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| − | 126:2.1 All did go well until that fateful day of Tuesday, September 25, when a runner from [ | + | 126:2.1 All did go well until that fateful day of Tuesday, September 25, when a runner from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] brought to this [[Nazareth]] [[home]] the [[tragic]] news that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] had been severely [[injured]] by the falling of a derrick while at [[work]] on the governor's residence. The [[messenger]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] had stopped at the shop on the way to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s [[home]], informing [[Jesus]] of his [[father]]'s [[accident]], and they went [[together]] to the house to break the sad news to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]. [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to go [[immediately]] to his [[father]], but [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] would hear to nothing but that she must hasten to her [[husband]]'s side. She directed that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], then ten years of age, should accompany her to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepphoris Sepphoris] while [[Jesus]] remained [[home]] with the younger [[children]] until she should return, as she did not know how seriously [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] had been [[injured]]. But Joseph died of his injuries before [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] arrived. They brought him to [[Nazareth]], and on the following day he was [[Burial|laid to rest]] with his [[fathers]]. |
126:2.2 Just at the time when prospects were [[good]] and the [[future]] looked bright, an apparently cruel hand struck down the head of this [[Nazareth]] [[Home|household]], the affairs of this home were disrupted, and every [[plan]] for [[Jesus]] and his [[future]] [[education]] was demolished. This [[carpenter]] lad, now just past fourteen years of age, [[awakened]] to the [[realization]] that he had not only to fulfill the commission of his [[heavenly Father]] to [[reveal]] the [[divine]] [[nature]] on [[earth]] and in the [[flesh]], but that his young [[human]] [[nature]] must also shoulder the [[responsibility]] of caring for his [[widowed]] [[mother]] and [[seven]] brothers and sisters—and another yet to be born. This lad of [[Nazareth]] now became the sole [[support]] and [[comfort]] of this so suddenly [[bereaved]] [[family]]. Thus were [[permitted]] those occurrences of the [[natural]] order of [[events]] on [[Urantia]] which would [[force]] this [[young man]] of [[destiny]] so early to [[assume]] these heavy but highly [[educational]] and [[disciplinary]] [[responsibilities]] attendant upon becoming the head of a [[human]] [[family]], of becoming [[father]] to his own [[Siblings|brothers and sisters]], of supporting and protecting his [[mother]], of [[functioning]] as guardian of his [[father]]'s [[home]], the only home he was to know while on this world. | 126:2.2 Just at the time when prospects were [[good]] and the [[future]] looked bright, an apparently cruel hand struck down the head of this [[Nazareth]] [[Home|household]], the affairs of this home were disrupted, and every [[plan]] for [[Jesus]] and his [[future]] [[education]] was demolished. This [[carpenter]] lad, now just past fourteen years of age, [[awakened]] to the [[realization]] that he had not only to fulfill the commission of his [[heavenly Father]] to [[reveal]] the [[divine]] [[nature]] on [[earth]] and in the [[flesh]], but that his young [[human]] [[nature]] must also shoulder the [[responsibility]] of caring for his [[widowed]] [[mother]] and [[seven]] brothers and sisters—and another yet to be born. This lad of [[Nazareth]] now became the sole [[support]] and [[comfort]] of this so suddenly [[bereaved]] [[family]]. Thus were [[permitted]] those occurrences of the [[natural]] order of [[events]] on [[Urantia]] which would [[force]] this [[young man]] of [[destiny]] so early to [[assume]] these heavy but highly [[educational]] and [[disciplinary]] [[responsibilities]] attendant upon becoming the head of a [[human]] [[family]], of becoming [[father]] to his own [[Siblings|brothers and sisters]], of supporting and protecting his [[mother]], of [[functioning]] as guardian of his [[father]]'s [[home]], the only home he was to know while on this world. | ||
