Luke 10:1-24
Lesson 128
Lesson 128
Read both the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation."
In this lesson:
Jesus commissions seventy disciples to heal, spread the word, and prepare the way for the approaching Messiah as He travels to Jerusalem.
Jesus commissions seventy disciples to heal, spread the word, and prepare the way for the approaching Messiah as He travels to Jerusalem.
Jesus sends out His seventy disciples.
Study Tip:
Don't forget to read the margin notes in blue and click on the links.
Don't forget to read the margin notes in blue and click on the links.
Where was -
Sodom -
An ancient city from the Old Testament whose name has become synonymous with immorality. Located in the "vale of Siddim" on the southeast shore of the Dead Sea (Genesis 14:2-3), God destroyed Sodom with "brimstone and fire" (Genesis 19:24) because of the immoral lifestyle of its citizens (Genesis 13:13; 19:1-29), and their disregard for the poor (Ezekiel 16:49-50). Its destruction was so complete that even today, no trace of the city can be found.
Chorazin -
A city located three miles north of Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee. Jesus performed many miracles there, yet few from Chorazin followed Him. In Matthew 11:21 and this passage, we see Jesus scold the people of Chorazin for their
lack of faith. The ruins of an ancient synagogue were excavated there over a century ago.
Bethsaida -
A small town in Galilee located on the north-east shore of the Sea of Galilee six miles east of Capernaum. It was the hometown of three disciples, Peter, Philip, and Andrew (John 1:44). Jesus visited Bethsaida often and performed many miracles there (Mark 8:22-25). It was while teaching near Bethsaida that Jesus miraculously fed five thousand people with just five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:15-21; Mark 6:35-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:5-13). Lost for almost two thousand years, archaeologists located Bethsaida's ruins in 1987.
Tyre -
A seaport city located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea (thirty-five miles north-west of the Sea of Galilee, forty-seven miles north of Caesarea and twenty-five miles south of Sidon) populated mostly by Gentiles. Tyre dated back to the twenty-eighth century BC and was called Tyrus in the Old Testament (Ezekiel 26:2). Described as a beautiful city (Ezekiel 27:4), Tyre was well known for its cedar trees (1 Chronicles 22:4), dye works, glassware, weaving, and other
manufactured goods. Isaiah 23:8 tells us that Tyre was a "crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth." Tyre supplied cedar wood, carpenters, and masons to build the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:2-10; 2 Chronicles 2:3), but the city also had a reputation for wickedness. Its people turned against Israel and sold Hebrews into slavery (Joel 3:6-8). Tyre was destroyed by God in the Old Testament (Isaiah 23:1;
Amos 1:9-10; Zechariah 9:3-4). But by Jesus' time, the city had been rebuilt and boasted one of the busiest harbors in the eastern Mediterranean. Ezekiel 27:3 describes Tyre as being "situate at the entry of the sea, a merchant of the people for many isles." Tyre's merchant's shipped goods throughout the Roman empire and made the city wealthy. Today, Tyre is called Sur and inhabited by just a few thousand residents. Tyre is also mentioned extensively in Isaiah 23 and Ezekiel 26-28.
Sidon -
Sometimes called Zidon. Sidon was a seaport city (Ezekiel 27:8) located on the Mediterranean Sea twenty-five miles north of Tyre (south of modern-day Beirut, Lebanon). It stood a one day sail from Caesarea. Mentioned in Joshua 11:8 and 19:28 as a great city, Sidon was inhabited by Gentiles who had a history of oppressing Jews (Judges 10:12). In the Old Testament, Sidon was destroyed by God due to its pagan worship. But by Jesus' day Sidon had recovered and was a thriving fishing town with prosperous glass and weaving shops and was famous for its art, commerce, and cedar trees (1 Kings 5:6 and 1 Chronicles 22:4). Today, Sidon is home to about 10,000 people and boasts many ancient ruins.
Capernaum -
Capernaum was a large city on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee and the hometown of several disciples. Located on the main highway from Damascus to Acco and Tyre, Capernaum was a bustling center of commerce. It also had a thriving fishing industry. A customs station (Matthew 9:9; 17:24; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27) and a large contingent of Roman soldiers were stationed there, and the city became known for its moral excesses. The disciple Peter owned a house in Capernaum, and Jesus made it His center of operations while in Galilee (as prophesized in Isaiah 9:1-2 and discussed in Matthew 4:13-16). Because its citizens witnessed many divine miracles (Matthew 8:14-16; Mark 1:30-34; Luke 4:38-41) yet still rejected Christ, Jesus denounced the city in Matthew 11:23 and in this passage. It's ancient remains have been excavated near the town of Tell Hum. Among the ruins are the remains of a synagogue unearthed in 1905 by a German archeology team that could be the one built by the Roman centurion who sought a miracle from Jesus (Matthew 8:5-8; Luke 7:1-10).
