4:20,21
Having read these two verses Jesus declares that these verses were about to be fulfilled in their presence. “The eyes of everyone were fastened on Him”. Jesus had a magnetic attraction. Even those who hated Him were fascinated by Him. “He began by saying...” This is a reminder that Jesus said a lot more than is reported here. The succeeding events and teachings will expand on how Jesus fulfils this prophecy.
4:22
The people recognised that Jesus spoke with authority and wisdom, and He was respected as a person. “Isn’t this Joseph's son?”, they asked. The implication is that they thought there was no way a carpenter’s son should be speaking and acting with such wisdom, let alone claiming that He was the fulfilment of the prophecy in Isaiah. We need to appreciate how audacious this claim was.
4:23
Jesus predicts that in the future they will mock Him, telling Him to heal Himself. Healing here is used in a very general sense of rescuing oneself from a situation. They will also call upon Him to do the miracles in Nazareth that He did in Capernaum. All this is leading up to Jesus speaking about a prophet not being welcomed in his own town. The people would look a Jesus thinking the problem was with Him, when in fact the problem lay with them. Exactly the same situation applies today. People blame God, but it is not God who is to blame, it is we who are to blame.
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