Luke
20:41-21:4
Lesson 152
20:41-21:4
Lesson 152
Luke 20:41-21:4
Teaching in the Temple 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; 47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. Luke 21:1-4 The poor widow 1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. |
Margin notes:
"How say they that Christ is David's son?" (20:41) - The Sadducees' knew that the Messiah would be a descendant of King David (Matthew 22:42). "Book of Psalms." (20:42) - Jesus is referring to Psalms 110:1 written by King David nine hundred years before His birth. It tells us that the Messiah would be both man (David's "son") and God ("Lord"). See "Today's Question" below. "In the audience of all the people." (20:45) - Means, "Within hearing of all the people." "Long robes." (20:46) - Scribes wore ornate ankle-length fringed robes made of white linen. "Chief rooms at feasts." (20:46) - "Place of honor at feasts." Clearly, these men were more interested in being admired than they were in serving. "Devour widows' houses." (20:47) - Scribes received no pay. They lived on charity and often exploited vulnerable widows for donations. "The treasury." (21:1) - This refers to the thirteen collection boxes in the Temple area known as the "court of the women." Seven boxes were for the Temple tax and six for freewill giving. "Two mites." (21:2) - Mites were made of copper and were the smallest denomination coin used in Palestine. "These have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God." (21:4) - "These (the rich men) donated out of their surplus." "She of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had." (21:4) - "She in her poverty put in all that she had." |