Shooting The Messenger
Beginning in Luke 4:16 we read of Jesus going to His hometown of Nazareth. It was the Sabbath Day and as was His custom He went to the synagogue to read and teach. On this day He chose to read from the prophet Isaiah which just happened to be a messianic passage about Himself. After reading He sat back down, and everyone was watching Him. Then He said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” And they marveled at this hometown boy who spoke with such authority. He then proceeded to teach that they would reject Him just as […]