| − | 126:2.3 [[Jesus]] cheerfully [[accepted]] the [[responsibilities]] so suddenly thrust upon him, and he carried them [[faithfully]] to the end. At least one great [[problem]] and [[anticipated]] difficulty in his life had been tragically solved—he would not now be [[expected]] to go to [[Jerusalem]] to [[study]] under the [[rabbis]]. It remained always true that Jesus " sat at no man's feet. "[ | + | 126:2.3 [[Jesus]] cheerfully [[accepted]] the [[responsibilities]] so suddenly thrust upon him, and he carried them [[faithfully]] to the end. At least one great [[problem]] and [[anticipated]] difficulty in his life had been tragically solved—he would not now be [[expected]] to go to [[Jerusalem]] to [[study]] under the [[rabbis]]. It remained always true that Jesus " sat at no man's feet. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_acts#Acts.22] He was ever willing to [[learn]] from even the [[humblest]] of little [[children]], but he never derived [[authority]] to teach [[truth]] from [[human]] [[sources]]. |
| − | 126:2.4 Still he knew nothing of the [[Gabriel]] visit to his [[mother]] before his [[birth]]; he only learned of this from [[John the Baptist|John]] on the day of his [[baptism]][ | + | 126:2.4 Still he knew nothing of the [[Gabriel]] visit to his [[mother]] before his [[birth]]; he only learned of this from [[John the Baptist|John]] on the day of his [[baptism]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136], at the beginning of his [[public]] [[ministry]]. |
126:2.5 As the years passed, this young [[carpenter]] of [[Nazareth]] increasingly [[measured]] every [[institution]] of [[society]] and every usage of [[religion]] by the unvarying test: What does it do for the [[human]] [[soul]]? does it bring [[God]] to man? does it bring man to God? While this [[youth]] did not wholly neglect the [[recreational]] and [[social]] aspects of life, more and more he [[devoted]] his time and energies to just two [[purposes]]: the care of his [[family]] and the [[preparation]] to [[Doing the will of God|do his Father's heavenly will]] on [[earth]]. | 126:2.5 As the years passed, this young [[carpenter]] of [[Nazareth]] increasingly [[measured]] every [[institution]] of [[society]] and every usage of [[religion]] by the unvarying test: What does it do for the [[human]] [[soul]]? does it bring [[God]] to man? does it bring man to God? While this [[youth]] did not wholly neglect the [[recreational]] and [[social]] aspects of life, more and more he [[devoted]] his time and energies to just two [[purposes]]: the care of his [[family]] and the [[preparation]] to [[Doing the will of God|do his Father's heavenly will]] on [[earth]]. | ||
| − | 126:2.6 This year it became the [[custom]] for the [[neighbors]] to drop in during the [[winter]] evenings to hear [[Jesus]] play upon the [ | + | 126:2.6 This year it became the [[custom]] for the [[neighbors]] to drop in during the [[winter]] evenings to hear [[Jesus]] play upon the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harp harp], to [[listen]] to his [[stories]] (for the lad was a master [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling storyteller]), and to hear him [[read]] from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Greek scriptures]. |
| − | 126:2.7 The [[economic]] affairs of the [[family]] continued to run fairly smoothly as there was quite a sum of [[money]] on hand at the time of [ | + | 126:2.7 The [[economic]] affairs of the [[family]] continued to run fairly smoothly as there was quite a sum of [[money]] on hand at the time of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s [[death]]. [[Jesus]] early [[demonstrated]] the [[possession]] of keen [[business]] [[judgment]] and financial [[sagacity]]. He was liberal but frugal; he was saving but generous. He proved to be a [[wise]] and [[efficient]] [[administrator]] of his [[father]]'s estate. |
| − | 126:2.8 But in spite of all that [[Jesus]] and the [[Nazareth]] [[neighbors]] could do to bring [[cheer]] into the [[home]], [ | + | 126:2.8 But in spite of all that [[Jesus]] and the [[Nazareth]] [[neighbors]] could do to bring [[cheer]] into the [[home]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary], and even the [[children]], were overcast with [[sadness]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] was gone. Joseph was an unusual [[husband]] and [[father]], and they all missed him. And it seemed all the more [[tragic]] to think that he died ere they could speak to him or hear his [[farewell]] [[blessing]]. |
| − | <center>[ | + | <center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_126 Go to Paper 126]</center> |
