Mark wrote how Jesus, “went out from there, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From where has this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?”, and in chapter six and verse two of his book, Mark writes how the people questioned, “is not this the carpenter?” where we read:
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judah, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
The verse reads, “ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judah, and Simon?” Mark began with the words, “Is not this the carpenter” or “is not Jesus the worker in wood, the joiner, builder and craftsman”, “the son of Mary” which means “who is Mary whose name means their rebellion's male offspring and progeny”, “the brother of James” or “the physical brother of James whose name means supplanter”, “and Joses” which refers to “and Jose whose name means he will be sustained of Jehovah”, “and of Judah” or “and the brother of Judah or Jude whose name means he shall be praised”, “and Simon” which means “a little rock or stone”? Mark shared how the people in Jesus' “own country” questioned whether He was “the carpenter”, the “son of Mary” whose family included His brothers “James, Joses, Jude and Simon”.
The verse continues, “and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.” Mark added the words, “and are not his sisters” which means “and also the female family members” “here with us” or “who were among the people of Nazareth as well”? “And they were offended” which means “the people were stumbled, impeded, caused to fall away, made indignant and caused to have displeasure” “at him” which refers to “Jesus”. Mark shared how the people also questioned whether Jesus' “sisters” were also among, and this caused them to be “stumbled or impeded” by Him.
When we think through Mark's words in this verse, we see how the people within Jesus' “own country” were “familiar” with Jesus' connection to His family and it kept them from seeing who He really was. God knows having personal knowledge of a person often impedes His purposes being seen in their life, and though Jesus Christ desires to be the “Savior” of every person in the world, if they are “offended” by Him, their “offense” may be the very thing that keeps them from relating to Him. Let all who read these words be sure of the way they perceive Jesus.
Next time we see Mark share how Jesus said, “a prophet is not without honor, but in his own country”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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