Lucas 7

Lucas 7

From Jensen's Survey of the NT by permission John MacArthur's Introduction to the Gospel of Luke Charles Swindoll's Introduction to Luke Luke Overview Chart by Charles Swindoll Click chart to enlarge LIFE OF CHRIST IN GOSPEL OF LUKE (See Shaded Areas) Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Ryrie Study Bible -Borrow Source: ESV Global Study Bible Introduction Luke 7:1 Christ finds a greater faith in the centurion, a Gentile than in any of the Jews; Luke 7:10 heals his servant, being absent; Luke 7:11 raises from death the widow's son at Nain; Luke 7:18 answers John's messengers with the declaration of his miracles; Luke 7:24 testifies to the people what opinion he held of John; Luke 7:31 inveighs against the Jews, who with neither the manners of John nor of Jesus could be won; Luke 7:36 and suffering his feet to be washed and anointed by a woman who was a sinner, he shows how he is a friend to sinners, to forgive them their sins, upon their repentance. John Hannah Outline The authentication of the Son of Man (Luke 7:1-8:56) The healing of the Centurion's servant (Luke 7:1-10) The setting (Luke 7:1-5) The Centurion's attitude (Luke 7:6-8) Jesus' response (Luke 7:9-10) The raising of the widow's son (Luke 7:11-17) The setting (Luke 7:11-12) The miracle (Luke 7:13-15) The response (Luke 7:16-17) The explanation of John the Baptist (Luke 7:18-35) John's inquiry (Luke 7:18-20) Jesus' reply (Luke 7:21-23) Jesus' message of John (Luke 7:24-28) The varied response (Luke 7:29-30) Jesus' characterization of Israel (Luke 7:31-35) The gratitude of the sinful woman (Luke 7:36-50) The setting (Luke 7:36-38) The Pharisee's reaction (Luke 7:39) Jesus' explanation (Luke 7:40-48) The result (Luke 7:49-50) The preaching of the kingdom of God (8:1-21) Luke 7:1 When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. KJV Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. when Matthew 7:28,29 For Capernaum see map of Jesus' Ministry in Galilee Luke 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 7:1-10 An Effective Servant - Steven Cole Luke 7:1-2 The Man Who Amazed Jesus, Part 1 - John MacArthur Luke 7:2-9 The Man Who Amazed Jesus, Part 2 - John MacArthur Click to enlarge - from Holman Bible Atlas (purchase digital book or Hardcover) © 1998 B&H Publishing Group, Used by permission, all rights reserved. This is one of the best resources for Bible maps. Please do not reproduce this map on any other webpage. Click to Enlarge for Labels Ruins of Home in Capernaum Purported to be Peter's Home JESUS ON THE MOVE See Jensen's charts above to get a good sense of where you are in the Gospel of Luke and in Jesus' life. You will note that while He has aroused significant opposition with the religious hierarchy, He is still relatively popular with the populace. When (time phrase) He had completed (pleroo) all His discourse (rhema) in the hearing of the people - What discourse? Chapter breaks have a way of obscuring the context which is always vital to establish in order to arrive at the most accurate interpretation. The message in Lk 6:20-49 given on a plain (which some take as Luke's version of the Sermon on the Mount). MacArthur points on that this follow-up to His discourse was of great significance. Why? Because "The theme of the Lord’s sermon was true discipleship, and this Roman soldier was a living model of the genuine faith of a disciple of Jesus Christ. Everything that Jesus said was characteristic of a true disciple marked this man." (See Luke Commentary) INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY NOTE - Notice the phrase "in the hearing of the people." What does "hearing" mean? Remember that just as a diamond is best cut by another diamond, the best commentary on Scripture is another Scripture. So do we see any Scriptures in context which help us discern what "hearing" means? Let's look at Lk 6:47+ and compare it with Luke 6:49+. In both passages Jesus uses the same Greek word (akouo) for hearing, but He describes two ways one can hear the Words He speaks, which is a principle applicable to all of Scripture. What are the two ways to hear? Do you see them in the description of Jesus? In Lk 6:47-48+ He describes those who have a "rock" solid foundation as those who hear His Words and do His Words. In other words they hear and they obey in the power of the Spirit. In stark contrast, in Luke 6:49+ He describes one who hears and does not do or does not obey His Words. Jesus' half-brother James said a similar thing in the form of a command to his readers to "prove (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude (present tense) themselves." (James 1:22+) What is the danger of hearing the word "in one ear and out the other?" Such a person is continually deluding or deceiving themselves by their false reasoning, the false reasoning being that they think that because they have heard the Word, that is enough and that no response is necessary. Remember that when a person is deceived, by definition, they do not even know that they are deceived! Self-deception is a sad state! We could also have observed Lk 6:27+ where Jesus said "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies...." The implication is that these individual really hear Him and in this case they do love their enemies. And the only ones who could truly hear and do would be those who were poor and had entered the Kingdom of God (born again - Jn 3:3+) as He had just described in Lk 6:20-22+. It is worth noting that in Jesus' last message to the 7 churches, His Word to each church was (is) "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29+; Rev 3:6, 13, 22+) Hearing and obeying Jesus is vitally important! He went to Capernaum (Kapharnaoum) - Locate Capernaum on the map above. It was probably relatively close to the location of the previous sermon. As alluded to earlier, this town was Jesus' home base so to speak and had repeated exposure to Him which helps understand Jesus' prophetic warning to the citizens who live there (Mt 11:23,24+). But Jesus was a Man on the move. He had a mission and had only a finite amount of time to complete it and so He gives us a perfect example of One who redeemed the time. Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow. -- Psalm 144:4 THOUGHT- Are you redeeming the time beloved, the "time of your life"? As James says "you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away." (James 4:14+) If you are still not convinced that your time is short and precious and must be used wisely for our King and proclamation of His message, take a moment to meditate on a few "short" passages that deal with the shortness of our lives: Job 7:6, 7 Job 9:25, 26 Job 14:1, 2, Ps 37:2 39:5, 6, Ps 90:4-6, 9, 10 Ps 102:3, 11, Ps 103:15,16 Isa 38:12,13 40:6,7 Jas 1:10, 11 4:14 1Pe 1:24 2Ki19:26 Tomorrow - Pr 27:1; Lu 12:16-20 Rod Mattoon - After Jesus taught the people that you can identify a person by the fruit of their actions (Lk 6:43-49+), He entered the city of Capernaum. Of the 33 miracles performed by the Lord Jesus, eleven of them were done in Capernaum and only two were done for Gentiles. This is one of them. This passage marks a turning point in Luke's account of Jesus' ministry. Up until this point, Jesus has dealt exclusively with the Jews; here he begins to include the Gentiles.(Treasures from the Scriptures) J C