Lucas 24
David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 24
Guzik - On this Sunday, these two disciples traveled to Emmaus from Jerusalem. As they walked together (probably returning from the Passover celebration in Jerusalem) it gave them opportunity to talk. These weren’t famous apostles, they were simple and half-anonymous followers of Jesus. “I take it as characteristic of the Lord that in the glory of His resurrection life He gave Himself with such fullness of disclosure to these unknown and undistinguished men…. He still reveals Himself to lowly hearts. Here is the Saviour for the common man. Here is the Lord who does not spurn the humble.” (Morrison) (Luke 24 Commentary) J C
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Guzik - Jesus knew both what they already knew (that they were sad) and what they did not yet know (that they had no reason to be sad). These two were discouraged but would soon discover that they had no reason to be for the greatest victory over evil had just been carried out by Jesus Christ! We are a lot like the disciples, not fully understanding what Jesus has accomplished for us on Calvary. We too need our eyes of our heart enlightened as Paul prayed for the saints in Ephesus "so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe." (Eph 1:18-19+).
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Guzik - Jesus wanted to know from them what He wants to know from us today: can we believe without seeing with our own eyes? We can believe and must believe based on the reliable eyewitness testimony of other people. Vance Havner - Report or Reality? But Him they saw not. Luke 24:24. The Emmaus disciples had the testimony of the women, the angels and other disciples, but, like these other disciples, they had not seen the risen Lord Himself to know Him. Something had happened. Jesus was not in the grave. But they had not seen Him. There is a lot of talk about the resurrection that gets no farther than that. Something happened. The grave is empty. But there is lacking the vibrant witness, "We have seen the Lord!" Much is said about the return of Christ that lacks the warmth of His person. We discuss the program of events, what is going to happen, "but Him we see not." That goes for all the great truths about Him. We tell what others have said. We discuss the matter. But Him we see not. Our eyes are holden. A few minutes later these Emmaus disciples were not like the same persons. They had a glowing testimony, and as they related it He appeared again! His resurrection was no longer a Report but a Reality! Luke 24:25 And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Foolish - Mark 7:18; 8:17, 18; 9:19; 16:14. Heb. 5:11, 12. Luke 24 Resources - Multiple Resources (including those below) Luke 24:13-32 Christ: The Living Expositor, Part 1 - John MacArthur Luke 24:13-32 Christ: The Living Expositor, Part 2 - John MacArthur Luke 24:13-35 Disappointment and Hope - Steven Cole Luke 24:25 Folly of Unbelief - C H Spurgeon Luke 24:25 We Should Believe the Prophets - James Smith
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Guzik summarizes what Jesus may have told the two disciples (but remember He said in ALL the Scriptures so it probably was not just these that are so well known)... The Seed of the Woman, whose heel was bruised. The blessing of Abraham to all nations. The High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. The Man who wrestled with Jacob. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The voice from the burning bush. The Passover Lamb. The Prophet greater than Moses. The captain of the Lord’s army to Joshua. The ultimate Kinsman-Redeemer mentioned in Ruth. The son of David who was a King greater than David. The suffering Savior of Psalm 22. The Good Shepherd of Psalm 23. The wisdom of Proverbs and the Lover of the Song of Solomon. The Savior described in the prophets and the suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. The Princely Messiah of Daniel who would establish a kingdom that would never end. Lincoln’s Testimony Read: Luke 24:13-27 - Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory? —Luke 24:26 Abraham Lincoln was a backwoodsman who rose from humble beginnings to the heights of political power. During the dark days of the US Civil War, he served as a compassionate and resolute president. Depression and mental pain were his frequent companions. Yet the terrible emotional suffering he endured drove him to receive Jesus Christ by faith. Lincoln told a crowd in his hometown in Illinois: “When I left Springfield, I asked the people to pray for me; I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ. I do love Jesus.” Life’s most painful tragedies can bring us to a deeper understanding of the Savior. When two men walked the road to Emmaus, they were dumbfounded by the senseless murder of Jesus of Nazareth. Then a stranger joined them and gave scriptural insight about the suffering Messiah (Luke 24:26-27). The stranger was Jesus Himself, and His