Mark 6:1-6 – A Prophet Without Honour
Jesus now returns to His hometown of Nazareth. This is where He has spent 30 years of His life, along with His family, and has worked as a carpenter. He has lived a perfect life here, but the town treat Him just like He has been the poorest, good-for-nothing in the whole town.
After teaching in the synagogue, the people are amazed. They can’t deny His wisdom and His power to do miracles, but instead of believing in what He says, they want to know where He got the power from. They are pretty well convinced that it isn’t His family because they know His family. In fact, they know Jesus’ life history so well, they realise He can’t have received wisdom and power from some human source, but they absolutely refuse to accept the only conclusion left to them – that His power comes from God. So, they are offended at Jesus for presenting them with this problem.
Despite this attitude of His own hometown, Jesus compassionately heals some there. For most of the town their great unbelief keeps them from the blessings of God. Jesus is amazed at the unbelief and stubborn hearts of those He grew up with, and He leaves Nazareth for the smaller villages where He can teach others.
Questions
- How did the people in Nazareth treat Jesus?
- What did the townspeople admit about Jesus?
- Why didn’t Jesus do more miracles in Nazareth?
Prayer Points
- Pray that we and others would not be content with just knowing about Jesus, but that we would put our faith and trust in Him.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.