20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” would have endured to this day. 24 But I say to you: He who is to be judged It will be easier for Sodom than it is for you!” (Matthew 11:20-24)
Last time we talked about the Lord Jesus saying that people in this generation did not respond to the gospel. Here we talk about the Lord Jesus performing many miracles in Chorazin and Bethsaida, but people did not repent. Chorazin and Bethsaida were near the north shore of the sea of Galilee in Israel, and Tire and Sidon are now in Lebanon. The Lord Jesus came to preach the gospel to the Israelites first and performed many miracles in Chorazin and Bethsaida, but the people did not repent.
When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. (Mark 3:8)
Here it says that many people came to the Lord from the Gentile city Tire and Sidon after hearing the many miracles Jesus performed, and they turned to Him and repented.
Capernaum was also a city in Israel, and Sodom was a city mentioned in the Old Testament that was destroyed by God because of its great sinfulness. Here the Lord Jesus said that if the miracles He performed in Capernaum were performed in Sodom, they would have repented and would not have been destroyed. In the future day of judgment, it will be easier for Sodom than for Capernaum. I hope that more people will be open to the gospel, repent and turn to the Lord and enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The message that the Lord Jesus preached at the beginning was that repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
May God bless you and your family! 🙏😊
