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). Ahab was so bad, 1 Kings 16 says, "He did more to anger God than all the kings of Israel before him." This is not an honest question. After all, had John the Baptist himself in his ministry about which they all knew, John the Baptist had said, "When the Messiah comes He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with (what? Joseph found that one of King Herods sons, Archelaus, was ruling in his place in Judea. 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. Aha, not on your life. 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. 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. Mary And Joseph Return To Nazareth From Alexandria. Ive actually been criticized by some ministers and Christian workers for going to certain small churches instead of going to larger ones. I'm desperate. . Because it was a rainy night, about twenty-five people came to the meeting. And she would only know if that was the man of God if she trusted him. It's a broad term. How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith? They had plenty. 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). Jesus demonstrated an important truth for us God has not called us to avoid conflict in the ministry. The Philosopher, the Lover & the Mourner, Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, Amos denounces social injustice in Israel, Hosea laments the unfaithfulness of Israel, Micah decries social injustice in Israel and Judah, 39. Deuteronomy 13 said that if you have a false prophet, you can do that, kill him. They refused forgiveness because they wanted to keep their sins. Lk. So he goes back and his servant says, "Well, better a dirty river and a clean Naaman, huh?" This son had a slightly less violent disposition than Archelaus. Mark. Mary was well along in her pregnancy; the Bible describes her at this time with the expressive phrase "heavy wi. God in Psalm 68:5 is called "The God who is the defender of widows." The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. So he goes over there and he does his seven ducks in the dirty river and guess what? Those who claim that these children were not the offspring of Mary do so without proof. And so that's what they say. They were like that Luke 18 Pharisee. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. What went wrong? Courtyard of a typical 1st century house at Qasrin (Matthew 2:23). The following words should ring in our ears and be memorized. In John 4:22, Jesus identifies himself as a Jew when speaking to the Samaritan woman. Galilee of the Gentiles: 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). Two prophets in Israel unwelcomed, hated, rejected, refused by the people. Sometimes we think that trouble is a sign of Gods judgment or that we did something wrong. On the Sabbath, he begins to teach the people. He goes on progressing in wisdom and in physical growth. 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. Help Grace to You bring important resources like this to people in your community and beyond, free of charge. It just kept getting filled and filled and filled. Well they were in awe of the gracious words which were falling from His lips. They had never heard anything like it. Upon learning that Herod Archelaus had succeeded his father in Judea, they continued on to Galilee. Verse 27: "There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the prophet." Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. He knew, He read their minds. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. 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. Many people did reject Jesus. I have to say as a footnote here. 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. And so Jesus says, "I know exactly what you're saying, in your mind you'reyoure saying, Physician, heal yourself?" He was there. We must not avoid spiritual conflict when wrong has occurred just because our culture or others in the church say conflict is wrong. They denied the light because they preferred darkness. You know how the Jews in the synagogue that day that they could have known that Jesus was Messiah? The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, Jesus read Isaiah 61:1 and 2a, and then He explained, according to verse 21, that today this scripture has been fulfilled, that is I am the Messiah, I am the fulfillment of all messianic promises. This is a stranger, she's never met this guy in her entire life, he walks in and says, "Take what you've got, that's all you've got and make me a meal, I am the man of God, I am from the God of Israel." He was concerned that they were going to miss eternal life. He cares about righteousness. They enjoy controversy and conflict. So the word is beginning to grow about Him. It was a small, isolated city in the Galilean hills. There He grew up from a child into an adult and then started His ministry. 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 Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. JESUS VISITS NAZARETH AND IS REJECTED. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. Consequently, Nazareth became Jesus hometown. Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. There's only one reason why people who know the gospel don't accept Christ. One who desires to serve God will suffer. It's never different. I have to do what the man tells me to do. Let's see what He says, verse 25. 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. Log In
