Jesus Reveals The "Wisdom From God"

The audience was stunned. The young man Jesus was standing before them in the synagogue and teaching. He was no stranger to them-he had grown up in their city, and for years he had worked among them as a carpenter. Perhaps some of them lived in houses that Jesus had helped to build, or maybe they worked their land with plows and yokes that he had made with his own hands. But how would they respond to the teaching of this former carpenter?

Most of those listening were astounded asking: " Where did this man get this wisdom?" But they also remarked: "This is the Carpenter the son of Mary." (Matthew 13:54-58; Mark 6:1-3) Sadly Jesus' onetime neighbors reasoned, 'This carpenter is just a local man like us.' Despite the wisdom in his words, they rejected him. Little did they know that the wisdom he shared was not his own.

Where did Jesus get this wisdom? "What I teach is not mine," he said, "But belongs to him that sent me." (John 7:16) The apostle Paul explained that Jesus "has become to us wisdom from God." (1 Corinthians 1:30) Jehovah's own wisdom is revealed through his Son, Jesus. Indeed,this was true to such an extent that Jesus could say: "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30) Let us examine three ares in which Jesus manifested the "wisdom from God."

Next time: What He Taught

Draw Close To Jehovah,2002