religious leaders rejected Him, but not all of them. You've got a lot of widows in the land. He just drops out of nowhere. They're saying, "Do them here." Clean! This is intolerable. He knew, He read their minds. Amen. Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? He was the long-awaited Anointed One. How am I going to know that that's true unless I do what He says? They soon begin their travel back to Judea and Bethlehem. She wasn't in the synagogue in Nazareth and it was probably a good thing or she might have been influenced by the crowd attitude. Look at verse 22, "All were speaking well of Him." Or eternal life in God's kingdom? This is the outcast of all outcasts. She took the little that she had, she gave it to the man of God and in return she got life, permanent life. 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. And a three and a half year drought produces a famine, people start to die. 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. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. 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 Jesus did not send an angel to testify of myths, but of facts, prophecies that will soon take place. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. Therefore, they rejected Him. 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. Matt. Light has dawned.[6]. Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. We will suffer for living a godly life. How do I know you're a man of God? In 538 BC, King Cyrus of Persia decreed that the Jews exiled in Babylon should be allowed to return to Judea, a process that continued for the next 400-500 years. And I think there's a bit ofthere's a bit of mercy in that in Jesus' case. Before we're going to believe on You, before we're going to believe that You're the Messiah, You better do some miracles here like You did down there in Capernaum. Her son got sick and died, remember? That is the testimony of history and the gospel accounts. Huh. Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. 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 4:13, 4:4345. Jezebel was a Gentile Baal worshiper. 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. This move was a fulfillment of prophecy (see Isaiah 9:1 - 2 and Matthew 4:13 - 16). That was just how He started. It was in the time of Elisha, and they didn't like Elisha, he didn't have any honor in his ownin his own country any more than Elijah did. There are some Christians, however, who are warriors. 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. What a day, what a day. He was saying the Messiah was there in their midst and they were hearing Him speak. That famine That area, by the way, was also affected by the famine. 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. God has not called us to peace at all costs. Huh. 8:39-59, 10:22-42 and 12:36-43. So the people at the end of the food chain get nothing, so widows are on the brink of death. And he says to her, first of all, "Could you get me some water?" . Remember him? Father, this is such a powerful, powerful statement of the mission of the Messiah to save sinners. He was a Gentile and worse than that, he was a leper, he had leprosy, he was unclean, he was despicable on every count. It is because they do not see themselves as the poor, the blind, the prisoners, and the oppressed. You can't get saved unless you're willing to be humiliated and realize your sinful condition. 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. The family's return journey from Egypt has frequently been a subject of artistic representation. It's never a question of miracles ever because miracles don't prove anything about that. 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)! Sidon was Gentile territory on the north coast of Israel, Tyre and Sidon, the two familiar cities. It's true the reputation of Jesus had been growing. And so, it says in verse 29, "They rose up." They couldn't see themselves as spiritual lepers. 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. His words captured the moment in a way that was shocking and they still grip us with their power and their force. Did He attend a pastors conference or get His material from some famous rabbi or pastor? Many today think that a seminary education is important to prepare men for ministry. It's always been that God will save Jew or Gentile when they come to a point of spiritual destitution and they know it. That's essentiallythat's essentially what he told him to do. Many times the preacher had said, "The eyes who are honored to look at the sight of Messiah are of all eyes most blessed and the ears who are honored to hear His voice of all hears most blessed." 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). He was a wretched, wicked king who worshiped Baal. He told him to take Mary and Jesus back to Israel. 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. From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. Many people did reject Jesus. Some miraculous way He just was gone. He also used it as recorded in John 4:44. 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. Acts 2:22 Let's see what He says, verse 25. 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. Though still young, he has the favor of God and men. Raymond E. Brown claimed that the narratives are "contrary to each other in a number of details."[12]. Jesus teachings and the rumors about His miracles should have encouraged them to respond, but they did not. It's always the problem. That's what He did. To take heed how we reject Jesus. John 12:37(NASB). Return to Nazareth; Finding in the Temple; Ministry. The account of Jesus second visit to the city of Nazareth begins in Mark 6:1. Well they were in awe of the gracious words which were falling from His lips. 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. He returned because He was concerned about the people. The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. After Herod dies in early 4 B.C., Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him it is safe to return to Israel. Because it was a rainy night, about twenty-five people came to the meeting. Written by on 27 febrero, 2023.Posted in long text copy paste i love you.long text copy paste i love you. In John 11:47 the Pharisees, the chief priests said, "This man is doing miracles." 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. I'm destitute. And the first thing that he does is he announces a drought. 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. Jesus' birth, which occurs on or around the Feast of Trumpets (September 2 in 5 B.C.) All Rights Reserved. 