Then the people added another insult and rejection. 1. p. 133. How do we know He's the Messiah? The Letter to the Jewish believers in Antioch, The General Letters: James, Jude, Peter & John, The Letter of James to the Jewish believers, The Letter of Jude to the Jewish believers, The 1st Letter of Peter to the Jewish believers, The 2nd Letter of Peter to the Jewish believers, 19. That's not a problem for Him. The religious leaders of Jesus day repeatedly rejected Him. 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 6:2, seq.) And the cruse of oil was never empty. She knew that she was the poor, the prisoner, blind, and the oppressed. Nathanaels comment was negative. 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. And Jesus knew that because Jesus knew their hearts. All experts are from out of town, aren't they? They were unsympathetic to that, they were too proud, too self-righteous, they were too skeptical because they were in a self-defense mode. 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. For the word nazar signifies to separate, to consecrate, to crown. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. Just give your life to Him, He'll prove He can. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. 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, Jesus grew up in Nazareth, one of the two major cities of Galilee, says Encyclopedia Britannica. Nazareth was nothing special. 4:14-30 One Sabbath day, according to his usual custom, Jesus goes to the local synagogue in Nazareth where he was brought up (see 4 on Map 5). So they fled to Egypt in order to save Jesus. They continued to reject the apostles even after Jesus left. He wasn't there for vengeance on anyone, He was there for salvation. Don't confuse it. Another example is Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899), an American evangelist, who also lacked formal education. They're getting angrier by the moment. There were many synagogues and this was His boyhood synagogue with all the familiar faces there. A later Roman mansion dating from c.400AD has a beautiful mosaic floor depicting the luxuriant landscape of the Nile Valley. [2], Those who heard and saw Jesus did not reject Him for lack of evidence but in spite of overwhelming evidence. They got the message. Jesus ordered two disciples: "In that village you'll . However, the rest of the passage reveals that Jesus did perform healings when people came to Him. How could Jesus let it happen? The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. Later Jesus decided to return again. The whole nation is worshiping Baal. Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. They were His relatives and His friends and His neighbors? We infer, then, that the return was in the summer of 750, after a sojourn of three or four months. 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). They weren't about to do that. Few people were interested and so few people came. As a result, they missed some tremendous blessings. Parallel Verses Is the man of God really the man of God? As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. Jesus spends his childhood and young adult years living in Nazareth (which fulfills the prophecy stated in Matthew 2:23). God sends Elijah in this midst of all this famine over to Zarephath, to this widow. Jesus said here in verse 25 that the sky was shut up for three andthree years and six months. 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 understand that, human nature. And the first thing that he does is he announces a drought. She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." 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. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? Some Bible scholars had noted differences in the birth narrative story of the flight. 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. Its Hebrew name Zippori, meaning a bird reflected its lofty position looking out across Cana, Nazareth and the Bet Netofa Valley. 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 What is happening? Crossway Books. And what they couldn't understand was that they knew Him and this was just Joseph's son, or so they thought. Jesus' childhood - left behind in Jerusalem. 2. 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." They understand exactly what He said and, believe me, they understand what He meant by what He said because He spoke so perfectly clear. Could you please fly up in the air and spin around, could you do a few healings? The whole of Israel became idolatrous, started worshiping Baal. Now God cares about widows. As a result, it was a very cosmopolitan city that grew rapidly after Herod the Greats death in 4BC, around the time of Jesuss birth. It's always the same. All you have to do is go over to the river and go down seven times." 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." In brief: Jesus returned to Nazareth, the town of his youth. But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. Is God really truly God? We don't know how many visits He made, we know of one in particular that is indicated in the second chapter of John. Oh they said, "Do some things like You did down there. 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. Powerful orators have always been able to captivate people. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. And if he's not, I'll just have one less meal and die half a day sooner. You're saying, "We don't have any proof. And if you think that was bad, that Elijah was sent to none of those Jewish widows, this was worse. . How long did it take Jesus to walk from Nazareth to Jerusalem? Based on the biblical accounts, there is evidence to suggest that Joseph provided a home to Mary and Jesus for as long as he was alive. In John 1:46, Nathanael reveals that the city was unimportant when he said, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? He has already been ministering almost a year in the south, in Judea, with a few visits to Galilee. Did Jesus learn that from a tape, book, CD, or DVD? This is the outcast of all outcasts. Salvation has always been that way, folks. 2. Let's pray. John 11:47(NASB). Jesus returned knowing that the majority of the people in Nazareth did not welcome Him, but He returned anyway. Therefore the return . Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. For example, C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), a British preacher, had no formal education beyond Newmarket Academy. The man who carried Jesus' cross when He was no longer able to, for example, was called Simon of Cyrene, noting his name and his place of residence ( Luke 23:26 ). A street in Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) (Carole Raddato). 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. