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The Desire of Ages
DA 236.1–238.1 • Luke 4:16-19; Luke 4:21-22; Luke 4:28-30

““Is Not This the Carpenter’s Son?””

Messianic Manifesto, Overcoming Prejudice, and Divine Protection

In His childhood hometown of Nazareth, Jesus unfolds His mission from Isaiah 61, confronting the prejudice of His neighbors and demonstrating the sovereign protection of heaven over His life.

pp. 236–238 · 10 paragraphs

Holy Scripture

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Luke 4:16-19
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And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Luke 4:21-22
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And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

Luke 4:28-30
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And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

The Desire of Ages

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End of Day 1(DA 236.1–238.1)

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Overcoming Spiritual Blindness and Prejudice
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