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. They all knew him. Is the man of God really the man of God? In Matthew's Gospel, the narrative suggests that after his baptism he had spent time in the desert, the "holy city" (Jerusalem) and a mountainous area before returning to Galilee. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, one of the two major cities of Galilee, says Encyclopedia Britannica. Pretty good thinking, isn't it? As we have already stated, sometime later in Jesus' ministry, He returned to Nazareth to tell the people that He was the Messiah. Joseph found that one of King Herods sons, Archelaus, was ruling in his place in Judea. Why did He leave the vengeance out? It's more of that "familiarity breeds contempt." And all in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things. We will discover later in John 7:15 that it was common knowledge that Jesus did not have any formal rabbinical education. In the synagogue, a man with an evil spirit shouts out, Jesus of Nazareth! 8 AD approx. How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith? 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? It is during their visit that a priest named Simeon prophesied about Jesus' mission in life and blessed his parents (Luke 2:22 - 35). 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. And they were saying repeatedly, "Is this not Joseph's son?" 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. His reputation was gathering by the time He came to this synagogue in Nazareth where He launches His year and a half Galilean ministry. You will never know whether Jesus can save your soul from hell, give you new life, recreate your soul, plant His Holy Spirit there, forgive your sin and send you to heaven until you give your life to Him. They aren't the poor, the prisoners, the blind, and the oppressed. Therefore the return . What is happening? 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. 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? Jesus, our God, has set the example. They were the blessed, the blessed of all nations, the blessed of all generations. I think Jesus is making a bit of a concession. But I can only save the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the oppressed. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. God in Psalm 68:5 is called "The God who is the defender of widows." It's actually the Greek word parabol, which means parable, but parabol has a broad meaning. 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. During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). They refused forgiveness because they wanted to keep their sins. And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 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. Why? 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. 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). 5-24. He's saying to them, "I can see that it's hard for you to get past the fact that I'm a local guy, that I grew up here and that I am Joseph's son and Mary's boy and that this is my synagogue and you saw me here all those years of my life. I have to do what the man tells me to do. Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. 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. The only way she would ever know was not if he went up in the air and spun around a few times, not if he went out and healed some people, the only way she would ever know that the God of Israel would give her all she would ever need was if she took what she had in her poverty and trusted him with it. Let me tell you this, folks. Verse 27: "There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the prophet." Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? We infer, then, that the return was in the summer of 750, after a sojourn of three or four months. As a result, they missed some tremendous blessings. That was them. "The Date of Herod's Death,". Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. All you have to do is go over to the river and go down seven times." 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. Be a good soldier! 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. It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. 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. "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, No rain in Israel for three and a half years. I mean, there may have been some things that they were wondering about in His message. They enjoy controversy and conflict. And so Jesus says, "I know exactly what you're saying, in your mind you'reyoure saying, Physician, heal yourself?" And that is the case of Jesus. Just that hint. 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. Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. They didn't like this at all. 13:7.) If I don't trust the God of Israel who lives, if I don't trust the man of God, I'm dead anyway, what's half a day longer? Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. If He had only twelve, who is C. I. Scofield to be concerned about a big crowd?[1]. If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can give you eternal life and take you to heaven? He led all of Israel to worship Baal. Note that Matthew 13:55 provides the same list of Marys children. 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 Warfare comes with serving God because the Evil One is waging spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12). And he realizes his desperation and he realizes there's no relief and there's no cure and there's no healing and there's nothing except the God of Israel. And Elisha says to him, "The God of Israel is willing to heal you. The religious leaders contributed to His rejection. Bernegger, P. M. "Affirmation of Herod's Death in 4 B.C. I understand that, human nature. You're saying, "Well, why should we believe Him, after all, we don't have any proof that He's the Messiah." When Jesus had lived there, He was the carpenter. They were stunned by His ability to speak, and amazingly they hadn't heard Him speak and He had grown up in their midst. The judgment comes and it is a judgment on the idolatry, the Baal worship of Ahab and the people of Israel. To beseech Him to return and save us, if we have thoughtlessly or wilfully slighted Him. They tended to be disfiguring diseases, usually contagious diseases. All they could think about was that they were below Gentiles. Salvation is available for the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed. They chose to throw up a smoke screen in their minds and Jesus read their minds. 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