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. You can see all the miracles under the sun, false miracles or whatever, you can see the whole parade of stuff. 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead.". IV. 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. 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? 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." Log In
But in order to accomplish that goal, He had to be willing to suffer rejection! You know, the Jews didn't like this story, I can tell you, and as Jesus starts to tell it, they start to get angry. So they fled to Egypt in order to save Jesus. 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. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. 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). 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). If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? Learn: I. 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. JESUS VISITS NAZARETH AND IS REJECTED. Protecting The Most Valuable Treasure On Earth. Mary and Joseph head home mistakenly leaving Jesus behind. 4:31-37 Following this rejection in his home town, Jesus goes down to Capernaum, by the lakeside (see 5 on Map 5). The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, Jezebel was a Gentile Baal worshiper. This was the time for the age of salvation. He cares about the honor and glory of God and he's given his life to serve God. You know what his name was? I mean, it's a normal thing. Nazareth sits on a hill, many hills on the hill but it's up a slope. That's the issue. 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. How will I ever know that? 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. Some Bible scholars had noted differences in the birth narrative story of the flight. Huh. The people in Nazareth did not approve of His message. (Judg. Their journey from Bethlehem to what is Egyptian-controlled territory (which was outside the jurisdiction of Herod) was at least 65 kilometers (40 miles). We've had four chapters. They did not reject Him because they lacked the truth but because they rejected the truth. Should Jesus have forced many people to be healed anyway? But it does nothing for those who don't because no miracles can prove that Jesus can save the sinner from hell. He was concerned that they were going to miss eternal life. 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. Others just refused to believe because they preferred their own way darkness. And so far the story has been positive. We will discover later in John 7:15 that it was common knowledge that Jesus did not have any formal rabbinical education. After the death of his step-father sometime between his 12th and 30th birthday, Jesus continues to live in Nazareth until he journeys to Capernaum to begin his public ministry. They had been all their lives to the synagogue, all their lives to that synagogue and they had heard reading after reading of the Torah, the law, and the Haftarah, the prophets, and sermon after sermon on Sabbath after Sabbath through millennia, if not centuries of years and they had heard many sermons about the Messiah and they had read many scriptures about His coming. We pray in His name. How could God ignore the Jews of Israel? 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. The day of vengeance will come after the day of salvation. So God cared for widows. The problem is we don't have proof. 3. That's an analogy of spiritual life and supply. 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. In verse 24 He says, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown." To do good to those who despitefully use us and persecute us. 1989. vol. 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. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. One who desires to serve God will suffer. 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. That's got to be somebody else, thatthats the Gentiles. Mary legally remained with Joseph until Jesus was 12 years old. 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. If I give it to him and he is a man of God, then I'll have life. When the family returned, they settled in Nazareth, a city in the northern part of Israel in a region known as Galilee. Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. But others were saying, How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs? And there was a division among them. He was saying the Messiah was there in their midst and they were hearing Him speak. Tyre and Sidon in that Gentile region, Zarephath was a town in between the two, Tyre and Sidon, a Phoenician city. It's always the same. And it's a fair axiom. All experts are from out of town, aren't they? Isaiah predicts the fall of Israel & Judah, Prophecies written before the fall of Jerusalem, Isaiah reassures King Ahaz of God's support, Troubled times and a glorious future kingdom, 40. 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. Many times the preacher had said, "The people who are eyewitnesses of Messiah Himself will be greatly blessed." You're saying, "Well, why should we believe Him, after all, we don't have any proof that He's the Messiah." Why couldn't they return to Bethlehem. He was a wretched, wicked king who worshiped Baal. That was just how He started. Joseph's fears about living within Judea are confirmed when God sends him a warning in a dream. These other people were wretched, destitute outcasts. There was never a preacher like Him. That's why they were so excited that He was going to speak in their synagogue. They had never heard anything like it. Religious education cannot guarantee that the heart is in love with God or that the person is growing spiritually. Sidon was Gentile territory on the north coast of Israel, Tyre and Sidon, the two familiar cities. Galilee of the Gentiles: Somebody had witnessed to her about the true God of Israel and she trusted in the true God of Israel. No such confession is ever going to rise out of their hearts, their hard hearts are filled with pride and self-righteousness and religiosity. Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. Yeah, and they tried to kill Him. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. 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). 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's actually shocking. The Jewish World of the Old Testament, Sources of the History of Israel and Judah. There was never an orator like Him. It identifies various ancient skin diseases, everything from superficial diseases to serious diseases. So he goes over there and he does his seven ducks in the dirty river and guess what? Salvation is available. 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. They had plenty. 