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128:2.1 This was one of several years during which [[Jesus]]' brothers and sisters were facing the [[trials]] and tribulations peculiar to the [[problems]] and readjustments of [[adolescence]]. Jesus now had brothers and sisters ranging in ages from seven to eighteen, and he was kept busy helping them to [[adjust]] themselves to the new [[awakenings]] of their [[intellectual]] and [[emotional]] lives. He had thus to grapple with the [[problems]] of [[adolescence]] as they became [[manifest]] in the lives of his younger brothers and sisters.

128:2.1 This was one of several years during which [[Jesus]]' brothers and sisters were facing the [[trials]] and tribulations peculiar to the [[problems]] and readjustments of [[adolescence]]. Jesus now had brothers and sisters ranging in ages from seven to eighteen, and he was kept busy helping them to [[adjust]] themselves to the new [[awakenings]] of their [[intellectual]] and [[emotional]] lives. He had thus to grapple with the [[problems]] of [[adolescence]] as they became [[manifest]] in the lives of his younger brothers and sisters.

128:2.2 This year Simon [[graduated]] from school and began [[work]] with [[Jesus]]' old boyhood playmate and ever-ready defender, Jacob the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry stone mason]. As a result of several [[family]] [[conferences]] it was decided that it was unwise for all the boys to take up [[carpentry]]. It was thought that by [[diversifying]] their trades they would be [[prepared]] to take contracts for putting up entire buildings. Again, they had not all kept busy since three of them had been working as full-time [[carpenter]]s.

128:2.2 This year Simon [[graduated]] from school and began [[work]] with [[Jesus]]' old boyhood playmate and ever-ready defender, Jacob the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry stone mason]. As a result of several [[family]] [[conferences]] it was decided that it was unwise for all the boys to take up [[carpentry]]. It was thought that by [[diversifying]] their trades they would be [[prepared]] to take contracts for putting up entire buildings. Again, they had not all kept busy since three of them had been working as full-time [[carpenter]]s.

128:2.3 [[Jesus]] continued this year at house finishing and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinetry cabinetwork] but spent most of his time at the [[caravan]] repair shop. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] was beginning to alternate with him in attendance at the shop. The latter part of this year, when [[carpenter]] work was slack about [[Nazareth]], Jesus left James in charge of the repair shop and Joseph at the home bench while he went over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] to work with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith smith]. He worked six months with metals and acquired considerable skill at the anvil.

128:2.3 [[Jesus]] continued this year at house finishing and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinetry cabinetwork] but spent most of his time at the [[caravan]] repair shop. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] was beginning to alternate with him in attendance at the shop. The latter part of this year, when [[carpenter]] work was slack about [[Nazareth]], Jesus left James in charge of the repair shop and Joseph at the home bench while he went over to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] to work with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith smith]. He worked six months with metals and acquired considerable skill at the anvil.

128:2.4 Before taking up his new employment at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris], [[Jesus]] held one of his periodic [[family]] [[conferences]] and [[solemn]]ly installed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], then just past eighteen years old, as acting head of the family. He [[promised]] his [[brother]] hearty [[support]] and full [[co-operation]] and exacted [[formal]] [[promises]] of [[obedience]] to James from each member of the family. From this day James [[assumed]] full [[financial]] [[responsibility]] for the family, [[Jesus]] making his weekly payments to his [[brother]]. Never again did [[Jesus]] take the reins out of James's hands. While working at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] he could have walked [[home]] every night if [[necessary]], but he [[purposely]] remained away, assigning [[weather]] and other reasons, but his true [[motive]] was to train James and Joseph in the bearing of the [[family]] [[responsibility]]. He had begun the slow [[process]] of [[weaning]] his [[family]]. Each [[Sabbath]] [[Jesus]] returned to [[Nazareth]], and sometimes during the week when occasion required, to [[observe]] the working of the new [[plan]], to give [[advice]] and offer helpful suggestions.

