So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” Luke 4:22
Although several places rejected Jesus en masse, one of the more startling comes from His hometown of Nazareth. In our verse today the hometown folks first bear witness of His reading and marvel at His gracious words. But then, doubt begins to creep in as they ask each other, "Is this not Joseph's son?" After a few more words, our Lord's own hometown tries to toss their prophet off a cliff. The murderous rage of a mob is not the sort of thing we look for when visiting the old hometown. One can imagine the day of judgment as God asks Nazareth, "You would toss My Son off a cliff?" Yikes! Wouldn't want to be in their place on that day.
We are privileged to believe in Jesus, not everyone did or does.
Bucky
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