Lucas 7
Kenneth Wuest · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 7
Wuest - And both the entire people, having heard, and the tax collectors, having been baptized, declared God to have been right in the case of John’s baptism. ERV And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. ESV (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John, NIV (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus' words, acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John. NLT When they heard this, all the people-- even the tax collectors-- agreed that God's way was right, for they had been baptized by John. they acknowledged God's justice Lk 7:35; Judges 1:7; Ps 51:4; Romans 3:4-6; 10:3; Revelation 15:3; 16:5 being Lk 3:12; Matthew 3:5,6; 21:31,32 Luke 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 7:18-35 Dealing With Doubt - Steven Cole Luke 7:27-28 The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Part 2 - John MacArthur Related Passages: Matthew 3:11 “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. RECEPTION OF GOD'S JUSTICE These next two verses are spoken as an aside and thus are placed in parentheses in some versions. When all the people and the tax collectors (telones) heard this - They had ears to hear spiritual truth, whereas the supposed "spiritual" elites were deaf to God's spiritual truth. They acknowledged God's justice (dikaioo) - They agreed that God's way was the right way. "in calling them to repentance and in pronouncing future wrath on the impenitent" (Amplified) NET Note on they acknowledged God's justice - Or “vindicated God”; Grk “justified God.” This could be expanded to “vindicated and responded to God.” The point is that God’s goodness and grace as evidenced in the invitation to John was justified and responded to by the group one might least expect, tax collector and sinners. They had more spiritual sensitivity than others. In receiving John's baptism, they recognized John was sent by God and as His prophet had a message from God.
Lucas 7
Wuest - But the Pharisees and the interpreters and teachers of the Mosaic law by rejecting the counsel of God thwarted its purpose and rendered it inefficacious with reference to themselves, not having been baptized by him. rejected or, frustrated. Lk 13:34; Jeremiah 8:8; Romans 10:21; 2 Corinthians 6:1; Galatians 2:21 the purpose Acts 20:27; Ephesians 1:11 against or, within. Luke 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 7:18-35 Dealing With Doubt - Steven Cole Related Passages: Matthew 3:7-8+ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 “Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance; Luke 13:34+ “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it! Jeremiah 8:8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the LORD is with us’? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes Has made it into a lie. Romans 10:21 But as for Israel He says, “ALL THE DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.” Ephesians 1:11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, REJECTION OF GOD'S PURPOSE But - Term of contrast. What is the striking contrast in this context? But the Pharisees (pharisaios) and the lawyers (nomikos) rejected (atheteo) God's purpose (boule) for themselves - Amplified = They "annulled and rejected and brought to nothing God’s purpose." Both of these groups focused on the Law of Moses, but completely missed the intent of the Law (cf purpose of Law) which was ultimately to lead them to see their need for a Savior. Instead they made the Law an end unto itself and as a result chose death for no one can keep the Law perfectly and the the wages of sin is death. They rejected John's baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins! The refused to have their hearts prepared for the Messiah's entrance!