Back to Mark 2:1-12

It seems that I haven’t written about my favorite bible story on the blog! I am shocked! I’m delighted. I’ve been at a loss about what to write about. Let’s dive into Mark 2:1-12! In fact look at the first verse. He — that is Jesus — returned to Capernaum and after a few days of quiet, people found out that he was at home.

Jesus was at home. How amazing is that! We think of Jesus as being on the road and dusty and miserable and homeless. But here, at the beginning, he was at home — he had a home maybe, or maybe he felt at home. Relaxed? Energized? What was Jesus like when he was at home? Isn’t that curious to wonder about?

Verse 1 has more to wonder about. Capernaum is by the sea of Galilee and it was (if I see the map properly) “toward the top” but definitely in the ancient days it was Judean, but under Roman control.

Here’s a map.

Here’s a picture.

I have been told that Capernaum was bustling — but not perhaps by our modern standards.

So Jesus has returned (we’ll look at this in the future, where did he return from?), he’s “at home” and he has been found out to be at home. This starts with quiet. But the quiet is already about to end.

FTGOG