Those who never suffer are probably not in the battle. God sends Elijah in this midst of all this famine over to Zarephath, to this widow. To guard against evil and ignorant prejudices. At this point they are in awe of His communication ability. Did Jesus learn that from a tape, book, CD, or DVD? I understand that, human nature. We pray in His name. But I can only save the poor, and the prisoners, and the blind, and the oppressed. It's always the same. John must have sat in prison and wondered when the Messiah was going to come and destroy Herod, when He was going to bring the vengeance of God on Herod, open the prison doors and let John out. Matthew 8-15 . He was a Gentile. He is informed of this because Herod the Great will soon issue a command that all male children two years old and younger, in and around Bethlehem, are to be put to death (Matthew 2:16). They responded by attempting to murder Him. 8:39-59, 10:22-42 and 12:36-43. In fact, John himself was greatly perplexed because John the Baptist, soon after the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, was taken prisoner. fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. There were many widows. John 19:19. His wife led that. He had been invited to speak in a church in North Carolina. They tried to kill Him but it wasn't His time. 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 you know what? Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. The Journey continues from Sinai to Moab, The Israelites defeat King Sihon and King Og, The Israelites defeat the kings of Midian, Canaan is divided among the twelve tribes, 28. Do you see it? It could include a proverb or an axiom. Learn: I. 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. 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. It relates the return of Jesus to Galilee upon the imprisonment of John the Baptist. All they want Him to do is to do in Nazareth what was done in Capernaum, twenty miles away. Oh that doesn't mean they believed in Him as the Messiah. We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as well."' And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. It just means that the buzz was positive, just rippling through that packed synagogue. All we have here is just a summation. . It's not going to convince you. They had reliable eyewitness accounts of what Jesus had done when He was there during that first year of ministry, He spent some time there. Jesus' childhood - left behind in Jerusalem. Herod's son, Archelaus, only ruled until 6 CE, when Judea became a province ruled from Rome. ( J. C. 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. They understand exactly what He said and, believe me, they understand what He meant by what He said because He spoke so perfectly clear. They all knew Elijah, the great prophet of Israel. His sisters remained in Nazareth, perhaps because they were already married (Mark 6:3). Those who claim that these children were not the offspring of Mary do so without proof. He was a wretched, wicked king who worshiped Baal. They refused to admit it. . 8 AD approx. Paul's Journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia & Galatia, Paul & Barnabas return to Antioch in Syria, Paul & Barnabas attend the Council of Jerusalem, Paul & Barnabas take the decision to Antioch, 10. but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. 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. The rich tapestry of testimony from angels, from Gabriel, from the angels that gave testimony to the shepherds in the field, a rich testimony from godly men and women like Zacharias and Elizabeth and Joseph and Mary and Simeon and Anna and even the testimony of the prophet himself, John the Baptist, and it's all been positive up to now. 1989. vol. But all of a sudden on this Sabbath in the year 28, He was there. Powerful orators have always been able to captivate people. 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. If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. 1 Tradition marks out the route which Joseph took into Egypt to have been by way of Hebron, Gaza, and the desert; which, as the most direct w r ay, is very likely the true one. Some time after Jesus arrived in Nazareth, the Sabbath arrived; and so Jesus went to the synagogue. Why did He stop reading in the middle of Isaiah 61:2, "The favorable year of the Lord," and He stopped when the rest of the verse said, "And the day of vengeance of our God?" It was now present, it was now in their midst. Her food supply was down to one little bit of flour and one little bit of oil, enough to make one cake, right? She took the little that she had, she gave it to the man of God and in return she got life, permanent life. John 15:20(NASB), Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. IV. He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. What it does do is affirm the faith of those who believe. I need to see something so that I can believe.". How about you? 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. You can't get saved unless you're willing to be humiliated and realize your sinful condition. 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. At the end of His year and a half ministry in Galilee, Jesus came back again to the synagogue in Nazareth and again they said, "This is Joseph's son and we know His mother and we know His sisters and we know His brothers. Mark 6:1(NASB). We don't know what brow of it. So Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He anointed Me." They didn't like this at all. We are worse than a Syrian Gentile leper. 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. 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. He was the greatest preacher who ever opened His mouth. 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. You're saying, "We don't have any proof. 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. 