8. _Jesus at the House of Zaccheus: Luke 19:1-10_. VERS. 1-10. In Matthew and Mark, the account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem immediately follows that of the healing of Bartimeus. There is a blank left by them, for Jesus stayed at Bethany, and there passed at least one night (John 12:1 et seq.). Th... [ Continue Reading ]
9. _The Parable of the Pounds: Luke 19:11-27_. Luke 19:11. _The Introduction._ We have already observed in the multitudes (Luke 14:25; Luke 18:38; Luke 19:1-3), and even in the disciples (Luke 18:31; comp. with Matthew 20:20 et seq.), the traces of an excited state. Luke 19:11 shows that it went on... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Probation._ A man of noble birth goes to ask from the sovereign of the country which he inhabits the government of his province. Before undertaking this journey, which must be a long one, for the sovereign dwells in a distant country, this man, concerned about the future administration of the s... [ Continue Reading ]
_The faithful Servants._ From Luke 19:15 onwards Jesus depicts what will happen at the Parousia. Every servant will share in the power of his master, now become king, in a degree proportioned to his activity during the time of his probation (the reign of grace). While the means of action had been th... [ Continue Reading ]
Of the other seven servants there is no mention; they fall either into the category of the preceding, or into that of the following. The ground on which the latter explains his inactivity is not a mere pretext. His language is too plain-spoken not to be sincere. He is a believer who has not found th... [ Continue Reading ]
1 _st. Luke 19:28-36_. _The Preparations for the Entry._ The connection indicated by the words, _while thus speaking, He went_, is rather moral than of time: “while speaking thus [of the unbelief of Israel], He nevertheless continued His journey (imperf. ἐπορεύετο) to Jerusalem.” ῎Εμπροσθεν signifi... [ Continue Reading ]
FIFTH PART: SOJOURN AT JERUSALEM, LUKE 19:28 TO LUKE 21:38. This part includes three principal events: I. The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Luke 19:28-44). II. The exercise of His Messianic sovereignty in the temple (Luke 19:45 to Luke 21:4). III. The prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem and o... [ Continue Reading ]
FIRST CYCLE: THE ENTRY OF JESUS INTO JERUSALEM, LUKE 19:28-44. This narrative embraces: 1 _st._ The preparations for the entry (Luke 19:28-36); 2 _d._ The joy of the disciples and of the multitude on coming in sight of Jerusalem (Luke 19:37-40); 3 _d._ The tears of Jesus at the same instant (Luke 1... [ Continue Reading ]
2 _d. Luke 19:37-40_. _The Entry._ From the moment that Jesus seats Himself on the colt, He becomes the visible centre of the assemblage, and the scene takes a character more and more extraordinary. It is as if a breathing from above had all at once taken possession of this multitude. The sight of t... [ Continue Reading ]
3 _d. Luke 19:41-44_. _The Lamentations of Jesus._ Jesus has reached the edge of the plateau (ὡς ἤγγισεν); the holy city lies before His view (ἰδὼν τὴν πόλιν). What a day would it be for it, if the bandage fell from its eyes! But what has just passed between Him and the Pharisees present has awakene... [ Continue Reading ]
SECOND CYCLE: THE REIGN OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE, LUKE 19:45 TO LUKE 21:4. From this moment, Jesus establishes Himself as a sovereign in His Father's house; He there discharges the functions not only of a prophet, but of a legislator and judge; for some days the theocratic authorities seem to abdicat... [ Continue Reading ]
1. _Expulsion of the Sellers: Luke 19:45-48_. VERS. 45-48. Without Mark's narrative, we should think that the expulsion of the sellers took place on the day of the entry into Jerusalem. But from that evangelist, whose account is here peculiarly exact, we learn that the entry did not take place till... [ Continue Reading ]