So what? Jeremiah 26:20-23 Indeed, there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city (JERUSALEM) and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah. Bob Utley comments "that many of those who thought they were certain of entrance into the kingdom will be surprised (cf. The woman before us here, "whom Satan had bound," and whom Christ set at liberty, is a perfect example of how a sin-bound soul may enter into the freedom of God. What he meant was this. There is no commoner religious mistake than to identify goodness with certain so-called religious acts. He called her over and said to her - The woman was presumably at the back of the synagogue on the side where women sat and Jesus called her to the front where he addressed her Jesus' call and liberating words demonstrate His great compassion and His unrivaled authority over the powers of darkness. Then He will say to them - Notice that "them" is plural, so Jesus is not addressing this only to the one who asked a question (Lk 13:23 "someone said to Him") but to the entire audience (and to all who read His words). Leavened bread has always been considered tastier and more enjoyable than unleavened. (Baker NTC - Luke). The English dictionary definition also helps us to understand what it means to strive =, to devote serious energy or effort, to endeavor, to struggle in opposition, to make an effort to accomplish an end, implying great exertion against great difficulty and specifically calling for persistent effort. 13:28; Lk. 7:13; 2 Sam. Doxazo (and the theme of glorying) is a favorite verb of Luke - Lk. Its appearance may be characterized by weakness and apparent insignificance—but remember the mustard seed. 8:13; Hos. is the idea) and leave is in the present imperative (Keep on leaving! The term until encompasses all of God’s covenant promises; see refers to spiritual recognition (cf. It then came to mean an actor in the worse sense of the term, a pretender, one who acts a part, one who wears a mask to cover his true feelings, one who puts on an external show while inwardly his thoughts and feelings are very different. We have some birds outside our bedroom window that now begin singing at 4:30 in the morning, a bit early for my blood! The act of repentance is based first of all and primarily upon an intellectual apprehension of the character of sin, man’s guilt with respect to it, and man’s duty to turn away from it. Jehovah is referring here to the time of the Millennium. But unless you repent (if you do not repent) - Jesus gives his hearers a clear warning that without repentance they will perish and He is not speaking of their temporal death (which they had addressed with the deaths of the Galileans) but their eternal death. (4) It had never done ANY GOOD. Several years after the crucifixion of Christ, a prophet claimed to possess a supernatural gift that enabled him to locate consecrated Jewish vessels, allegedly hidden in secret places by Moses. What are the obstacles? 1 Corinthians 1:23— But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; God's plan was to provide His people with manna in the wilderness. Ryrie's comment on Acts 15:15-17 - The quotation is from the LXX version of Amos 9:11-12. 16:31; 19:3,30; 23:3,15,32,38; 24:8; 25:2,4,6; 26:2,34-35,43; Num. "...23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified (declared righteous) as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 1 Corinthians 3:11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Matthew 24:51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Only Luke mentions the *parables of the rich fool (12:13-21) and the *parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus (16:19-31). She was perfectly conscious of her outward disfigurement, and had often tried to straighten herself up, but "she could not." Narrow (4728) (stenos - derivation uncertain - one source says from histemi = to stand, Vine says from root sten- as in stenazo = to groan) pictures obstacles standing close to each other. If he had a nature like an angel, and were not a fallen creature, the warfare would not be so essential. Sadly, throughout subsequent history, Israel chose the path of disobedience, and has experienced the curses. (Luke Commentary). You will not see Me marks the time during which God would judge the nation of Israel for rejecting their Messiah. 3:16; Isa. He later calls Zaccheus a son of Abraham after he believes (Lk 19:9). The Sabbath was a sign between the Lord and the nation of Israel—the sign of the Old Covenant (the Law)—that they might know He is the Lord Who sanctifies them, sets them apart. The bright reward of faith and love. Not used in the Septuagint. It is a door free and open to the chief of sinners--"If any man enter in by it, he shall be saved." If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting [ēgōnizonto], that I might not be delivered over to the Jews.” So here the phrase “strive to enter” means that entering is a battle. Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” (2 Sa 18:33, cf repetitive lament in Jer 22:29; cf a lament over Jerusalem in Ps 137:1, 5), MacArthur - Repetition is a familiar way in Scripture of expressing emphasis and pathos. All you evildoers (workers of unrighteousness) - The late comers are shut out because of the evil deeds (manifesting their unregenerate hearts) not because the are "late". God had found this type of delight in His people at the inception of Israel's history. They argued whether all the Jews would be saved from God’s wrath on Judgment Day or just certain sects within Judaism (their own). 