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AN AUSTERE MAN - Hard, severe, oppressive. The word is commonly
applied to unripe fruit, and means “sour,” unpleasant; harsh. In
this case it means that the man was taking every advantage, and, while...
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CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 19:1-27
_ 1. The Salvation of Zacchaeus. (Luke 19:1)_
2. The Parable of the Ten Pounds. (Luke 19:11 .)
Luke 19:1
When He drew near to Jericho the Lord healed the blind beggar. T...
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PARABLE OF THE TALENTS (Matthew 25:14 *). There are some differences
in the two versions. In Lk. the man of Mt. becomes a prince who (like
the sons of Herod the Great) journeys (to Rome) to have his t...
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THE GUEST OF THE MAN WHOM ALL MEN DESPISED (Luke 19:1-10)...
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As they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell them a
parable because he was near Jerusalem, and they were thinking that the
kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. So he said,...
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AUSTERE. Greek _austeros_. dry, then hard and harsh. Only here, and
Luke 19:22.
MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123.
THOU TAKEST UP. &c. Typical injustice of those times....
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_I feared thee_ A sure sign that he did not love him, 1 John 4:18.
_takest up that thou layedst not down_ A typical description of
injustice forbidden alike by Jewish and Greek laws (Jos. c. _Ap._11....
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ἘΦΟΒΟΎΜΗΝ … ΣΕ. A sure sign that he did not love him, 1
John 4:18.
ΑἼΡΕΙΣ Ὃ ΟΥ̓Κ ἜΘΗΚΑΣ. A typical description of
injustice forbidden alike by Jewish and Greek laws (Jos. _c. Ap_. II.
130). One of So...
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THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS...
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Ver 11. And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the
kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12. He said therefor...
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LORD, BEHOLD HERE IS THY _POUND,_ &C.— We have in these verses a
proverbial description of an unjust rigorous character. The slothful
servant, by applying it to his lord, aggravated his crime not a
li...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Persistence (Luke 19:11-27)
11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because
he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom
of...
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And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the
kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to
whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every...
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14 Compare Joh_1:11; Joh_19:15.
27 Compare Rev_19:11-21.
28-36 Compare Mat_21:1-8; Mar_1:1-8.
28 This entry into Jerusalem marks one of the most important days in
the history of the holy people. The...
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ZACCELEUS. THE POUNDS. CHRIST'S TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. HE
CLEANSES THE TEMPLE
1-10. Zacchaeus (peculiar to Lk). The narrative shows that our Lord's
familiar intercourse with publicans and si...
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PARABLE OF THE POUNDS (peculiar to Lk, but similar to the Parable of
the Talents, Matthew 25:14, q.v.). It differs from that parable, (1)
in the introduction of the rebellious citizens, Luke 19:14; Lu...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 19
JESUS AND ZACCHAEUS 19:1-10
V1 Jesus was walking through the city of Jericho. V2 The chief
*tax-collector there was Zacchaeus. He was very rich. V...
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I FEARED THEE, BECAUSE THOU ART AN AUSTERE MAN. — The Greek
adjective (from which the English is derived) is not used elsewhere in
the New Testament. Literally, it means _dry,_ and so, hard and stiff....
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CHAPTER 23
THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL.
COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber
country, likened the present life of man to the flight of a sparrow
through one of their...
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_The useless servant_. If in any part the parable has borrowed from
the parable in Mt., it is here. The story might well have wound up
with a statement as to what was to be done with the disaffected....
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_Parable of the pounds, or of the nobleman who goes to find a kingdom_
(_cf._ Matthew 25:14-30). Into the vexed question of the connection
between this parable and that of the talents in Mt. I cannot...
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_The parable_. εὐγενὴς, wellborn, noble; of such rank and
social position that he might legitimately aspire to a kingdom. The
Herod family might quite well be in view. Herod the Great and his son
Arch...
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αὐστηρὸς (here only in N.T.), harsh in flavour, then in
disposition. αἴρεις, etc., you lift what you did not deposit,
and reap what you did not sow; accusing the master of an exorbitant
demand for pro...
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DOING BUSINESS FOR GOD
Luke 19:11-27
In many respects this parable differs from that of the ten talents. In
that, the servants are entrusted with different amounts; in this, the
same amount is allott...
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Zacchaeus was the last convert but one in the ministry of Jesus. Our
Lord's method with him is very revealing. He asked for his
hospitality, and after receiving it held an unrecorded conversation
with...
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THE RETURN OF JESUS WITH HIS GLORIOUS KINGDOM
Luke 19:11-27. This wonderful, inspiring, conclusive, unmistakable,
glorious parable was delivered to the multitude by our Savior, in
front of the house o...
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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 mer...
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And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because
he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of
God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain...
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The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world
and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the
disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
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The history of His last approach to Jerusalem and intercourse with it
now commences (Luke 19:35). Here then He presents Himself anew as the
Son of David, and for the last time; laying on the conscienc...
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FOR I FEARED THEE,.... Not with a right fear, with a fear of his
goodness, who had bestowed such an excellent gift on him; for this
would have taught him to have departed from evil, and have put him o...
