From efaf07fb0c22f8a94469e09d9d285737c4a839d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2023 10:31:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 17:11-19 --- content/bible_journal/luke_17:11-19.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_17:11-19.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_17:11-19.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_17:11-19.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1817ba5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_17:11-19.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 17:11–19" +date = "2023-01-08" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk17.11-19) + +It's funny how perspective changes when you read through an entire Gospel, +versus discussing individual stories from the same book. When you take a story +by itself, it's usually pretty easy to get the surface-level meaning and +application. In context, with this one in particular, I wonder, "Why is this +here, in this chapter? What else do we learn from the next and previous +passages together with it?" + +That said, I don't think I have any answers to those questions. As best I can +tell, Luke is reminding us that Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem for the last +time, and this is something that happened on the way. Ten lepers met Jesus, +apparently knew who He was, and asked for mercy. It's interesting that they +called Him "Master", which is not something people address Jesus with often, if +ever. More typical is "Teacher", even among His disciples. Clearly these lepers +are trying to exalt Jesus and humble themselves in the hopes that He will help +them. Surely they have heard that He has healed lots of people before, possibly +even other lepers. + +It is also interesting that Jesus doesn't heal them then and there. Instead, He +tells them to go show themselves to the priest with the unspoken expectation +that they will be cleansed by the time they get there. But as they all had +faith that Jesus could heal them, they go in faith to see the priest. But then, +one of them sees what happened, and turns back to praise God and thank Jesus, +and this one was a Samaritan. + +Jesus expresses disappointment, it sounds like, that the other nine did not +praise God for their healing too. And then there's a text note on the last +thing He says to the man: instead of "your faith has made you well", it might +mean "your faith has saved you". (_v. 19_) Considering that all ten lepers +were healed, "saved you" makes more sense for Jesus to say to this one who came +back. We don't know what was in the hearts of the other nine, but this +Samaritan was grateful for the mercy he was given, and responded appropriately. + +* * * + +Give us the faith that saves us, for we are sick and need Your mercy.