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[[Category:Paper 126 - The Two Crucial Years]] | [[Category:Paper 126 - The Two Crucial Years]] | ||
[[Category: Tragedy]] | [[Category: Tragedy]] | ||
[[Category: Accidents]] | [[Category: Accidents]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:56, 12 December 2020
126:2.1 All did go well until that fateful day of Tuesday, September 25, when a runner from Sepphoris brought to this Nazareth home the tragic news that Joseph had been severely injured by the falling of a derrick while at work on the governor's residence. The messenger from Sepphoris had stopped at the shop on the way to Joseph's home, informing Jesus of his father's accident, and they went together to the house to break the sad news to Mary. Jesus desired to go immediately to his father, but Mary would hear to nothing but that she must hasten to her husband's side. She directed that James, then ten years of age, should accompany her to Sepphoris while Jesus remained home with the younger children until she should return, as she did not know how seriously Joseph had been injured. But Joseph died of his injuries before Mary arrived. They brought him to Nazareth, and on the following day he was laid to rest with his fathers.
126:2.2 Just at the time when prospects were good and the future looked bright, an apparently cruel hand struck down the head of this Nazareth household, the affairs of this home were disrupted, and every plan for Jesus and his future education was demolished. This carpenter lad, now just past fourteen years of age, awakened to the realization that he had not only to fulfill the commission of his heavenly Father to reveal the divine nature on earth and in the flesh, but that his young human nature must also shoulder the responsibility of caring for his widowed mother and seven brothers and sisters—and another yet to be born. This lad of Nazareth now became the sole support and comfort of this so suddenly bereaved family. Thus were permitted those occurrences of the natural order of events on Urantia which would force this young man of destiny so early to assume these heavy but highly educational and disciplinary responsibilities attendant upon becoming the head of a human family, of becoming father to his own brothers and sisters, of supporting and protecting his mother, of functioning as guardian of his father's home, the only home he was to know while on this world.
126:2.3 Jesus cheerfully accepted the responsibilities so suddenly thrust upon him, and he carried them faithfully to the end. At least one great problem and anticipated difficulty in his life had been tragically solved—he would not now be expected to go to Jerusalem to study under the rabbis. It remained always true that Jesus " sat at no man's feet. "[1] He was ever willing to learn from even the humblest of little children, but he never derived authority to teach truth from human sources.
126:2.4 Still he knew nothing of the Gabriel visit to his mother before his birth; he only learned of this from John on the day of his baptism[2], at the beginning of his public ministry.
126:2.5 As the years passed, this young carpenter of Nazareth increasingly measured every institution of society and every usage of religion by the unvarying test: What does it do for the human soul? does it bring God to man? does it bring man to God? While this youth did not wholly neglect the recreational and social aspects of life, more and more he devoted his time and energies to just two purposes: the care of his family and the preparation to do his Father's heavenly will on earth.
126:2.6 This year it became the custom for the neighbors to drop in during the winter evenings to hear Jesus play upon the harp, to listen to his stories (for the lad was a master storyteller), and to hear him read from the Greek scriptures.
126:2.7 The economic affairs of the family continued to run fairly smoothly as there was quite a sum of money on hand at the time of Joseph's death. Jesus early demonstrated the possession of keen business judgment and financial sagacity. He was liberal but frugal; he was saving but generous. He proved to be a wise and efficient administrator of his father's estate.
126:2.8 But in spite of all that Jesus and the Nazareth neighbors could do to bring cheer into the home, Mary, and even the children, were overcast with sadness. Joseph was gone. Joseph was an unusual husband and father, and they all missed him. And it seemed all the more tragic to think that he died ere they could speak to him or hear his farewell blessing.