ministry to them brought comfort. Heartache has a way of pointing us to the Lord Jesus, who has shared in our sufferings and can bring meaning to seemingly senseless pain. Though tragedy, heartache, and sorrow abound And many a hardship in life will be found, Just put all your trust in the Savior of light, For He can bring hope in the darkest of night. —D. De Haan Suffering can teach us what we can’t learn in any other way. Oswald Chambers - His resurrection destiny Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory? Luke 24:26. Our Lord’s Cross is the gateway into His life: His Resurrection means that He has power now to convey His life to me. When I am born again from above, I receive from the risen Lord His very life. Our Lord’s Resurrection destiny is to bring “many sons unto glory.” The fulfilling of His destiny gives Him the right to make us sons and daughters of God. We are never in the relationship to God that the Son of God is in; but we are brought by the Son into the relation of sonship. When Our Lord rose from the dead, He rose to an absolutely new life, to a life He did not live before He was incarnate. He rose to a life that had never been before; and His resurrection means for us that we are raised to His risen life, not to our old life. One day we shall have a body like unto His glorious body, but we can know now the efficacy of His resurrection and walk in newness of life. “I would know Him in the power of His resurrection.” “As Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him.” “Holy Spirit” is the experimental name for Eternal Life working in human beings here and now. The Holy Spirit is the Deity in proceeding power Who applies the Atonement to our experience. Thank God it is gloriously and majestically true that the Holy Ghost can work in us the very nature of Jesus if we will obey Him. Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. BGT Luke 24:27 καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν διερμήνευσεν αὐτοῖς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς γραφαῖς τὰ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ. KJV Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. NET Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures. CSB Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted for them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. ESV Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. NIV Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. NLT Luke 24:27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. NRS Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. YLT Luke 24:27 and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself. GWN Luke 24:27 Then he began with Moses' Teachings and the Prophets to explain to them what was said about him throughout the Scriptures. NKJ Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. NAB Luke 24:27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures. MIT Luke 24:27 He began in the writings of Moses, and then passing through all the prophets, he interpreted for them throughout all the Scriptures the data concerning himself. NJB Luke 24:27 Then, starting with Moses and going through all the prophets, he explained to them the passages throughout the scriptures that were about himself. ASV Luke 24:27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. DBY Luke 24:27 And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. BBE Luke 24:27 And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself. NIRV Luke 24:27 Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets. RSV Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. beginning. Luke 24:44. Ge. 3:15; 22:18; 26:4; 49:10. Nu. 21:6–9. Dt 18:15. John 5:39, 45–47. Acts 3:22; 7:37. and all. Luke 24:25. Ps. 16:9, 10; 132:11. Is. 7:14; 9:6, 7; 40:10, 11; 50:6; 52:13, 14; Isaiah 53. Jer 23:5, 6; 33:14, 15. Ezek 34:23; 37:25. Da. 9:24–26. Micah 5:2–4; 7:20. Zec. 9:9; 13:7. Mal. 3:1–3; 4:2. John 1:45. Acts 3:24; 10:43; 13:27–30; 28:30. Rev 19:10. Luke 24:13-32 Christ: The Living Expositor, Part 1 - John MacArthur Luke 24:13-32 Christ: The Living Expositor, Part 2 - John MacArthur Luke 24:13-35 Disappointment and Hope - Steven Cole Luke 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries
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Guzik - Morrison suggested several ways that they might have recognized Jesus in the breaking of bread: The way He took the place of host with “the quiet air of majesty” The way He gave the blessing over the meal they would eat The pierced hands that gave them the bread “However it was, whether by word or hand, they felt irresistibly that this was He. Some little action, some dear familiar trait, told them in a flash this was the Christ.” (Morrison). Jesus may be right in front of you, walking with you and sitting down with you at every meal – and your eyes could be restrained from seeing Him. We therefore should pray that God would open our eyes to see Jesus as He is, as being with us all the time. (Luke 24) No man saw Christ rise; but many saw the risen Christ. - Erdman Henry Alford suggests that the marks of the nails of our Lord’s hands may have been first noticed as he was breaking bread. Spurgeon on He vanished - It is sometimes so with us; we have just recognized our Lord, and, lo! he has gone. (Exposition) John
