11.15-Why to people teach when it is so difficult to teach?

11.15-Why to people teach when it is so difficult to teach?

Men who follow Jesus and lead their families to follow have a certain kind of wisdom.  Carpenter wisdom it could be called.  It is grounded in the down to earth work that is done with the hands on a daily basis.  It is humble and aware of its own limitations, but also aware of God’s power.   When one knows the love of God experienced in years of living and working together there is a desire to teach others who are ready and willing to learn.  Where there are sheep without a shepherd then people of compassion will do what they can to teach them things that will be of benefit.  Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, but so is the ethical understanding of how to apply them to daily life and build up good citizenship in a good country.

Mark 6.

6 Jesus went out from there and *came into ^[a]His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him. ² When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such ^[b]miracles as these performed by His hands? ³ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of ^[c]James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. ⁴ Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in ^[d]his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.” ⁵ And He could do no ^[e]miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. ⁶ And He wondered at their unbelief.

And He was going around the villages teaching.