14:15; Lk. The upshot is that if you are completely UNABLE to demonstrate agape (unconditional, sacrificial) love toward your wife, one reason may be that you do not possess the supernatural power source, the indwelling Spirit. Have you personally entered through the narrow door? Oh, the pain that Christ must have felt from the rejection of His people and from those who reject Him today. But with whom are we to be continually contending and/or warring? (John 10), Frederic Godet writes that agonizomai "refers...to the difficulty of passing through the narrow opening (and) in the application, to the humiliations of penitence, the struggles of conversion. Not one stone was left standing and the words of Jesus were fulfilled exactly to the "T". We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. When Jesus says Strive, he calls for the mind and will, that they should be on His side, and on the side of the things of His kingdom; for no one strives indeed, except those who have given the Son of God their heart, (Ed: Note Bunyan's emphasizes heart change before one even begins to strive!) (Bruce) Strive to enter through the narrow door is not a call to save yourself by good works. You must strive to enter by the narrow door. There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day - The irony of his indignant reaction is that his soul was far more "crooked" than the poor woman's body and he did not get healed! By our works are we justified or condemned. I pray God prick that bubble, that blown-up bladder, and let out the gas, that you may discern what you really are, for you are nothing, after all, but a poor worm, contemptible, notwithstanding your conceit and pride, in spite of your poverty, an arrogant worm, that dares to lift up its head when it has nothing to glory in. They will have a rude awakening to the horrible experience that Hell is the absolute antithesis of partying! The smallness of the pinch of leaven is not a problem even though the lump is large. Bock - The upcoming rejection requires that the prophet Jesus declare that Israel is in peril. Either interpretation does not detract from the main point of the parable which is that of a small beginning of the Kingdom of God consummating in the large Kingdom of God. In one or other of the two ways here described, every one of us may be found. Did you notice the two comings? Many who were highly favored will be cast out, while the babes and simple souls will be saved. Unless I have something to do in the work, and share some of the merit, I cannot enter.” No, sirs, some of you are quite unable to believe in Christ because you believe in yourselves. The values of the kingdom that Jesus came to establish were radically different than those of His day. Ever sensitive to the needs of others, Jesus saw the woman and called her to come forward. But that will change one day for Scripture clearly teaches that one day in the future, at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 7-8). It means to release or free someone from something. But because of their hardened hearts, there was little hope that they would bear the fruit of repentance (cf. What is the difference between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven? External appearances, no matter how convincing to other men, mean nothing unless there has been an internal change, a "circumcision" of one's heart (See Excursus on Circumcision Of the Heart). Her physical curvature was the consequence of mental abnormal function, making her depressed, melancholy, or down in the dumps. You may leave here and your mind gets caught up with work or duties at home or other things, and the tug of the Spirit on your heart fades. 20:12-note, Rev 20:15-note). Hell is full of people sorry for their sins. (Matthew: The MacArthur NT Commentary). The parable of the mustard seed is a parable of big things with small beginnings. (1) It was the EASIEST WAY of getting rid of it. What does the Bible mean when it refers to the gnashing of teeth? Frank Bullen tells of one who fell overboard, who gripped the rope thrown to him so tightly that it was imbedded in the flesh. The abundance of leaves held out promise that the tree might also be ahead of schedule with its fruit. What really put an end to such un-Biblical (though noble) dreams were the great wars—and sins—of the so-called “Christian nations.”...The Biblical realism in these two parables does not teach triumphalism (the view that one religion will displace all others), but rather the effective growth of the church and the authentic transforming power of Christ’s Gospel. God is long-suffering; however there comes a time when even God shuts the door. The exhortation of Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr, is fitting: “When it comes time to die, make sure that all you have to do is die” (Luke Commentary), Hendriksen - The notion that personal disaster is the result of personal sin was deeply rooted in the consciousness of the Jew; see, for example, Job 4:7; 8:20; 11:6; 22:5-10; John 9:2. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. Let us mind that word "true." (The MacArthur Study Bible), Behold (2400) idou - As Spurgeon says "Behold is a word of wonder; it is intended to excite admiration. 