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. They didn't even take into consideration that the Father out of heaven had said, "This is My beloved Son.". That was not a question in their minds. There is a story about Dr. C. I. Scofield, the man who was responsible for The Scofield Reference Bible. 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. Dr. Scofield replied, Young man, my Lord had only twelve men in His school and in His congregation most of the time. They refused to admit it. "I know what you're thinking," He said. And they were saying repeatedly, "Is this not Joseph's son?" Elijah comes on the scene in 1 Kings 17. It's a broad term. It doesn't. And so to her goes the prophet of God rather than to Israelites. In brief: Jesus returned to Nazareth, the town of his youth. Yet, God encourages us to seek peace and avoid conflict. 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, May He, in grace, save many sinners even today. After the wise men leave, Joseph is told (in a dream) to flee to Egypt (verse 13). John 1:46(NASB). But at this point, He makes a brilliant transition, and, folks, I want you to listen carefully. 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). There's only one reason why people who know the gospel don't accept Christ. They were the godly, the chosen, the true worshipers, the legalists, the ceremonialists, the covenantalists. Jeremiah warns of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah says idolatry will bring Judah's fall, Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, Miscellaneous flashbacks to earlier times, Gedeliah is murdered & Jeremiah goes to Egypt, 43. That is absolutely unthinkable, unthinkable. Chapter 4 verse 14, He returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. 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. They all knew him. I understand that." '", You see what they were doing? 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. In Mark's Gospel, Jesus returns to Galilee from the desert after John's arrest, following a period of solitude and temptation. The power of the Holy Spirit - for everyone? I understand that no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 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. But passing through their midst, He went His way.". 2. Map ReferencesHoly Bible, a Faithful VersionJohn Gills' Exposition of the Bible. Why did Jesus return to a city that had previously attempted to murder Him? We haven't seen anything like this in all these chapters all these months. They chose not to. There's all kinds of instruction in the Old Testament to take care of widows. 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 aren't the poor, the prisoners, the blind, and the oppressed. 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. They tended to be disfiguring diseases, usually contagious diseases. And He instructed the people to care for the widows and that was a very important part of living out godly righteous life. And it's true of this rabbi, a very gracious man, very knowledgeable man. No. And there may have been a little bit of town rivalry going on as well. Together, the two events provide an instructive microcosm of the Galilean ministry as a whole. Herod's son, Archelaus, only ruled until 6 CE, when Judea became a province ruled from Rome. How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith? The population of Palestine in Jesus' day was approximately 500,000 to 600,000 (about that of Vermont, Boston, or Jerusalem today). 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. He left never to return. Many religious leaders rejected Him, but not all of them. They did not realize that schools can educate only the mind. Sometimes we think that trouble is a sign of Gods judgment or that we did something wrong. Background Reading: The Return from Egypt. The people dependent on charity suffer the worst because the people who give to charity only have enough to survive. So, too, was Joseph. 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 so He says to them in verse 23, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! He was a Gentile and worse than that, he was a leper, he had leprosy, he was unclean, he was despicable on every count. We sent you an email. 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. But the Christian ministry is spiritual warfare! Let's go back to verse 16 in Luke 4 and pick up the scene where it really begins. The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. The people in the synagogue responded as some might today. And Elisha says to him, "The God of Israel is willing to heal you. Text, maps & photos (unless otherwise stated) by Chris & Jenifer Taylor 2023. I mean, they must havesome of them must have wondered why He stopped reading there in verse 19. He had no intention of kicking open the prison doors, of wreaking havoc and divine vengeance on the ungodly. They had run Him out of town. Could you do some magic somewhere? Leprosy is a sort of a categorical word. And what was behind that well speaking? Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . 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. 1. Oh they said, "Do some things like You did down there. He was a Gentile. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . Remember that? Mary ceased to be a virgin after Jesus was born. 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. 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. The words that fell from His lips were like words they had never heard from anyone ever. Powerful orators have always been able to captivate people. 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). 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. Guest. The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. Oh boy, you're sitting in the synagogue, you're saying, "This is not going well. Let's pray. Fire) an unquenchable fire of judgment." They were righteous. 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. Why did Jesus return to Nazareth? Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. Where did He get His wisdom? Is God really truly God? 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 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. 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 What you're about to hear is profound. Was Jesus an outspoken rabbi or was he God? The young preacher leaned over and apologized to Dr. Scofield for the small number who had come to hear his preaching and teaching. He makes a transition. 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. Matthew 13:53 to 58 and Mark 6:1 to 6 give the account of Jesus' visit to the Nazareth synagogue at the end of His ministry in Galilee. He had been invited to speak in a church in North Carolina. 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. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.[2]. 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