Sharing wisdom by verse: Jesus of Nazareth 2

Nazareth Village, geography of Israel

The Town of Nazareth

His youth

"When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord they

returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became

strong He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him."(Luke2:39,40)

The City of Nazareth Today

Nazareth Quote: "Today it is a town of about 60,000 people in northern Israel. About 88 miles north of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the northern region of the country and the largest Arab city in Israel. It is situated am-
ong the southern ridges of the Lebanon Mountains, on the steep slope of
a hill, about 14 miles from the Sea of Galilee and about 6 miles west from Mount Tabor. The modern city lies lower down upon the hill than the anc-
ient one. In Jesus' time Nazareth would have had a population of about
500. The majority of Nazarenes are Israeli Arabs, about 30-40 percent of
which are Christians, and the rest are Muslims.”(Sacred-destinations.com)

Nazareth Village, Israel

Village Life: As Morning begins at the home of Joseph and Mary the sweet aroma of bread cooking in the wood burning oven fills the air. The family begins their day with prayer and devotions to the Lord. Someone is outside feeding the chickens and someone has gone to fetch water at the well. Joseph and his son Jesus are working in the wood shop by now or maybe gone to help a neighbor fix a broken wagon wheel, yet I surmise.

Ancient Nazareth: Biblical facts about Jesus and ancient Nazareth:
1) In Nazareth Jesus taught the people in their Synagogue,"and they were amazed.Matt13:54 2)The phrase Jesus of Nazareth occurs 17 times in the
New Testament. 3)The Hebrew root word for Nazareth means branch whi-
ch follows Isaiah's prophecy; that the Messiah will come from a shoot, a branch of King David."He grew up before him like a tender shoot and like a
root out of dry ground He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him nothing in his appearance that we should desire him."Isaiah53:2. A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;from his roots a branch will bear fru
it. The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him." Isaiah11:14) Quote:The town of Nazareth was one of the most beautiful places in all of Galilee. From a hilltop in Nazareth you can see the coast of Tyre and the blue waters of the Mediterranean. You can also see Mount Carmel where Elijah struggled
with the prophets of Baal.bible-history.com.

The silent years: where was Jesus during this time period? This was a period of time beginning from his youth to the time of His public ministry. Most biblical scholars are in agreement that after Jesus' adolescence he was most probably working as a carpenter between the ages of 12 to 30years old. When he was not applying His trade He was most probably attending Synagogue learning and teaching the Law and the Prophets. This was also a time when Jesus would learn many lesson from nature that He would later use as a way to teach you and I spiritual lessons in the form of a parable such as; The four soils, Matt13:3, The lost sheep, Luke15:1-7.