12The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.” 13Jesus gave them permission. Our own sin is the greatest threat to entering the kingdom of God. Where thousands stand arrayed in white, Then in 1957, Ethel Waters, the once shunned little girl from Chester, Pennsylvania, began touring with Billy Graham. The two main sections of the Oral Torah are the Mishnah and the Gemara....The Mishnah (משנה, “repetition”) essentially records the debates of the post-temple sages from AD 70—200 (called the Tannaim) and is considered the first major work of “Rabbinical Judaism.” After the Mishnah was published, it was studied exhaustively by generations of rabbis in both Babylonia and Israel. She expanded her talents to the theater, film, and television. (Ro 3:24-note). Plant seeds. Life is fragile; none are exempt from tragedies. (MacArthur Commentary - Luke). It was when Christ’s hands were laid upon her that she was made straight. To adopt a hermeneutical method for interpreting prophecy different from that used to interpret the rest of Scripture is entirely arbitrary. After He arose from the grave, Jesus appeared only to those who believed in Him. Teaching (present tense - continually)(1321)(didasko from dáo= know or teach; English = didactic; see noun didaskalia and adjective didaktikos) means to provide instruction or information in a formal or informal setting. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. Later, I discovered it was the precise amount needed to fill our gas tank to get us to our next destination. After setting it up, he watched the ants. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you (THE HOLY SPIRIT); but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power (dunamis - supernatural power) from on high (Acts 1:8-note).” (Lk 24:45-49-note). Jesus says that there are many (and He is talking about the religious crowd) who will not enter through the narrow door. He will build His church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it (Mt 16:18). 39 They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Isaiah prophesied that the Lord would be rejected because He would be considered not important at all. The first-ripe figs were ready in June, but the main crop matured in August. The Septuagint uses poreia for literal journeys (as in Nehemiah 2:6 and Jonah 3:3,4) and metaphorically for the course of life, both of individuals (Pr 4:27) and nations (Isa 8:11). But to come up with intricate rules of what you can and cannot do to observe the Sabbath leads to hypocrisy. It is for this reason, we need to make sure that we have proper priorities instead of poor ones. 13:50). Have you come to Jesus as a guilty sinner and laid hold of Him as the only acceptable sacrifice for your sins? Luke 23:6 When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And this woman - He has just spoken of the acceptable practice of one treating his ox or his donkey in a humane manner, and carries this logic over to this poor woman's horrible condition. The Greeks had both financial and, later, moral obligations in mind when they used this term. John MacArthur - Jewish tradition taught that sinners-a term synonymous with Gentiles in their thinking-would spend eternity in the outer darkness of Gehenna. Jesus says that the kingdom comes now, but it starts out small and will gradually assume the grand scale they expected. This story is found only in the Gospel of Luke. I seek immortal joys above; 16:30; Lk. Untie his ox or his donkey - As explained below in using the verb luo, Jesus was clearly making a play on words. People sometimes wonder why Jesus Christ, who lived six hundred years before Mohammed, has got fewer disciples than Mohammed to-day. Study the bible online using commentary on Luke 13 and more! illustrates. ), but its present context is plain. To me, it's a wonder of piloting as I see the captain inch his 1,000-foot-long ore boat safely through the Poe or the Davis Lock. The Greek phrase for “gnashing of teeth” literally means “grinding one’s teeth together.”. She was, however, demon-oppressed. Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? ", Brugmos - 7x in 7v in the NAS - Matt. Bock notes that "the image of God as a bird is common in the OT and in Judaism (Dt. The preaching of this age has not disposed this generation to get very excited about going to heaven. Webster defines a Touchstone as a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of gold - pure gold leaves a yellow streak on the touchstone. It was also a time for worship in the temple or synagogue (Lk. The Fruit of the Holy Spirit – What is faithfulness? But it is dangerous. However there is nothing in the context of the mustard seed parable which dogmatically supports this interpretation. We cry aloud, and the only answer is the echo of our wailings.". He won’t eat anything that is not good for him, because it might hinder his muscles from performing at their maximum on the day of the race. Last week ⦠Continue reading "Commentary on Luke 3:15 ⦠Oh, ungrateful heart! They had never repented of their sins. Israel rejected the Lord that loved them dearly. While one cannot be dogmatic, it is possible that Jesus is referring to the marriage supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:9-see note; See also topic - Marriage of the Lamb). It looked like Jesus lost, but He won through death and