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For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up
that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Ver. 21. See Matthew 25:21,22, &c....
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_Then came the first_ The modesty of these servants is remarkable.
They do not say that they themselves had gained the ten or the five
pounds; but that the pound which their lord had intrusted to thei...
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AN AUSTERE MAN; hard in his dealings, harsh, and cruel.
REAPEST THAT THOU DIDST NOT SOW; unreasonable, requiring too much, and
taking what did not belong to him....
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FOR I FEARED THEE, BECAUSE THOU ART AN AUSTERE MAN; THOU TAKEST UP
THAT THOU LAYEDST NOT DOWN, AND REAPEST THAT THOU DIDST NOT SOW.
The prince pursued his intention in spite of all the hatred and enmi...
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The accounting:...
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ZACCHAEUS RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS
(vs.1-10)
There was yet another man to be rescued from Jericho, the city of the
curse (Joshua 6:26). The Lord, in faithful grace, passed through that
city, an avail...
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11-27 This parable is like that of the talents, Luke 19:25. Those
that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their
business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects serv...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 19:12...
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Luke 19:21 For G1063 feared G5399 (G5711) you G4571 because G3754 are
G1488 (G5748) austere G840 man...
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THE PARABLE OF THE RECEIVING OF THE KINGDOM, THE TESTING OUT OF THE
SERVANTS AS TO THEIR SUITABILITY FOR HIGH POSITION, AND THE FATE OF
REBELS (19:11-27). .
We come now to the end of this sixth sectio...
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“And the other came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, here is your mina,
which I kept laid up in a neckcloth, for I feared you, because you are
an austere man. You take up that which you do not lay down, and yo...
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Luke 19:21. The excuse is substantially the same as in Matthew
25:24-25.
AUSTERE, ‘hard' (Matthew.)....
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THE PARABLE OF THE TEN POUNDS. Probably spoken in the house of
Zaccheus. The parable resembles that of the ‘talents' (Matthew
25:14-30) sufficiently to make the careless reader confound the two,
but t...
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I FEARED
(εφοβουμην). Imperfect middle, I continued to fear.AUSTERE
(αυστηρος). Old Greek word from αυω, to dry up. Reproduced
in Latin _austeros_ and English _austere_. It means rough to the
tas...
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Luke 19:21
The Religion of Fear.
Such was the account, the only account, which a person could give why
he had loved a useless, and because a useless a wrecked, life. There
was indeed in his wickednes...
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Luke 19:20
"To him that hath shall be given.".
I. The excuse of the slothful servant is the excuse of all lazy
people. They cry themselves down lest they should be called upon to
work; they avoid the...
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Luke 19:1. _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold,
there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the
publicans, and he was rich._
Many of those tax-gatherers were ric...
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Luke 19:1. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold,
there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the
publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was;...
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CONTENTS: Conversion of Zaccheus. Parable of the pounds. Triumphal
entry. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem. Purification of the temple.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Zacchaeus, Abraham, disciples.
CONCLUSION: Th...
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Luke 19:11. _He spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem,_ to
correct the fond error of those who thought he would reign on earth.
This parable therefore differs from that of the talents, in...
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SIR, HERE IS YOUR GOLD COIN. It is not enough that we do no harm to
others. We must take positive action to _do good!_ Salvation is solely
on the basis of _God's act in Christ;_ but we have been _crea...
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_A certain nobleman went into a far country_
PARABLE OF THE POUNDS
I. CHRIST’S ABSENCE IS A PERIOD OF PROBATION.
II. THE NATURE OF THE PROBATION IS TWOFOLD.
1. The obligation to loyalty involved i...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 19:21 SEVERE MAN. Strict and having high standards
(compare Matthew 25:24). This is not intended as a description of
Christ, for...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 19:11 This parable concludes Luke’s account of
Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem (begun in Luke 9:51). It is different
from the parable of the talents in...
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Jesus teaches of the wicked tenants: Matthew 21:33-46; Mark
12:1-12 and Luke 20:9-19 Parables of Stewardship Matthew 25:14-30
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CHAPTER 19 VER. 1. _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho._ S.
Luke continues the account of the journey to Jerusalem. I have spoken
of this in the preceding chapter, verse 35....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 19:11. HE ADDED.—This parable is thus distinctly connected with
the words spoken in the house of Zacchæus. It is, therefore, not to
be confused with the parable of the Talents,...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 19:1
_Jesus lodges in the house of Zacchaeus, _"_the_ _chief among the
publicans_"_ at Jericho. _This episode, which took place at Jericho
just before the Lord's entry into Jerusalem...
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Now Jesus has entered into Jericho (Luke 19:1).
And as He is passing through the city,
Behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the
publicans (Luke 19:2),
The city of Jeric...
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1 John 4:18; 1 Samuel 12:20; 1 Samuel 6:19; 2 Samuel 6:9; 2 Timothy
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Austere [α υ σ τ η ρ ο ς]. From auw, to dry. Dry, and thence
hard. See on hard, Matthew 25:24.
Sow [ε σ π ε ι ρ α ς]. See on strawed, Matthew 25:24....