Soon afterwards he went to
a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he
drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried
out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd
from the town was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her
and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then he came up and touched the bier, and the
bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the
dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. (Luke 7:11-15)
Why
this insignificant town?
Nain
was a small, backwater place, mentioned only here in Scripture. Nobody went there
to shop or for vacation. So why did Jesus? He had been in Capernaum (vv. 1-10), over 20 miles to Nain – a good day’s walk. Why Nain?
