Luke 4:14-30 Picture at left is of the reconstructed synagogue in Nazareth, Israel.

1) Satan is a real enemy. 2) Satan comes in many forms. 3) Satan tempts but God tests. 4) Satan will H.I.T. us. 5) The Holy Spirit is our power. 6) Biblical truth is our counterpunch. 7) Escape is always possible. 3) What are the practical applications of this incident?

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.” (I Corinthians 10:13-14) 3) What are the practical applications of this incident? 7) Escape is always possible.

“When you are tempted, he will also provide a way out…flee from idolatry.” Temptation brings a choice…

“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.” (James 1:12) 3) What are the practical applications of this incident? 7) Escape is always possible.

“Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.” (Luke 4:14-15) “When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum…From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’” (Matthew 4:12-17)

Nazareth Sea of Galilee

Nazareth

“He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom.” (Luke 4:16a) “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” (Genesis 2:2-3)

“He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him.” (Luke 4:16b-17a)

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” (Luke 4:16b-17a)

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me χρ ί ω (chrio) - “anointed” ▪ consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for it. ▪ endowing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. …to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” Is he speaking of the economically disadvantaged or the spiritually poor?

Historically, at the Jubilee, all of the debts were canceled, all of the slaves were set free, and all of the land was returned to its original owner. This is a physical example of the spiritual truths that are fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The debt of sin is canceled, the slaves to sin are freed and the earth is to be ruled over by the Creator.

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3)

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34)

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind to set the oppressed free “It is for liberty that Christ has set us free.” (Galatians 5:1a)

“Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written…” “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind to set the oppressed free to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:18-19 – Isaiah 61:1-2)

So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.” (Luke 7:22)

“Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying, ‘Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.’ All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips.” (Luke 4:20-22a) θαυμ ά ζω (thaumazo) – “amazed” to wonder at, marvel

“‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son?’ they asked.” (Luke 4:22b) “When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. ‘Where did this man get these things?’ they asked. ‘What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?’ And they took offense at him.” (Mark 6:2-3)

Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’” (Luke 4:23)

“‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son?’ they asked.” (Luke 4:22b) “He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.” (Mark 6:5-6)

“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.

“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed - only Naaman the Syrian.” (Luke 4:25-27)

“All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.” (Luke 4:28-30) “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.” (Luke 4:9b)

“He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…” (John 1:10-12)