128:2.4 Before taking up his new employment at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris], [[Jesus]] held one of his periodic [[family]] [[conferences]] and [[solemn]]ly installed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], then just past eighteen years old, as acting head of the family. He [[promised]] his [[brother]] hearty [[support]] and full [[co-operation]] and exacted [[formal]] [[promises]] of [[obedience]] to James from each member of the family. From this day James [[assumed]] full [[financial]] [[responsibility]] for the family, [[Jesus]] making his weekly payments to his [[brother]]. Never again did [[Jesus]] take the reins out of James's hands. While working at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] he could have walked [[home]] every night if [[necessary]], but he [[purposely]] remained away, assigning [[weather]] and other reasons, but his true [[motive]] was to train James and Joseph in the bearing of the [[family]] [[responsibility]]. He had begun the slow [[process]] of [[weaning]] his [[family]]. Each [[Sabbath]] [[Jesus]] returned to [[Nazareth]], and sometimes during the week when occasion required, to [[observe]] the working of the new [[plan]], to give [[advice]] and offer helpful suggestions.

128:2.5 Living much of the time in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] for six months afforded [[Jesus]] a new [[opportunity]] to become better acquainted with the [[gentile]] [[viewpoint]] of life. He worked with [[gentiles]], lived with gentiles, and in every possible [[manner]] did he make a close and painstaking [[study]] of their [[habits]] of living and of the gentile [[mind]].

128:2.5 Living much of the time in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] for six months afforded [[Jesus]] a new [[opportunity]] to become better acquainted with the [[gentile]] [[viewpoint]] of life. He worked with [[gentiles]], lived with gentiles, and in every possible [[manner]] did he make a close and painstaking [[study]] of their [[habits]] of living and of the gentile [[mind]].

128:2.6 The [[moral]] [[standards]] of this [[home]] [[city]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] were so far below those of even the [[caravan]] city of [[Nazareth]] that after six months' [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] [[Jesus]] was not averse to finding an excuse for returning to [[Nazareth]]. The [[group]] he worked for were to become [[engaged]] on public work in both Sepphoris and the new city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias], and [[Jesus]] was disinclined to have anything to do with any sort of employment under the supervision of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas]. And there were still other reasons which made it [[wise]], in the [[opinion]] of [[Jesus]], for him to go back to [[Nazareth]]. When he returned to the repair shop, he did not again [[assume]] the [[personal]] direction of [[family]] affairs. He worked in [[association]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] at the shop and as far as possible [[permitted]] him to continue oversight of the [[home]]. James's [[management]] of [[family]] expenditures and his [[administration]] of the [[home]] [[budget]] were undisturbed.

128:2.6 The [[moral]] [[standards]] of this [[home]] [[city]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] were so far below those of even the [[caravan]] city of [[Nazareth]] that after six months' [[sojourn]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] [[Jesus]] was not averse to finding an excuse for returning to [[Nazareth]]. The [[group]] he worked for were to become [[engaged]] on public work in both Sepphoris and the new city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias], and [[Jesus]] was disinclined to have anything to do with any sort of employment under the supervision of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas]. And there were still other reasons which made it [[wise]], in the [[opinion]] of [[Jesus]], for him to go back to [[Nazareth]]. When he returned to the repair shop, he did not again [[assume]] the [[personal]] direction of [[family]] affairs. He worked in [[association]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] at the shop and as far as possible [[permitted]] him to continue oversight of the [[home]]. James's [[management]] of [[family]] expenditures and his [[administration]] of the [[home]] [[budget]] were undisturbed.

128:2.7 It was by just such [[wise]] and [[thoughtful]] planning that [[Jesus]] [[prepared]] the way for his [[eventual]] withdrawal from [[active]] [[participation]] in the affairs of his [[family]]. When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] had had two years' [[experience]] as acting head of the [[family]]—and two full years before he (James) was to be [[married]]—Joseph was placed in charge of the household funds and intrusted with the general [[management]] of the [[home]].

128:2.7 It was by just such [[wise]] and [[thoughtful]] planning that [[Jesus]] [[prepared]] the way for his [[eventual]] withdrawal from [[active]] [[participation]] in the affairs of his [[family]]. When [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] had had two years' [[experience]] as acting head of the [[family]]—and two full years before he (James) was to be [[married]]—Joseph was placed in charge of the household funds and intrusted with the general [[management]] of the [[home]].

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