Mt. 13:54a And when He had come to His own country,
Mk. 6:1 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.
As mentioned before, Nazareth was a macrocosm, for what happens in Nazareth will happen nationally. Back in segment #039 there was an initial rejection in Nazareth. In segments #061 and #062 there was an initial rejection of the Messiah by the nation. In segment #118 we shall see there will be a final rejection by the nation.
Mt. 13:54b He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?”
Mk. 6:2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him that such mighty works are performed by His hands?”
Mt. 13:55 “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?”
Mk. 6:3a “Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon?”
It is here that we learn that Yeshua’s step-father was a carpenter. The word “carpenter could also mean stone mason, which he probably was. There wasn’t that many trees around to build house with, so most were built out of stones. We also learn the names of Yeshua’s four half-brothers: James, Joses, Simon, and Judas. They all had the same mother, but Yeshua had a different Father. Roman Catholicism tries as hard as they can to discredit this verse, because of a particular dogma within their church called the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. They claim that Mary was a virgin her entire life (for what reason it is difficult to explain). Article #500 of the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” says, “Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus. The church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact, James and Joseph (Joses), ‘brothers of Jesus, are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls “the other Mary.”’ They are close relations of Jesus, according to an Old Testament expression.” Another scenario that has been put forth is that these were children of Joseph from a different marriage. However, a close word study of these verses would seem to prove otherwise.
Mt. 13:56 “And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
Mk. 6:3b And are not His sisters here with us?
We also note that Yeshua had a minimum of two sisters, although their names are not given. The word “sisters” is plural, meaning at least two. This verse could easily indicate that there were even more than two by the way it reads. So, after the birth of Yeshua, Mary did not remain a virgin, but produced a minimum of six other children with Joseph. This certainly contradicts the teaching of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary.
Mt. 13:57a So they were offended at Him.
Mk. 6:3c And they were offended at Him.
Mt. 13:57b But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.”
Mk. 6:4 But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house?”
Mt. 13:58 And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Mk. 6:5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
Mk. 6:6a And He marveled because of their unbelief.
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