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Hello, and welcome to Study His Holy Word.

This blog site has been active for quite some time now, but truly was not successful the first time around. Therefore, I am trying it again, with a special group of people that are involved in the "40 Days of Prayer" Series at my church. I am recommending that the individuals in my group use this blog site to reflect upon our daily exercises, have discussions regarding each day's lesson and just share any thoughts or feelings you may have. I think this will be a wonderful way to share our information and who knows......maybe we will get some "outsiders" to join in as well. Anyway, I will post on here EVERY day what my thoughts and feelings are about the exercise, so feel free to comment all you want. I hope we find this to be a very valuable tool.

"And all God's people say.....AMEN!"

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Luke 4:14-30

I am currently reading the book of LUKE and was confused by this scripture. I am wondering if I don't need to know the stories of Elijah and Elisha in order to fully understand. My confusion is this....I don't understand why the people of Nazareth were so angry. I understand what Luke is stating about the fact that Elijah wasn't sent to the widows and Elisha didn't cleanse the leprosy stricken. I guess I just don't understand why they rejected Jesus so intently. Please give me your views on this passage and maybe we can figure it out together. Thanks!

Bible Study via blog...what wonderful technology!

I will post another passage on Friday, so visit back.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 27, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    This is not a true comment...I am simply testing this blog site to be certain it works. Thank you!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 29, 2010 at 6:38 AM

    Hi Lori, I think your blog is a great idea. It is like a virtual Bible study. I have a Life Application Bible that I love. It explains scriptures that are hard for me to understand. It says that the people were so angry because they felt Jesus was suggesting that God reaches out to the Gentiles...not only the Jews. They felt they were being accused of being just as wicked as the people in the Northern Kingdom (which was notorious for great wickedness).
    Another interesting explanation was about the verse that said "no prophet is accepted in his hometown". It says that is applicable to us as sometimes as Christians our life and faith are not easily understood or accepted by those who know us well. I just finished Romans the other day and was sitting here this morning thinking about what to start on next. Thanks for the nudge... (: Stacey

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  3. AnonymousJuly 29, 2010 at 6:43 AM

    After rereading this text I believe the following: The people of Nazareth didn't fully think of Jesus as their saviour. As they say in verse 22, "He is Joseph's son." Then they ask him if he is the healer of the stories they have heard to do something in his own "hometown" (verse23). Jesus answers that even the great prophets and healers Elisha and Elijah were not accepted in their hometowns and did their "works" elsewhere. So in other words, Jesus says, "No." Like a spoiled child the people of Nazareth do not like to be told no and they become very angry, but Jesus carries on unaffected by them.

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