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Guzik - There were several times previous to this when joy hindered faith, in the sense of something being too good to be true. In Genesis 45:25-26, Jacob could not believe that Joseph was alive because the news seemed to be too good. In Job 9:16, Job said that if God would have answered him he would not have believed it. In Psalm 126:1 it seemed too good to be true that God turned again Israel’s captivity. When Peter was set free from prison in Acts 12, the church didn’t believe it (Acts 12:13-14). (Luke 24 Commentary) Because (term of explanation) of their joy (chara) and amazement (thaumazo) - This should be our reaction each day as we meet with Him in communion in our Quiet Time in His Word led by His Spirit Who ever seeks to exalt Him. Have you lost that sense of amazement that He is alive and that He desires to meet with you each new morning. This is a meeting that will impact your entire day. Don't miss it! Jesus had prophesied the disciples would rejoice “Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. (John 16:22). Jacob had the same reaction to the news that Joseph was alive... They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But he was stunned, for he did not believe them. When they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.” (Ge 45:26-28) He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" This event is reminiscent of the Lord's visit to Abraham in Ge 18:1-8 before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. NET Note on Do you have anything here to eat? - Recall the disciples had been dining. Eating would remove the idea that a phantom was present. Angelic spirits refused a meal in Jdt 13:16 and Tob 12:19, but accepted it in Gen 18:8; 19:3 and Tob 6:6. Joy (5479)(chara) is a feeling of great pleasure, of inner gladness, or of delight. Joy is an emotion evoked by a sense of well-being. It is a deep feeling of happiness and contentment. Joy in the NT is virtually always used to signify a feeling of "happiness" that is based on spiritual realities (and independent of what "happens"). Joy is a depth of assurance and confidence that ignites a cheerful heart. It is a cheerful heart that leads to cheerful behavior. Amazement (2296)(thaumazo from thauma [from thaomai = to wonder] = wonder, admiration) means to wonder, marvel, be struck with admiration or astonishment. Thaumazo describes the human response when confronted by divine revelation in some form (Mt 9.33). Luke uses thaumazo to express reaction to miraculous events or to teaching (cf. Lk 1:63; 2:18; 4:22; 7:9; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14; 20:26, 24:41). ILLUSTRATION - Marty Halyburton’s husband, Porter, was shot down during the Vietnam War, and Navy representatives came to her home to tell her he had died in action. For several days, Marty was too numb to react. Flags flew at half-staff all over town, and a grave-marker was placed in Porter’s memory in the family cemetery. Eighteen months passed, and though Marty tried to adjust to her loss, it was very hard. Then one day, a group of military experts appeared again at her house, this time with dramatic news. Porter was alive, in relatively good condition, being held by the North Vietnamese. Marty’s emotions leaped as if on a roller coaster. But they told her to keep the information to herself for fear of reprisals against the POWs if the news got out. It was impossible to do. How do you hide the sparkle in your eyes, the bounce in your step, the smile on your face? How do you hide the sudden transformation of your personality? How do you talk to friends without blurting out the news? In the end, the Navy realized this and made it easier by officially changing Porter’s status, and Marty phoned everyone she could with the life-changing news: “He’s alive!” C H
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Guzik - Jesus almost said, “I told you so” by reminding them that all had happened just as He said it would. (Luke 24 Commentary) Leon Morris on These are My words - ‘These happenings, specifically the resurrection, represent the outworking of the things I taught you.’ Jesus had included in his teaching enough foreshadowings of the passion and resurrection for his followers not to have been surprised at what had happened. (The Gospel According to St. Luke: An Introduction and Commentary - borrow) J C Ryle on these are My words - “You now see actually fulfilled, the words which I so often spake to you, saying that the predictions about my sufferings must be accomplished. You could not then believe that I was really going to suffer and afterwards rise again. You see now that it was true.” (Luke 24) Henry