Jesus could have indeed been a carpenter. This was the
occupation of his earthly father, Joseph. A carpenter makes things out of wood. It was
common in those days for the oldest son to be apprenticed to his father and take on the
occupation of the father, so perhaps he worked for a time as a carpenter. He was 33
years old when he began his ministry, so what was he doing in the meantime? There is
only one instance, when he was 12, that gives any information before he came upon the
scene at age 33. In the Bible, in the book of Mark, chapter 6, verse 3, some people are
questioning Jesus' right to be teaching about the Scriptures, and they ask, "Isn't this
the carpenter's son?"
However, Christians believe that
Jesus' was more than just a carpenter. Christians believe that he was the son of God,
sent to earth to redeem mankind. So on a greater level, although his earthly
occupation might have been carpenter, his heavenly occupation was much more. Christians
believe that Jesus was both fully God and fully Man, so naturally, he had an earthly
occupation but it paled in comparison to his heavenly one.
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