Sodom -
An ancient city from the Old Testament whose name has become synonymous with immorality. Located in the "vale of Siddim" on the southeast shore of the Dead Sea (Genesis 14:2-3), God destroyed Sodom with "brimstone and fire" (Genesis 19:24) because of the immoral lifestyle of its citizens (Genesis 13:13; 19:1-29), and their disregard for the poor (Ezekiel 16:49-50). Its destruction was so complete that even today, no trace of the city can be found.
Chorazin -
A city located three miles north of Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee. Jesus performed many miracles there, yet few from Chorazin followed Him. In Matthew 11:21 and this passage, we see Jesus scold the people of Chorazin for their
lack of faith. The ruins of an ancient synagogue were excavated there over a century ago.
Bethsaida -
A small town in Galilee located on the north-east shore of the Sea of Galilee six miles east of Capernaum. It was the hometown of three disciples, Peter, Philip, and Andrew (John 1:44). Jesus visited Bethsaida often and performed many miracles there (Mark 8:22-25). It was while teaching near Bethsaida that Jesus miraculously fed five thousand people with just five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:15-21; Mark 6:35-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:5-13). Lost for almost two thousand years, archaeologists located Bethsaida's ruins in 1987.
Tyre -
A seaport city located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea (thirty-five miles north-west of the Sea of Galilee, forty-seven miles north of Caesarea and twenty-five miles south of Sidon) populated mostly by Gentiles. Tyre dated back to the twenty-eighth century BC and was called Tyrus in the Old Testament (Ezekiel 26:2). Described as a beautiful city (Ezekiel 27:4), Tyre was well known for its cedar trees (1 Chronicles 22:4), dye works, glassware, weaving, and other
manufactured goods. Isaiah 23:8 tells us that Tyre was a "crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth." Tyre supplied cedar wood, carpenters, and masons to build the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:2-10; 2 Chronicles 2:3), but the city also had a reputation for wickedness. Its people turned against Israel and sold Hebrews into slavery (Joel 3:6-8). Tyre was destroyed by God in the Old Testament (Isaiah 23:1;
Amos 1:9-10; Zechariah 9:3-4). But by Jesus' time, the city had been rebuilt and boasted one of the busiest harbors in the eastern Mediterranean. Ezekiel 27:3 describes Tyre as being "situate at the entry of the sea, a merchant of the people for many isles." Tyre's merchant's shipped goods throughout the Roman empire and made the city wealthy. Today, Tyre is called Sur and inhabited by just a few thousand residents. Tyre is also mentioned extensively in Isaiah 23 and Ezekiel 26-28.
Sidon -
Sometimes called Zidon. Sidon was a seaport city (Ezekiel 27:8) located on the Mediterranean Sea twenty-five miles north of Tyre (south of modern-day Beirut, Lebanon). It stood a one day sail from Caesarea. Mentioned in Joshua 11:8 and 19:28 as a great city, Sidon was inhabited by Gentiles who had a history of oppressing Jews (Judges 10:12). In the Old Testament, Sidon was destroyed by God due to its pagan worship. But by Jesus' day Sidon had recovered and was a thriving fishing town with prosperous glass and weaving shops and was famous for its art, commerce, and cedar trees (1 Kings 5:6 and 1 Chronicles 22:4). Today, Sidon is home to about 10,000 people and boasts many ancient ruins.
Capernaum -
Capernaum was a large city on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee and the hometown of several disciples. Located on the main highway from Damascus to Acco and Tyre, Capernaum was a bustling center of commerce. It also had a thriving fishing industry. A customs station (Matthew 9:9; 17:24; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27) and a large contingent of Roman soldiers were stationed there, and the city became known for its moral excesses. The disciple Peter owned a house in Capernaum, and Jesus made it His center of operations while in Galilee (as prophesized in Isaiah 9:1-2 and discussed in Matthew 4:13-16). Because its citizens witnessed many divine miracles (Matthew 8:14-16; Mark 1:30-34; Luke 4:38-41) yet still rejected Christ, Jesus denounced the city in Matthew 11:23 and in this passage. It's ancient remains have been excavated near the town of Tell Hum. Among the ruins are the remains of a synagogue unearthed in 1905 by a German archeology team that could be the one built by the Roman centurion who sought a miracle from Jesus (Matthew 8:5-8; Luke 7:1-10).