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. Here at Grace to You Europe we take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and, as you would expect, have undertaken a significant programme of work to ensure that we are ready for this important legislative change. They were speaking well of Him. 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. And they're so angry with Him because He's insistent on the fact that unless they humble themselves like a Syrian leper, unless they see themselves as no better than a Syrian leper, no better than a pagan Gentile woman, unless they see themselves as no better than outcasts, they aren't going to get saved. Formal education can be very helpful, but it is not essential. IV. Exodus 22, Deuteronomy 10, through the Psalms, Isaiah 1, many, many places and God has a special heart for widows. How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? The young preacher leaned over and apologized to Dr. Scofield for the small number who had come to hear his preaching and teaching. And in the days of Elijah there were not only many widows, but there was Baal worship everywhere because the king was a man named Ahab. God sends a judgment on Ahab, a judgment on Israel and it's a three and a half year drought. 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 all in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things. Nazareth is the hometown of Mary and Joseph. 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 Was Jesus an outspoken rabbi or was he God? Are not His sisters here with us? And they took offense at Him. So we are worse than a Gentile widow from Jezebel's hometown. We will discover later in John 7:15 that it was common knowledge that Jesus did not have any formal rabbinical education. [1][2][3] The Gospel of Luke, on the other hand, does not record anything about the flight to Egypt, but says that Joseph had been previously living in Nazareth,[4] and returned there after the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. And with Him came salvation to the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the outcasts, the distressed, the oppressed, the downtrodden. 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. This woman in the land of Sidon, hang on, is a Gentile. "And I say to you in truth," very much like the prior statement in verse 24, "Truly I say to you." She had a great attitude, she knew about his leprosy and she said to him, "You need to go find the man of God, Elisha, because God can heal you." 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. 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. So if you look at 1 Kings 17 you see the story. Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? John 18:7. Jesus teachings and the rumors about His miracles should have encouraged them to respond, but they did not. However, as Mary and Joseph approach Judea, it is discovered that Herod Archelaus, the eldest surviving son of Herod the Great, is the new ruler of the area (Matthew 2:22). Remember him? 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. He didn't, because that was future. (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. If they wanted salvation, they had to confess their spiritual destitution, their spiritual poverty, their spiritual blindness, their spiritual bondage, their spiritual oppression. They never did. Matthew 8-15 . Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? 8 AD approx. 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 Nazareth is located. Register. Salvation is available for the poor, the prisoners, the blind and the oppressed. They started asking one another, Where did He get these things? Now it says, verse 26, "And Elijah was sent to none of them." 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.". And they may not know everything there is to know and their faith may not be full, but if they'll just come in their desperation and say, 'I don't have a choice, here's all I have and see what I can do with it.' Pick it up where we left off. It doesn't prove that. You can see all the miracles under the sun, false miracles or whatever, you can see the whole parade of stuff. 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. You didn't know either and neither did I until I gave Him my life. On one of his raids he took captive, this is in the stories in 2 Kings 5, first fourteen verses, you can read it yourself, he took back this girl, one of his captives and she became a servant in his house to help his wife. Open your Bible to the fourth chapter of Luke. 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. It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. Messiah? You know, the Lord had said, "You know, I come to save, this is it. Like his father, Archelaus rules with tyranny and cruelty. First Kings 17, that judgment comes through Elijah, he drops on the scene out of nowhere and he announces this judgment. When Jesus had lived there, He was the carpenter. 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. 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. Nelson Publishing Co.. pp. They were noble. He was a big-time soldier. No such confession is ever going to rise out of their hearts, their hard hearts are filled with pride and self-righteousness and religiosity. Are you kidding me? This is the most wretched thing imaginable. He spoke in the synagogue, but the townspeople did not like what he said. You see that? 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. 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). 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They never did. Text, maps & photos (unless otherwise stated) by Chris & Jenifer Taylor 2023. 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? They return to look for him. How many journeys did Mary and Joseph take before and after Jesus' birth? Map ReferencesHoly Bible, a Faithful VersionJohn Gills' Exposition of the Bible. There are many widows. She made the little cake, the prophet ate it and the next thing that happened was her barrel was never empty. But all of a sudden on this Sabbath in the year 28, He was there. 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