Early in His ministry Jesus left Nazareth and made Capernaum his base of operation. From there He went all over Galilee and as far away as Tyre and Sidon and the Decapolis.
In the course of time Jesus returned to His hometown. Here is the account of the events associated with that visit as recorded in the Gospel of Mark.
He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. (Mark 6:1-6)
We often hear the expression, “You can never go home again.” We see this played out in many ways. The college student who has enjoyed the freedom of being away from home seldom feels comfortable back in the family basement.
Jesus’ expression is also commonly repeated. “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
The familiarity with Jesus in His pre-ministry years, knowledge of his work as a carpenter, and his family, caused the residents of Nazareth to reject Him.
Our photo shows the interior of the synagogue at Nazareth Village. Perhaps the synagogue of Jesus’ time looked somewhat like this.
The Synagogue at Nazareth Village. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
While we may not be able to return to the place where we grew up, we are always welcomed into the presence of the heavenly father.
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Thanks for sharing. You capture some nice memories. I have not been at Nazareth Village when the olives were being crushed. Always a reason to return.
Good day! What an insightful post! 🙂 I really did enjoy the Nazareth Village when I visited last year. I met Mosee (am I right?) the Donkey and the very kind villagers. You might want to take a look at my Israel travel video: http://ingridnieto.com/2015/07/31/travel-video-israel/
I’m looking forward to visiting other places when I go back. We were just there for 5 days. 😀 Blessings to you Mr. Jenkins!
You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood, … back home to a young man’s dreams of glory and of fame … back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed everlasting but which are changing all the time — back home to the escapes of Time and Memory.
– Thomas Wolfe