Lucas 24
William MacDonald · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 24
William MacDonald has an anonymous quote - “Their love was early astir (v. 1) and was richly rewarded (v. 6). There is still a risen Lord for the early riser (Prov. 8:17 = “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.").” (Believer's Bible Commentary - borrow) John
Lucas 24
William MacDonald points out that 'Jesus opened their understanding to comprehend all these Scriptures. In fact, this is a chapter full of opened things: opened tomb (Lk 24:12), opened home (Lk 24:29), opened eyes (Lk 24:31), opened Scriptures (Lk 24:32), opened lips (Lk 24:35), opened understanding (Lk 24:45), and opened heavens (Lk 24:51). (ED: This would make a great sermon outline!) (Believer's Bible Commentary - borrow) J C Ryle on He opened their minds - We must not misapprehend these words. We are not to suppose that the disciples knew nothing about the Old Testament up to this time, and that the Bible is a book which no ordinary person can expect to comprehend. We are simply to understand that Jesus showed His disciples the full meaning of many passages which had hitherto been hid from their eyes. Above all, He showed the true interpretation of many prophetical passages concerning the Messiah. We all need a like enlightenment of our understandings. “But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.” (1 Cor. 2:14+) Pride, and prejudice, and love of the world blind our intellects, and throw a veil over the eyes of our minds in the reading of the Scriptures. We see the words, but do not thoroughly understand them until we are taught from above. He that desires to read his Bible with profit, must first ask the Lord Jesus to open the eyes of his understanding by the Holy Ghost. Human commentaries are useful in their way. The help of good and learned men is not to be despised. But there is no commentary to be compared with the teaching of Christ. A humble and prayerful spirit will find a thousand things in the Bible, which the proud, self-conceited student will utterly fail to discern. (Luke 24) Opened (explain) (1272)(dianoigo) is used the third time in this chapter - Luke 24:31, 32, 45. Jesus thoroughly, totally opened their minds by dividing the mind was was previously closed and causing them to understand spiritual truths otherwise hidden to the natural mind.