Woodworking in Bible : Follow The Carpenter

Woodworking in a Bible is mentioned many times. In fact, it refers directly to Jesus Christ, who was called a Carpenter:

Mark 6:3
"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" And they took offense at Him.”

The second time The Lord Jesus Christ was called as a son of the Carpenter:

Matthew 13:55
"Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?"

• What is so special in working with a wood?
• Why this kind of occupation is attached to God?

Woodworking had an important place in Jesus' life. By any means, any speculations about "right" interpretation and translation are pointless.

• What carpenters do?

They fix broken things and they create new ones. They work with special material and they use special tools. Their special material is living wood. After the tree is cut, the wood still lives.
The wood has qualities and potentials.
A carpenter focuses on it’s potentials and uncovers it’s qualities.
There is a deep spiritual meaning in woodworking: seeing a potential in every situation, no matter what happens. It is very natural for a human mind to focus on something what is going “wrong”. But there is a bigger picture.
I absolutely adore one gorgeous metaphor in Tommy Tenney book

The Ultimate Comeback: How to Turn a Bad Night Into a Good Day

It is a tale of what life must have seemed like for the almond branch. One can fully identify with this poor branch that only wanted to grow up and produce almonds, and has instead been cut off, dried, and stripped of its bark. From another prospective, there was a bigger picture for the almond stick! Aaron's staff ! It’s life became so much more fulfilling than just producing almonds!

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Every woodworking project for home and garden could become a family project and bring the joy of unity and cooperation for the whole family.

Practicing woodworking could become a spiritual exercise as well. Focus on potential, discover wider spectrum of qualities, see the bigger picture.
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