Pam Padgett ... teacher
When Jesus went to Nazareth, where He had
grown up, He went to the synagogue. After reading from the book of the
prophet Esaias (Isaiah) of one to come in the Spirit of the Lord
preaching the gospel, Jesus told those in the synagogue this scripture was being fulfilled before them, letting them know that He was the one spoke of by Isaiah ...
Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up:
and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day,
and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book
of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the
place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath
sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them
that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And
he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down.
And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on
him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture
fulfilled in your ears.
Although they had listened intently to what Jesus said and wondered at His words, they didn't believe on Him since He had been raised among them ...
Luke 4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered
at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said,
Is not this Joseph's son?
When Jesus spoke about prophets not being accepted in their own country, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath and led Jesus out of the city to throw Him down a hill ...
Luke 4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will
surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we
have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 24 And he
said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of
Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when
great famine was throughout all the land; 26 But unto none of them was
Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a
widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the
prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 And
all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled
with wrath, 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him
unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might
cast him down headlong.
But Jesus passed through their midst and went His way, going to Capernaum, and began teaching there ...
Luke 4:30 But he passing through the midst of them
went his way, 31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and
taught them on the sabbath days.
It stood out to me that Jesus taught many things
to those in the synagogue in Nazareth. Then, when they turned against Him,
Jesus simply went His way, continuing in the work He had been given to do by the Father.
I was reminded that Jesus warned us that in the world we will have
tribulations, but that He has overcome the world and we can have peace in Him. Our peace is not dependent on
those of this world. Our peace is in God and His word given to us ...
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good
cheer; I have overcome the world.