As expected, there were people waiting to see if He
would be coming to the feast. They were asking
among themselves, "Where is He?"

There was an argument going on about Him.
"And there was much murmuring among the
people concerning him: for some said, He is a good
man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people."
John 7:12

Jesus thought it best not to tell them his plans, just
in case they and the others try to make Him king
like they wanted to after His feeding the multitude
earlier.

Jesus knew the people would be asking His brothers
if He would be coming to the feast and He felt is was
necessary that they answer them with the truth.
They didn't know if He was coming or not.

It's hard to tell what must have been on His
brothers minds. They seemed to think that
Jesus was as eager for fame like they were but
was holding back because of fearfulness.

Jesus could have been offended by that but He
answered them kindly explaining that His time
had not come and He would not go up to the
feast yet. He let His brothers leave not knowing
what His plans were. Read John 7:6-8

His brothers were not believers like His disciples.
They had seen the miracles and had figured that
He could be the Messiah. But their idea of the
Messiah was similar to that of the multitudes.

" For there is no man that doeth any thing in
secret, and he himself seeketh to be known
openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to
the world.
For neither did his brethren believe in him."
John 7:4-5

They thought if Jesus was who He claimed He
was then why wasn't he telling the whole world.

"Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart
hence, and go into Judaea, that
thy disciples also may see the works that thou
doest." John 7:2-3

It looks like His brothers in the flesh thought they
knew what was best for Him, maybe better than
He Himself. They were going and He should go also.

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Jesus was planning to go to Jerusalem for the Feast
of Tabernacles that was about to take place. The
caravan of people would be leaving.

This Feast was one of the most important of all the
festivals of the Jews. It lasted seven days and to
celebrate it, the people remembered their wanderings
in the desert. They read the Law each day.
Trumpets sounded 21 times each morning.

The Feast was special because it followed 4 days
after the atonement when restitution was made
for the sins of the people.

These cities were doomed because of their refusal
to repent after great signs and wonders had been
done in them.

In these verses, Jesus shows that the ministry of
healing and miracles is the most powerful evang-
elistic method in the world and how guilty these
people were who were not convinced by them.

He even claimed that some very wicked citiies
like Sodom, Tyre and Sidon would have repented
had the people there seen them.

Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum do not exist.
Something happened to completely obliterate them
from the earth. They are the fulfillment of prophesy
of Jesus in Matthew 11:20-24

"Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were done, because they
repented not:
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida!
for if the mighty works, which were done in you,
had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for
Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven,
shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works,
which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day."

These people had the privilege of Jesus living
among them and had failed to know what was
happening around them.

The Pharisees had told Him that He was demon
possessed and in union with Beelzebub. They had
been so busy that they hadn't recognized the great
importance of His ministry.

And after all they had seen and witnessed, they had
not repented.

The Pharisee's opposition didn't bother Jesus
because He expected it of them.

But the people who had received Him and had
gathered in great crowds to hear Him, none of it
brought about repentance. The message hadn't
taken a hold of their hearts as He wanted.

Mary must have been very disappointed that the
miracles He performed in other places He ministered
weren't performed in her own town.

Jesus' preaching amazed the people of Nazareth.
They couldn't understand where His wisdom had
come from, but they couldn't believe. So there were
no great miracles done there.

It wasn't because He would not do them; they said
He could not because of their unbelief. (Mark 6:5)

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"And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these parables, he departed thence.
And when he was come into his own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they
were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man
this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother
called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses,
and Simon, and Judas?
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence
then hath this man all these things?
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto
them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his
own country, and in his own house.
And he did not many mighty works there because
of their unbelief." Matthew 13:53-58

It appears that Jesus did listen to His mother
and went home for a few days.

But before leaving, He sat in a boat by the sea
shore and told His famous parables. Then He
went to Nazareth with His mother and family.

He didn't get much rest, the time was too
valuable. He went to the synagogue to teach.