Mark 6:3 KJV "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him." 📌 The word carpenter was actually much broader than just one who works with wood. It had the idea of “a builder.” Jesus may have worked with stone as much as with wood, because stone was a much more common building material in that time and place. 📌📌 It is wonderful to think that our Lord — of all the professions He could have been — chose to be a carpenter. God is a builder, and He knows how to build in our lives — and He knows how to finish the job. 📌📌📌 A few things Jesus learned as a carpenter: ▪He learned that there is a lot of potential in a log. ▪He learned it takes work and time to make something useable. ▪He learned that the finest things are made from the hardest wood.