From 85cc5f549589cc6181664c34e53d00241f7f003f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 10:07:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Luke=2010:1=E2=80=9316?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- content/bible_journal/luke_10:1-16.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_10:1-16.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_10:1-16.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_10:1-16.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3760ba1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_10:1-16.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 10:1–16" +date = "2022-12-05" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk10.1-16) + +Again Jesus sends out His disciples out to do ministry on their own, this time +seventy (or seventy-two; there is disagreement in the manuscripts about the +exact number) and in pairs. Their instructions are largely the same as when He +sent out the twelve: don't pack extra provisions but rely on God and the +kindness of strangers, stay in one house at a village, and if no one receives +you, shake the dust off your feet in rebuke. Jesus also adds "greet no one on +the road", which sounds odd without the cultural context. Within the culture, +it was even stranger. It was customary when traveling to exchange elaborate +greetings with the people you passed on the way. Unlike today, there were not +nearly as many people traveling between cities, so seeing someone on the road +was more of a special event, I suppose. We aren't told why Jesus told them not +to practice this custom, but I'll guess it was a way to help them keep focused +on the mission and not to boast in their eloquence. These greetings could +easily degenerate into flattery and humble-brag contests, and the followers of +Jesus need to stay far away from pride. + +As He is giving the instructions for the journey, Jesus also pronounces +imprecations against the cities and towns that will reject the disciples' +message. Sodom and Gomorrah were famously wicked cities from the Patriarch's +times, but their punishment will seem light and easy compared to the one given +to those who reject Jesus and His message. There is no excuse given for +wickedness, but greater condemnation comes on those who have heard what is +right and rejected it anyway. Heed the call of the Lord to repent of your +wicked ways, and cast yourself upon His mercy to save you from the coming +judgement! _Every_ knee will bow, and _every_ tongue will confess that Jesus is +Lord, and woe to you if you do not do so willingly. + +* * * + +You are both merciful and just, and You are long-suffering but not +ever-suffering. Come back swiftly and destroy wickedness and evil.