Day 31~ Mark 6 & Prov. 29
“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household. (6:4) I bet if you poled people, even non-Christians, they would have an idea what this means. The English Oxford of Living Dictionaries explains the “proverb” as, “A persons gifts and talents are rarely appreciated by those close to them.” Huh!….as I read today, I didn’t think that was what Jesus was teaching……in fact, I am going to go as far to say that it is one of Satan’s little tricks to dumb it down to the English Oxfords definition……😳 Well,…think about it….do you really think that Matt. 13:57 and Luke 4:24 repeat the same words just to teach that any ol’ prophet isn’t appreciated? I think the words of Jesus here are much more weightier than that. Why would the writers of each gospel repeat this story? While they are actively trying to demonstrate the divinity of Jesus by relaying all the miracles he did, they throw this statement in there? I have two