08/01/2022 – Day 155 – Luke 9 & 10 / Commentary and questions for discussion, with help from mentors John Gill and William Barclay. (multiple verses so multiple scenes)
- Luke 9: 27: Jesus said, talking to his disciples: “I tell you the truth, come who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God.” Some have questioned : “Hey, wait a minute, all of the disciples died before the 2nd coming.”
I agree with John Gill. He is talking about “Pentecost Sunday” after his ascension into heaven. Another check: Biblically, didn’t Jesus say that the Kingdom of God is the here and now as well. In general, we need to understand the context of bible verses, particularly isolated scripture. We let scripture testify to scripture whenever possible.
Here is Gill’s commentary online:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/luke-9-27.html
And there is more for the same associated verse in Matthew 16:28:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/matthew-16-28.html
- We’ve all heard the comment from future Christians that the walk to the christian souls they know looks no different than the non-believers. Well, only God measures a heart, but if that is so, it is likely that self professed christian has yet to be saved. Note – The “walk” is just a barometer, our works or “walk” can’t save us, but I submit it is not possible to be saved and not be like “the deer that pants for water.” , singularly focused on the Lord. It is observably obvious.
- And 9:24, in Jesus speaking to the disciples, makes clear we can’t sit “on both side of the fence”:
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.” Luke 9:24 // And I will add verses 9:25 and 9:26 leading into where we started at top – 9:27:
“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self? If anyone is ashmaed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.”
Let’s also look at Matthew 6:21 through 23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles? Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Alway from me, you evil-doers!’
Thoughts?
- Mar 9:30-31: “Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splend, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. ‘
Check out John Gill’s commentary here once again, I am fascinated by the mysterious connection between Jesus and Moses with regard to “Exodus”, their final departure out of this world…
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/luke-9-31.html
Luke 10:4: “Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.”
Why do you suppose Jesus included this in his instructions?:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/luke-10-4.html
Luke 10:6: /re: Sending Out of the Seventy-two: “He who listens to you listens to me; but he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
Pretty serious stuff to ignore and/or reject a messenger of God, no? And since he was sending out the “Seventy-two” , we can’t take the position that it only applies to “apostles”. No? I think this connects to one of my favorite verses: “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.” Luke 12:48. Another one?: The parable of the talents, was God’s expectations the same between those that received one talent, five talents and 10 talents respectively?
At the Home of Martha and Mary ( 10:38 – 10:42) :
Was Jesus being to rough on Martha?
I’m bringing in excerpts of William Barclay’s commentary here, pg 142:
“These verses show us something more — they show us the wrong type of kindness. Think where Jesus was going when this happened. He was on his way to Jerusalem — to die. His whole being was taken up with the intensity of the inner battle to bend his will to the will of God… ‘One thing is necessary’ — quite possibly this means, ‘I dont’ want a big spread; one course, the simplest meal is all I want.’ It was simply that Mary understood and that Martha did not.
Here is one of the great difficulties in life. So often we want to be kind people — but we want to be kind to them in our way; and should it happen that our way is not the necessary way, we sometimes take offense and think that we are not appreciated. If we are trying to be kind the first necessity is to try to see into the heart of the person we desire to help — and then to forget all our own plans and to think only of what he or needs. (Jimmy insert: This is what I learned in the Army: “Situational Awareness”) Jesus loved Martha and Martha loved him, but when Martha set out to kind, it had to be her way of being kind which was really being unkind to him whose heart cried out for quiet. Jesus loved Mary and Mary loved him, and Mary understood.”
Soli Deo Gloria!