During Jesuss childhood, the most important town in Galilee was Sepphoris, located 4 miles / 6 km to the north of Nazareth (see Map 4). My feeling is that our Lord set us an example here . But to come from Sidon, that is unthinkable. He was the long-awaited Anointed One. The following words should ring in our ears and be memorized. Here is an enemy, a Gentile, somebody who has sacked and attacked and killed and plundered Israel and he's a leper. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? 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." There was not an honest issue of evidence. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. The result, the end of verse 25: "When a great famine came over all the land." Huh. Joseph, Mary and Jesus return from Egypt to their home at Nazareth in Galilee. 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 there may have been a little bit of town rivalry going on as well. We just can't buy this message. And you know what happened? And, of course, as I read in verse 15, He was at this point being praised by all and even in verse 22 all were speaking well of Him. The day of vengeance will come after the day of salvation. Joseph may well have moved from Bethlehem to Sepphoris as a young man, in search of work on one of the biggest building sites in the whole of Palestine. So the word is beginning to grow about Him. You know, the Lord had said, "You know, I come to save, this is it. "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, 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. They were the blessed, the blessed of all nations, the blessed of all generations. God has called us to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). 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. They had run Him out of town. 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. There are many widows. He was concerned that they were sinners who needed their sins forgiven. So, too, was Joseph. [11] Jesus returns to his home-town of Nazareth, and preaches in the synagogue (Lk 4:16). Why couldn't they return to Bethlehem. The judgment comes and it is a judgment on the idolatry, the Baal worship of Ahab and the people of Israel. The words that fell from His lips were like words they had never heard from anyone ever. He returned because He was concerned about the people. They refused to admit it. Listen. They persecuted the apostle Paul, and the Roman politicians persecuted Christians for many years after the apostles. At first His words settled well. Why will some churches select a man who has recently graduated from seminary, whom they do not know, and ask him to become their pastor even if they have a man who is highly gifted and capable of being their pastor sitting among them? If He had only twelve, who is C. I. Scofield to be concerned about a big crowd?[1]. Give Him your life, that's the only way you'll ever know. 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. So, even John had talked about that. It just was supernaturally filled all the time. 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. First Kings 17, that judgment comes through Elijah, he drops on the scene out of nowhere and he announces this judgment. They started asking one another, Where did He get these things? How can we know the Messiah would be God incarnate? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. This woman in the land of Sidon, hang on, is a Gentile. Well, that's what I told you last week. All Rights Reserved. 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. It doesn't. (Judg. That wouldn't have proved anything if he had spun up in the air and done some amazing things, if he had done some healings or whatever, it wouldn't have proven anything. So, it was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, Jesus will be called a Nazarene, even though He was born in Bethlehem. Elisha followed Elijah and that was a time, 850 to 790 B.C., disease was a major problem. Let's see what He says, verse 25. 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. Their message was simple. We sent you an email. Where did He get His wisdom? He has asked us to be at peace with all men as much as possible (Romans 12:18). (Gen. 49:2) And as Joseph, after his imprisonment, was made lord of Egypt, so Christ, after His death, was made lord of the universe. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: He will be called a Nazarene. Nelson Publishing Co.. pp. That doesn't prove anything. Joseph found that one of King Herods sons, Archelaus, was ruling in his place in Judea. 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. John 15:20(NASB), Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. She took the little that she had, she gave it to the man of God and in return she got life, permanent life. And she would only know if that was the man of God if she trusted him. His wife led that. Nazareth was nothing special. . 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. And He wondered at their unbelief. Later Jesus decided to return again. Forty days after Jesus is born, fulfilling the purification requirement of Leviticus 12, Mary and Joseph travel to Jerusalem's temple to present him before God. It's always the problem. Let's pray. 8 AD approx. Very simple, admit their sin, ask Him to save them and see if He did it, right? He spoke in the synagogue, but the townspeople did not like what he said. There was never an orator like Him. 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. 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, 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 . If you're going to trust somebody to be a physician, you want some proof that he canhe can heal. . He didn't, because that was future. Most of the Nazarenes were royalty. The word had come back of what He had done there. 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. What do you want with us? Like his father, Archelaus rules with tyranny and cruelty. From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. They had never heard anything like it. 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. 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. 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?" 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. Is this really His prophet? 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 childs life are dead., 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. A new nation? 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 . In John 11:47 the Pharisees, the chief priests said, "This man is doing miracles." 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. He knew that. And all in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things. "The Date of Herod's Death,". Now it says, verse 26, "And Elijah was sent to none of them." And they are stirred, believe me, because they heard the truth presented as clearly as it could ever be presented. 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). Capernaum was the backdrop of many of Christ's mighty miracles. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 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). That is the message of verses 5-6. 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. He was a very bad ruler and Joseph was afraid. 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. Text, maps & photos (unless otherwise stated) by Chris & Jenifer Taylor 2023. 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. A new nation? The author of the book of Hebrew (7:14) informs that "it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah." They chose to throw up a smoke screen in their minds and Jesus read their minds. 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. And thenand the Lord did another amazing thing. What you're about to hear is profound. He was sent to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a woman who was a widow there. It's always the same reason. The answer is obviously, No! Only a few people came to Him because the hearts of the others were unbelieving. Isaiah offers comfort to those in exile, Words of comfort after the fall of Jerusalem, Those returning are encouraged to follow the LORD, The LORD's blessing will rest on Jerusalem, 41. That's why they were so excited that He was going to speak in their synagogue. It's never different. If He does a miracle, does that prove that He can save your soul from hell? But if he is the man of God, and if God did send him, then I have life." It's always been that God will save Jew or Gentile when they come to a point of spiritual destitution and they know it. God offers nothing to people who are content with their own condition, except judgment. He has sent me to tell the captives they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness (Luke 4:18) (see Isaiah 61:1-2). There's only one reason why people who know the truth of Jesus don't believe. I greatly enjoyed our time together and I believe we'll have more time in the future, and I look forward to that. Do you see it? So it's a time in Israel, apostate, they're worshiping Baal, they've turned from the true God, the true and living God, they're worshiping false gods. 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 just couldn't get it. ( J. C. So there were a number of times when He referred to this. And He said to them, 'No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, "Physician, heal yourself! We will suffer for living a godly life. 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. They knew that this was speech like there had never been. So they fled to Egypt in order to save Jesus. He was there for salvation for anyone and everyone who recognized that they were poor, prisoners, blind and oppressed. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. 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. His words captured the moment in a way that was shocking and they still grip us with their power and their force. Yeah, and they tried to kill Him. The power of the Holy Spirit - for everyone? Jesus banished disease from the whole land of Palestine and they put Him on a cross. 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. Those who suffer for doing wrong deserve it. And we both take God very seriously and take His Word seriously. Together, the two events provide an instructive microcosm of the Galilean ministry as a whole. They were the godly, the chosen, the true worshipers, the legalists, the ceremonialists, the covenantalists. They didn't even want these stories to be rehearsed again, they didn't like these stories. 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. The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. 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 Don't confuse it. Galilee of the Gentiles: These other people were wretched, destitute outcasts. 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. 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