What is the significance of jesus being a carpenter

In both accounts, the word that is translated as "carpenter," could also mean builder or laborer. So it is reasonable that "carpenters" were the sort of people you requested when something needed to be fixed or built, similar to a modern-day handyman.

As they were going past the temple, perhaps remembering His past profession, His disciples pointed out the beauty of the great buildings. Jesus told His disciples that those structures would all be thrown down, " Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.

Perhaps Jesus' life began with building physical objects, learning carpentry from his father. In an excerpt published at Christian Post , Gallaty says that word is more accurately understood as craftsman or building. That could be carpenter, he admits, but some other cultural clues may lead to a different translation. Perhaps, Jesus was a stonemason. Jesus hung from the beam in agony as it was hoisted and mounted to the stanchion.

He felt the roughness of the cross. Wood was a familiar material for Jesus. He had learned how to use it and respect it, but now the familiar material that Joseph and he had worked became the instrument of his death. Why was Jesus born the son of a carpenter to work as a carpenter? The question remains answered only in the mind of God. He has written for various periodicals, such as the Westminster Theological Journal and The Confessional Presbyterian.

He has also contributing to Gary L. He writes regularly. Atonement , edited by Gabriel Fluhrer. An article by Ken M. In this article I used the word carpenter in its most general sense, including trades we see today such as jointer finish carpenter , cabinet maker, framer, and other occupations which use wood for their primary raw material for construction.

It is an old commentary but still helpful, see William Hendriksen on the Gospel of Mark p. Note here that I believe the cross was shaped like an upper-case T rather than a lower case one. The few publications that I have read about the construction of the cross are ambiguous about how the connection between the cross beam and stanchion was made. Probably further reading would answer the question, but I am guessing that the exposed end of the stanchion was tenoned.

Thus, the victim of crucifixion was put in position by sliding the loose-fitting mortise over the tenon of the stanchion.

I had a conversation with Paul Young earlier about Christ as the carpenter, and he had an excellent point to interject. He stated that Christ as the carpenter is also the builder of the temple. The temple as you well know is us. Christ, as the master builder, is also responsible for sending the Holy Spirit, and is the builder of it all. Thus we see that the carpenter is the only logical choice for the first-born God that is to LIVE through us.

In other words, it is the only logical spiritual choice. The question some of us may be asking right now is whether or not Jesus of the scriptures, as the carpenter, was meant to be literal. I leave you with an important scripture:.

Whether you regard Jesus as a literal person for which we are look to salvation, or as symbolic figure of Scripture for the process in which man finds salvation, Jesus, as the CARPENTER, is the artificer of a great spiritual work in our life. Even if you view Jesus as a historical person, we are still commanded to go into our own prayer closet in meditation, reflection, and prayer to find Him. Personally, I view this process as the unveiling of the inner Christ. This is still a process that we have to commence in ourselves, with a decision to commit.

Belief is simply not enough. We must commit to the process of salvation which is beyond and above a human belief system separated only be religion , to press onto the goal of salvation. Ancient Rabbis,….

Joshua, I so loved this post! We have to build the foundation on Christ in us, and this returns us to this premise? I look forward to your posts and appreciate your insight!

The reason I went searching for this article as I was thinking about Jesus and how he told us to be Fishers of Men and I looked up the common fish of the Red Sea and one of three noted was the carp and thus Jesus enters the carp the carpenter.

This was a magnificent post, as all of yours have been. This one was short and sweet. I like that you left room for those like me who believe in the historical Christ, and I especially like your comment that when we go into the prayer closet to perform those private spiritual activities that we individually deem as primary and meaningful, that we are unveiling in our individual ways the Christ that is revealed to us and established in us inwardly.

That is a very unifying statement which transcends our differences in methods and theology by showing they are pointed to the same higher purpose of salvation. I appreciate your response. The Christ within is what we must focus on, even though we might have different perspectives on how the Christ plays out in our lives. Heaven is a circle and earth is a square.

Christ as our Carpenter unifies the heaven and earth within us. Heaven and earth reflects the androgynous principle within us ie an archetypical marriage. God is male and female.

The Life giver sperm and the substance ovum bringing forth the Christ nature within us.