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. Jesus did not return because it was a large wonderful city. Clean! And if you think that was bad, that Elijah was sent to none of those Jewish widows, this was worse. 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. She says, "The Lord God of Israel lives." They denied the light because they preferred darkness. There have been some noted pastors down through history who had no formal theological education, but they have been terrific spiritual examples. Jesus is brought up in Galilee (ruled by another of Herods sons) and becomes known as Jesus of Nazareth. If Jesus did a miracle, does that prove that He can transfer people from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light? They're getting angrier by the moment. In Matthew 2:23, the return to Nazareth is said to be a fulfilment of the prophetic word, "He shall be called a Nazarene". They return to look for him. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, one of the two major cities of Galilee, says Encyclopedia Britannica. Paul's Journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia & Galatia, Paul & Barnabas return to Antioch in Syria, Paul & Barnabas attend the Council of Jerusalem, Paul & Barnabas take the decision to Antioch, 10. This son had a slightly less violent disposition than Archelaus. No prophet is welcome in his hometown, no prophet is dektos, accepted in his hometown. As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. Let me put it to you simply. 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. Few people were interested and so few people came. Capernaum was the backdrop of many of Christ's mighty miracles. 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? The day of vengeance will come after the day of salvation. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. They just heard the greatest speaker that ever lived. We've had months and months and months, well over a year in Luke already and everything has been so positive. He is rejected for the first time (Lk 4:28) TRAVELS and ACTS OF JESUS, YEAR TWO - c AD28-29 Key: 1 - Approximate sequence of events, used in the list following [1] Jesus moves to Capernaum (Mt 4:13; Mk 1:21; Lk 4:31). You see that? 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. Yeah, and they tried to kill Him. Speaking of prophets that were unwelcome, I remind you of Elijah and Elisha. They knew that this was speech like there had never been. Their message was simple. 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. And as I said, it is a concession. They all knew him. "The Date of Herod's Death,". Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. He just drops out of nowhere. They cast Him out of the city. Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. They were righteous. It's a broad term. 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 fasted. 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, . It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. Are you kidding me? He knew that. Mary was well along in her pregnancy; the Bible describes her at this time with the expressive phrase "heavy wi. Many people did reject Jesus. 1. p. 133. My feeling is that our Lord set us an example here . John 9:16(NASB). 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. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. The area was the home of the father of Jezebel. How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). 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. He makes a transition. That was not a question in their minds. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. 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 ). 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. p. 409. That is a judgment of God. 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. c 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. This website uses cookies to monitor usage (see Privacy Statement in drop-down box under 'Contact Us'). J. Vernon McGee. A new nation? That's not a problem for Him. Let's go back to verse 16 in Luke 4 and pick up the scene where it really begins. Messiah? He was concerned that they were sinners who needed their sins forgiven. We are told that Jesus was surprised by their unbelief. Before Mary and Joseph leave the temple to return home a woman named Anna, a widowed prophetess who lived in the house of God, blesses them as well (Luke 2:36 - 38). Jewish religious rituals Wise men visit Jerusalem The holy family flee to Egypt The holy family return to Nazareth Jesus grows up 4. 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. The text of 1 Kings 17 indicates that. And they were saying repeatedly, "Is this not Joseph's son?" 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. In our next study we will discover that conflict and ministry go together. 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). That was them. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. Jesus did not return to Nazareth because the city was important. 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. [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 he said"I'll" he was furious, he was a man of honor and a man of stature and a man of dignity and a man of nobility and he isn't going to humble himself in some kind of humiliating deal and go dump himself down seven times in some dirty river. 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. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. 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. John's Gospel narrative refers to Jesus travelling through Samaria in order to reach Galilee, and describes his meeting with a Samaritan woman at a well at Sychar in Samaria. All you have to do is go over to the river and go down seven times." For one thing, in Bible times people were often identified by their native area or place of residence. 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