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Daily Bread

No Prophet is Accepted at Home

Date: Oct. 17, 2019

Passage

Luke 4:14-30 (ESV)

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18   “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and recovering of sight to the blind,
    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19   to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” 23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, he went away.

Daily Bread

Key Verse: 4:18,19

  “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and recovering of sight to the blind,
    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

1. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me" (14-21)

Jesus taught in Galilee and was praised. In his hometown of Nazareth, he read in the synagogue on a Sabbath. He quoted Isaiah 61 about the Spirit of the Lord anointing him to proclaim good news to the poor, freedom for prisoners, sight for the blind, freedom for the oppressed, and the year of the Lord's favor. Jesus fulfilled this on that day. People were impressed and amazed at his gracious words. But then they saw him merely as Joseph's son.

2. "Physician, heal yourself!" (22-30)

His hometown wanted to see miracles, like a doctor healing locals. Jesus told two stories of Israel's prophets sent to help Gentiles: Elijah to a widow in Sidon, and Elisha to Naaman the Syrian. Jesus knew his hometown would not accept or honor him. They got furious and tried to throw him off a cliff. But Jesus walked right through them.

Prayer: Lord, help me to follow you humbly and not demand anything from you.

One Word: Accept Jesus as he is

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