Lucas 9
Thomas Constable · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 9
Constable - A child was the least significant person in Jewish and in Greco-Roman culture. Jesus meant that instead of seeking status for themselves His disciples should give their attention to the needs of people who have no status, people like children. The disciple who ministers to a person with no status as though he or she was ministering to Jesus does indeed minister to Jesus and to God the Father. The principle is that the disciple who is willing to sacrifice personal advancement to serve insignificant people, as the world views people, is truly great in God's estimation (cf. Matt. 25:35-40; Mark 9:41). Robert Stein - Insight into the meaning of this comes from a rabbinic saying in Berakot 5:5, “A man’s representative is like the man himself.”...The hospitality believers receive reveals the attitude people have toward Jesus (cf. Acts 16:33–34). (See Luke: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition) NET Note - Children were very insignificant in ancient culture, so this child would be the perfect object lesson to counter the disciples' selfish ambitions. Leon
Lucas 9
Constable - This incident exposed an attitude of rivalry among the Twelve that existed toward other disciples of Jesus. This was not a problem of orthodoxy; the exorcist believed in Jesus. It was rather a problem of fellowship or association; he was not one of the Twelve....The Twelve wanted to exclude him, but Jesus wanted to include him. Jesus' reply was proverbial. He had stated the reverse truth earlier (Mt. 12:30). Disciples should regard people who do not oppose them as associates rather than as enemies. Life Application Study Bible - The disciples were jealous. Nine of them together had been unable to cast out a single evil spirit (Lk 9:40), but when they saw a man who was not one of their group casting out demons, they told him to stop. Our pride is hurt when someone else succeeds where we have failed, but Jesus says there is no room for such jealousy in the spiritual warfare of his Kingdom. Share Jesus' open-arms attitude toward Christian workers outside your group. Rejoice when they are able to bring people to Christ. (See Luke Application Study Notes ) J C