Luke 24:27

ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως. The promise to Eve (Genesis 3:15); the promise to Abraham (Genesis 22:18); the Paschal Lamb (Exodus 12); the Scapegoat (Leviticus 16:1-34); the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:9); the greater Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15); the star and sceptre (Numbers 24:17); the smitten rock (Numbers 20:11; 1 Corinthians 10:4), &c.

πάντων τῶν προφητῶν. Immanuel, Isaiah 7:14. “Unto us a Child is born, &c.” Isaiah 9:6-7. The Good Shepherd, Isaiah 40:10-11. The Meek Sufferer, Isaiah 50:6. He who bore our griefs, Isaiah 53:4-5. The Branch, Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:14-15. The Heir of David, Ezekiel 34:23. The Ruler from Bethlehem, Micah 5:2. The Branch, Zechariah 6:12. The lowly King, Zechariah 9:9. The pierced Victim, Zechariah 12:10. The smitten Shepherd, Zechariah 13:7. The Messenger of the Covenant, Malachi 3:1. The Sun of Righteousness, Malachi 4:2; and many other passages. Dr Davison, in his admirable and standard book on Prophecy, pp. 266–287, shews that there is not one of the Prophets without some distinct reference to Christ except Nahum, Jonah (who was himself a type and Prophetic Sign), and Habakkuk, who however uses the memorable words quoted in Romans 1:17. We cannot suppose that our Lord went through each prophet separately, but only that He pointed out “the tenor of the Old Testament in its ethical and symbolical character.”

διερμήνευσεν. Vulg[420] interpretabatur (comp. 1 Corinthians 14:28).

[420] Vulg. Vulgate.

ἐν πάσαις ταῖς γραφαῖς. Fragmentarily (πολυμερῶς) and multifariously (πολυτρόπως), Hebrews 1:1, e.g. in the Psalms passim, and in the types of Joshua, &c.

τὰ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ. Comp. Luke 21:37, τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ. Here we may understand γεγραμμένα from γραφαῖς.