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Verse Luke 12:19. _SOUL, THOU HAST MUCH GOODS_] Great possessions are
generally accompanied with _pride, idleness_, and _luxury_; and these
are the greatest enemies to salvation. Moderate poverty, as...
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MUCH GOODS - Much property. Enough to last a long while, so that there
is no need of anxiety or labor.
TAKE THINE EASE - Be free from care about the future. Have no anxiety
about coming to want.
EAT,...
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Warning Against Hypocrisy. (Luke 12:1)_
2. Encouragements. (Luke 12:4)
3. Warning Against Covetousness. (Luke 12:15)
4. Warning Against Anxiety. (Luke 12:22)
5. The Disciples Comf...
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PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL. Lk. only.
LUKE 12:13_. _ The crowd of Luke 12:1 reappears here.
Luke 12:14. Jesus declines to usurp the functions of the civil judge.
Luke 12:15 is an editorial link betw...
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THE CREED OF COURAGE AND OF TRUST (Luke 12:1-12)...
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MY SOUL. Idiom for "myself". Greek. _mou psuche_. See App-13.,
App-110, and note on Jeremiah 17:21.
SOUL _= psuche._ See App-110.
LAID UP. laid by.
FOR (Greek. _eis._ App-104.) many years. Compare...
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Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of
Tolerance._
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called
the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
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CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the
departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey
(probably to the Feast of the...
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VER 16. AND HE SPOKE A PARABLE TO THEM, SAYING, THE GROUND OF A
CERTAIN RICH MAN BROUGHT FORTH PLENTIFULLY: 17. AND HE THOUGHT WITHIN
HIMSELF, SAYING, WHAT SHALL I DO, BECAUSE I HAVE NO ROOM WHERE TO...
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ΈΡΏ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить.
Волитивный FUT.
ΚΕΊΜΕΝΑ _praes. med. part. (adj.) от_ ΚΕΪ́ΜΑΙ
(G2749) лежать. Здесь имеется в виду
хранящееся имущество,
ΆΝΑΠΑΎΟΥ _praes. imper. med....
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TAKE THINE EASE, &C.— The original is remarkably lively and
expressive, and contains one proof among a thousand, of the propriety
and elegance of the scripture language: 'Αναπαυου, φαγε,
πιε, ευφραινο...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Man God Called a Fool
Scripture_
Luke 12:13-21 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid
my brother divide the inheritance with me. 14 But he said unto him,
M...
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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain
rich man brought forth plentifully:
AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE ... THE GROUND OF A CERTAIN RICH MAN BROUGHT
FORTH PLENTIFULLY: AND HE...
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14 See Exo_2:14.
15 Compare 1Ti_6:6-10.
15 A telling truth which would do more to ameliorate the ills of
humanity than all government, were it heeded, is embodied in the
phrase, "the superfluity of...
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12:19 soul, (a-7) Soul, (a-8) 'Life' and 'soul' are the same in Greek,
but not in ver. 15....
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THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. THE RICH FOOL
1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and
exhorts them to be courageous in face of opposition. This speech is
not unsuitable to the c...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 12
JESUS WARNS AND ENCOURAGES HIS *DISCIPLES 12:1-12
1 WARNING ABOUT THE FALSE LIVES OF THE *PHARISEES 12:1-3
V1 Thousands of people had gathered. Th...
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EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY. — The words remind us of St. Paul’s
“Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die” (1 Corinthians
15:32), and may possibly have suggested them. There is, however, a
suggestive...
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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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_An interlude leading to a change of theme_, in Lk. only....
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THE DOOM OF THE MONEY LOVER
Luke 12:13-21
Our Lord did not come into our world as an earthly judge, adjusting
differences between man and man. He lays down great principles,
obedience to which will...
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Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also
against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill
the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed...
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many
years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] (g) be merry.
(g) Be merry and make good cheer....
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_Much goods, &c. It is evident how far this poor man was mistaken,
when he called these things goods, which with more reason ought to be
esteemed evils. The only things that can rightly be called good...
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CHAPTER 25
LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES
Luke 12:1. _“Meanwhile myriads of the multitude, having come
together, so that they were treading on one another, He began to speak
first to His disciples, Take hee...
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2 _d. To the People: Luke 12:15-21_. _The Rich Fool._ Πρὸς
αὐτούς (“He said _unto them_ ”), Luke 12:15, stands in
opposition to _His disciples_, Luke 12:22. This slight detail confirms
the exactness o...
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(13) And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my
brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. (14) And he said unto
him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider, over you? (15) And he...
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The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but
the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was
working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men,
c...
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_THE RICH FOOL_
‘And he said, This will I do … But God said unto him, Thou
fool.’