resurrection. He does not stay where He is not wanted. Our religion at present is not saving religion. She was— Perhaps they had committed a serious crime against Pilate and the authority of Rome, and they mistakenly had assumed that they would be safe in Jerusalem and in the temple courts, that the law would not catch them. You and I too often hear the news of what is happening, but we learn nothing from it; our Saviour’s gracious mind turned everything to good account; he was like the bee that gathers honey from every flower. Hughes adds "What a slab of ecclesiastical granite! He must do this honestly and fairly. ", Luke 13:21 "It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.". This is the second time he has predicted his death in the journey section (12:50) and the fourth prediction overall (Lk 9:21–22, 44). He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. 9:6-7). Jesus described it as “taking up your cross,” and we can’t carry our cross and our worldly baggage at the same time. Wiersbe on the parables of the Kingdom - Some see in them a picture of the visible outward growth of the kingdom (the mustard seed) and the invisible inward influence of the kingdom (the leaven). And as he died he said, “May the LORD see and avenge!”. MacArthur on Israel's "would not" - By doing so (rejecting God's care) they continued their long history of distrust, disobedience, and rebellion against God that began when they were delivered from slavery in Egypt. Jerusalem lacked the desire, readiness and resolve to receive her long expected Messiah. 32:11; Ru 2:12; Ps. Acts 10:38 “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. When the word falls on rocky ground it sprouts, then dies. Many of them died. He maketh continual intercession for us. The command to “watch” is one of his most frequent commands. First this is command to each individual (singular), to "initiate" the action of looking and to participate in the results or effect of the looking (that's the sense of the middle voice). (See Jn 1:12, Jn 15:5). Many are skeptical, agnostic or even antagonistic regarding Jesus' teaching on the narrow door or narrow gate and scoff at the idea of such rigid "exclusivity" regarding salvation. 26Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. Soul-destroying temptations to unbelief and sin are present in everyday, normal life. It drains the ground of its nourishment, for no good purpose. We naturally dislike unjust dealing and false charges and think it very hard to be accused without cause. Those who view salvation as an interesting topic for discussion are missing the point. His words of warning in answer to this question are some of the last words He will speak. Luke 13:8 "And he answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; KJV Luke 13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: NET Luke 13:8 But the worker answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it. Jesus is bringing many "sons" unto glory, and God will not shield us from the requirements of a son. If the youth will not learn, the man will be ignorant. When once, in the exercise of his rightful authority, the master of the house has risen up and has officially, solemnly, shut the door, it can be opened no more. In view of Jesus' use of the phrase weeping and gnashing of teeth and its definite association with eternal punishment in hell in other NT passages, this place must refer to the hell. 55:6). But to do justice, to love kindness, It was the people, the Roman soldiers, that were responsible for the devastation of the Temple, not their leader, "the prince.". Such an interpretation would miss the point: it is not merely difficult for the wealthy to be saved; without God’s grace it is impossible. Do not be deceived dear reader! More often aganakteo is used to describe an unrighteous indignation including that manifested by Jesus' own disciples (Mt 20:24 and Mk 10:41 = of the 10 indignant toward James and John, Mt 26:8 and Mk 14:4 = indignation as the "wasting" of expensive perfume anointing Jesus!) Medical writers use it of releasing from disease, relaxing tendons, and taking off bandages." Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The captain eases the boat through the gates of the lock at a barely discernible pace because it is only a couple feet wider than the ship itself. 6:1-note; Lk. Then he lifted his left hand, as though pointing to something, and dropped it and died. Jesus focuses on alcohol and the dissipating effects it has on our minds and bodies. 4:43; Lk. Therefore many will seek to enter and will not be able. Norval Geldenhuys - When once the gate is shut and the time of grace has expired, many will attempt to enter, but then they will not be able to do so, for it will then be for ever too late. The closed door makes a final separation between those inside and those outside. Comment: Be sure to check the context Mt 19:16-17 18 19-20 21 22 23. This speaks of grace more abundantly. In short apollumi means to render useless. We must strive, and not only seek. This was the expectation of those among whom Jesus ministered (John 1:21; 1:45; 6:14; 7:40). Repentance is a turning from sin and returning to the Lord. Pointing directly at the girl, he snarled, “Pictures are not allowed! He doth seek seriously and fervently for ⦠a sounding the death of those whom... 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