v. 1 - Do we have a record of John teaching his disciples to pray?
v. 2 - The New Revised Standard's Version of "the Lord's prayer": "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial."
v. 17-20 - Jesus uses logic to combat the accusation that he cast out demons by Beelzebub. [I guess this means he was a disciple of John Locke....]
v. 28 - What's important. Similar to emphasis in 10:20 - "that your names are written in heaven." Here, it is "Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it." And to Martha re: Mary -- she has chosen the better part.
v. 33 - Re: Our eyes are the lamp of our bodies. Is this talking about having an open mind?
vv. 37-52 - How much courage did it take for Jesus to speak these things? Was it hard for him, knowing it would certainly set these influential people against him? Also, was this appropriate as a guest in this Pharisee's house? Note: He spoke after the Pharisee rudely questioned his washing before dinner.
Can these following denouncements be laid against us?
- Being concerned more about appearances than our true characters
- Tithing everything while neglecting justice and love
- Loving the seats of honor
- Hiding our true nature from others, like unmarked graves
- Loading others with burdens too hard for them to bear, and not helping them
- Denying knowledge to others that we haven't pursued
v. 2 - Almost a verbatim repeat of 8:17, which followed the parable of the sower. Here, though, he is talking about hypocrisy.
Instructions from Luke 12:
- v. 1 - Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy.
- v. 4 - Don't fear those who kill the body; fear him who has authority to cast into hell.
- v. 15 - Be on guard against all kinds of greed.
- v. 22 - Do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
- v. 35 - Be prepared. (Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit.)
1-9 - Is the parable of the barren fig tree connected to Jesus' injunction to repent in verses 1-5? It follows right after. Is Jesus telling his listeners that they had better repent soon if they didn't want to be cut down?
10 - His opponents were "put to shame" after condemning Jesus for healing the crippled woman on the Sabbath. This probably did not endear him to them.
18-21 - Jesus' parables on growth of the kingdom immediately follow verse 17: "the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he had done."
35 - Prophecy of Christ's triumphal entry: "You will not see me until the time comes when you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
Luke 14
1-5 - This time Jesus challenged the Pharisees and lawyers (unlike 13:12) before he healed the man with dropsy on the Sabbath, but they were "silent." They did not want to be shamed again in front of the crowd, and he seems to be willing to emphasize that point.
12-14 - "Invite the poor, crippled, lame and blind." How to we put this into practice?
Parables about eating:
- Take your seat in the lowest place at the banquet
- Invite those to your dinners who cannot repay
- Jesus will reject those who reject his invitation to "eat bread in the kingdom of God."
Luke 15
v. 22 - In parable of the lost son – Here's another robe signifying honor – the way Jacob honored Joseph as his favorite son.
v. 29 - The older brother seems to have been motivated by duty – or even greed – not love for his father. He certainly did not love his brother. All these years he had resented his brother for leaving. If he had loved his father, he would have understood long ago that this would be his father's response to the younger son's coming home.
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