Luke 12:18
How busy are the streets of a great city! How anxious and eager are
some of the faces we meet! Look at t...
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19._Take thine ease, eat, drink, enjoy thyself. _When he exhorts
himself to _eat and drink, _he no longer remembers that he is a man,
but swells into pride by relying on his abundance. We daily percei...
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chapter 12 puts the disciples into this place of testimony by the
power of the Holy Ghost, and with the world opposed to them, after the
Lord's departure. It is the word and the Holy Ghost, instead of...
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AND I WILL SAY TO MY SOUL,.... Himself, see
Psalms 49:18 or to his sensual appetite, which he sought to indulge
and gratify, for he was wholly a sensual and carnal man:
SOUL, THOU HAST MUCH GOODS LA...
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many
years; take thine ease, eat, drink, _and_ be merry.
Ver. 19. _Eat and drink, and be merry_] A right epicure, one that had
made h...
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To illustrate his admonition, and give it the greater weight, our Lord
here delivers an important parable. _The ground of a rich man brought
forth plentifully_ This man, it appears, became rich, not b...
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The parable of the rich man:...
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THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS
(vs.1-12)
At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His
disciples "first of all," warning them to beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees,...
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13-21 Christ's kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world.
Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do
justly, but wordly dominion is not founded in grace. It does not
encourage...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 12:17...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II " "For this night they
shall take of thee thy soul; whose then shah those things which thou
hast prepared be? "[261]...
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Luke 12:19 And G2532 say G2046 (G5692) my G3450 soul G5590 Soul G5590
have G2192 (G5719) many G4183 goods G18 up G2749 (G5740) for G1519
many G4183 years G2094 ease G373 (G5732) eat G5315 (G5628) drin...
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SECTION 5 (12:1-14:35).
We commence here a new section of Luke. As we shall see this section
centres around a mighty act of Jesus in delivering a woman bound by
Satan, and thus doubled up and unable t...
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CHAPTER 12 is made up of a series of discourses following each other
in immediate succession, but with less of unity and logical connection
than are found in most of our Lord's recorded sermons. Some...
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LAID UP FOR MANY YEARS
(κειμενα εις ετη πολλα). Not in D and some other
Latin MSS. The man's apostrophe to his "soul" (ψυχη) is thoroughly
Epicurean, for his soul feeds on his goods. The asyndeton...
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Luke 12:13
The folly of the rich fool appears:
I. In the fact that he completely ignored his responsibility to God in
the matter of his possessions. He speaks of " _my_fruits," and "
_my_goods," and...
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The teaching of our Lord, in this chapter, has very much to do with
Christianity in connection with this present life, and its cares and
troubles. God has nowhere promised us exemption from affliction...
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CONTENTS: Jesus warns of leaven of the Pharisees. Parable of the rich
fool. Parable of the second coming. Parable of the steward and his
servants. Christ, the divider of men.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, disci...
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Luke 12:1. _There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of
people._ The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people.
Luke 12:5. _Power to cast into hell._ The Greek is Gehenna, as on
Isaia...
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THEN JESUS TOLD THEM THIS PARABLE. To show that riches are no
protection. A RICH MAN HAD LAND. No hint that this man was dishonest.
He worked hard for what he had. WHAT CAN I DO? His riches were in th...
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_The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully_
A SUCCESSFUL WORLDLY POLICY
I. THE PICTURE OF A SUCCESSFUL WORLDLY POLICY.
1. No sin in worldly success.
2. No sin in wise and thoughtf...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 12:19 Though these verses do not prohibit wealth,
Jesus clearly warns his hearers about its dangers. Wealth tends to
lead to self-sufficiency and greed.
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CHAPTER 12 VER. 1. _In the mean time when there were gathered together
an innumerable multitude of people._ The Greek has "the myriads of the
multitude." A myriad contains exactly ten thousand, and is...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 12:13. ONE OF THE COMPANY.—Rather, “one out of the
multitude” (R.V.). Perhaps the mention of magistrates and powers
suggested to him Christ’s acting as a judge and giving a deci...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 12:1
_The Lord_,_ after leaving the Pharisee_'_s house_,_ speaks at great
length to a numerous crowd waiting for him_,_ addressing his words
principally to his own disciples. _The for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 12.
We are dealing with the final month in the ministry of Jesus. He has
returned to Jerusalem. He will soon be leaving Jerusalem to go down to
th...
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1 Corinthians 15:32; 1 Peter 4:3; 1 Timothy 5:6; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2
Timothy 3:4; Amos 6:3; Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy
8:12;...
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Soul [ψ υ χ η]. See on Mark 12:30.
Take thine ease. See on Matthew 11:28....