The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-22

Beginning on Jesus halltau Ministry ...
Rejection az NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1854 )
Rejection ~ Naz4reth......... Mark Gle
rejection al NazIrt tE........... Luz 1850
Tme.-H-s rejection az Nazareth &C.
elrred IN April. a II . = Of The car
v. OhsCurity.
Place Nazareth. in Galiee.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Between the incidents Of to-day les
son and those OF last Sunday an inter-
va OF about 10 months elapsed. during
which time Jesus vas al work mostly in
Judea.
lie came 10 Nazareth In the course
Of a tour through Gaiilee Until a little
oyes q year before. Jesus had Leen a
carpenter il Nazareth. Then lie had
gone away TO the wilderness Of JuGea
10 John the Baptist, and since that time
orange reports had come back 10 the
home to~2. Men said ina He had be-
come q great prophet. and was riyaling
John the Baptist himself John Al, %,
and. strangest OF all. news had come
from C~apernaum that he had miracu-
lousy healed the son OF a prominent
man there John 4. 46-54), and from
Cana. only four miles away. that lie had
turned water into wine al a wedding
feast John Reid. The synagogue on
the day OF which We are studying was
full OF His fellow townsmen, all eager
to see whether the young carpenter was
really SO great. after all.
lie entered. as His custom was, into
The synagogue: Referring TO His Gus
tom Of preaching IN The synagogue " hen
ever possible. That He had always been
a attendant at Tie synagogue went
without saying. stood mp to read: "
As a distinguished man whom everyone
wante. 70 hear Jesus was invited TO con-
duct the service. The prophet Isaiah"
Comparison with the original shows
that this is a free translation. prob
ably taken from a Creeh or Aramaic
version Note The point ia the quota
ton where Jesus stopped If He had
gone on. Ills mex words would have
been. and the day Of vengeance of
our God John the Baptist; would have
gone on. Jesus did not. This quotation
is priceless 70 us. because il clearly
gives Christs conception of His minis
Try. Note that His mission is not so
much 70 the strong and the fortunate. as
10 tsose who need help-the poor, the
captives. the blind. the bruised. The
reference is not to physical conditions
but TO the heart life. The &C
ceptable year Of the Lord" The well
year: the time of Gods especial
bounty ."-Adeney. The attendant: The
Of the sacred rolls. And sat
down To speak. This was the Gus
tom. Eyes fastened on him" Not
simply because OF curiosity. but held by
the strength Of His wonderful person
Atty.
To-day hath this Scripture been full
filed" Jesus great declaration Of Him
self and HiS mission to His former
townsmen. He probably said a great
deal more that is not reported. AL bare
Him witness" His power was unde-
niable. Words Of grace Both mes
sage and manner surprise the people
by their graci0usness. us this not 10
SOL His fellow townsmen evil
IDENTIFY knew nothing OF the virgin birth.
They felt His power. but that He was
really great-as great as had been re-
they could not believe. for was
He not the sor Of an ordinary carpenter?
II they believed any such thing Of Him
would have 10 prove II TO them. And
He said unto them" Probably seeing
that they were in a mood 10 demand
proof Of His great claims. Physician.
heal myself. A challenge to do for
own own what it was reported He
had done for others. Jesus never ac-
,epted such challenges. though they
we're often given. Neither the truth
He preached nor His relation to the Fa-
her depended on the ability TO work
miracles. and He would not workthemto
people who considered them the
MY convincing proof Of His sonship.
His refusal. with the instances fl verses
.5-27 tsee ! Kings. 1924. and . Kings.
l-l5l enraged the people TO the last
Jealousy, hatred and murder
we're in their hearts.
But He passing through the midst OF
hem went His way. This does not as
either CD that Jesus became invis-
bic. or ga that He had miraculous pro-
The temptation scene AZ the
wing Of the temple precludes the Idea
hat Jesus would resort to such means
( saving Himself. II Is enough to con-
lude that the mysterious majesty Of
he person Of Christ overawed the tickle
mob '-Adeney. This Is a remarkable
Illustration Of a fact that we must not
in thinking OF the personal APP
earance Of Jesus. Most of the great
ainters have emphasized the g~entleness
nd sorrowfulness Of the Saviour az the
xpense Of the strength and even ma
esty which the Gospel story sometimes (
Compare with this John 1923 :
nd 1876.