From 759d06503a356c06abd5d1b48f9c31e80a97d765 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:49:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 9:18-27 --- content/bible_journal/luke_9:18-27.md | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_9:18-27.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_9:18-27.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:18-27.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf3cd71 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:18-27.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 9:18–27" +date = "2022-11-30" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk9.18-27) + +After feeding the multitude of people, Jesus and His disciples somehow manage +to get that retreat they had planned. Jesus spends much of His time in prayer, +but He also takes the opportunity to reveal some of God's mysteries to the +disciples. At this point, they probably don't understand fully, and it's not +until later that they remember His words. + +Jesus contrasts popular opinion of Himself with who the disciples think that He +is. Peter, acting as the spokesman for the disciples as usual, gives the right +answer: "The Christ of God". (_v. 20_) "Christ" is Greek for "anointed", and is +the same as the Hebrew "Messiah". It hearkens back to the priests and kings of +Israel being anointed with oil to signify God choosing those men to fulfill +those roles; they had been set apart from the rest of the people for a purpose. + +Because the people didn't understand what the Messiah's role was going to be +this first time, Jesus keeps His disciples from revealing this new +understanding to anyone else. He then explains that He is going to suffer and +die at the hands of evil men, but after three days would rise again. This +sounds very obvious to us in the Church Age, but at the time the disciples +didn't get it, mostly because God kept them from understanding until the right +time. + +Even still, Jesus continues to teach them the consequences of following in His +footsteps. They too must be willing to suffer and die, but the rewards they get +from God will more than make up for it. The disciples must have been completely +shocked to hear Jesus talk like this. It'd be like someone saying today, "Tie a +noose around your neck and follow me," or "Put a bullet with your name on it in +your pocket and follow me." None of those sound like good ideas! But the point +Jesus is making is that it is worth it. Don't be ashamed of the truth when +people scoff and mock, or torture and kill you. For then God will not be +ashamed of you when He comes in glory to set right everything on the earth +again. + +Finally, I'm going to punt on explaining verse 27. There are lots of possible +ways to interpret it, and they all sound reasonable. The meaning of "see the +Kingdom of God" is less important than the encouragement that the disciples +received from hearing Jesus say so. + +* * * + +Help us to live for Your kingdom and not our own lives and pleasures. They are +not a lasting legacy when compared to Your glory.