Luke
5:27-6:11
Lesson 115
5:27-6:11
Lesson 115
Luke 5:27-6:11
Parables and miracles 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. Luke 6:1-11 Filled with madness 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? 5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. |
Margin notes:
"Receipt of custom." (5:27) - Means, "tax office." "He left all." (5:28) - "Matthew left everything." "They that are whole." (5:31) - "Those who are healthy." "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." (5:32) - Because Jesus loves and wants to save sinners. "Children of the bridechamber ." (5:34) - "Friends of the bridegroom (Jesus)." "The bridegroom shall be taken away." (5:35) - Jesus is referring to His pending crucifixion. "Parable." (5:36) - A short, simple story or metaphor that uses well-known life experiences to convey profound religious or moral truth. Jews were familiar with parables as they had long been used in Judaism (Numbers 23:18; 24:3; Judges 9:7-15; 2 Samuel 12:1-4; Job 27:1; Ezekiel 24:3-5), so Jesus made them one of His favorite teaching tools. These down to earth stories make profound spiritual truths easier to understand for those willing to open their hearts and take the time to study their meaning. To scoffers and non-believers, parables are just confusing riddles (Matthew 13:13; Mark 4:11-12). "No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old." (5:36) - A parable illustrating that the old religious order (Mosaic Law) was not compatible with the new. "Agreeth not with the old." (5:36) - Means "does not match the old." "Bottles." (5:37) - In Jesus' day, wine "bottles" were made of goatskins sewn into soft, flexible watertight bags that could stretch. As wine ferments, it gives off gases that expand and burst old and brittle wineskins. Like old wineskins, the Pharisees were inflexible and locked into the ancient rites and ceremonies (like fasting) of the Mosaic Law. They were not able to accept Jesus (the new wine) or His message that salvation can not be found by obeying the law. Just as "new wine" needed new bottles, people needed new attitudes. "The old is better." (5:39) - "The old ways are better." The scribes and Pharisees were locked into their old way of thinking and worshipping. "His disciples plucked the ears of corn." (6:1) - Mosaic Law allowed hungry people to take a few ears of corn from a farmer's field without paying. It was customary for farmers to leave the first row of their crop available for travelers and the needy. However, you could only take enough to satisfy your hunger. You could not harvest large amounts of the farmer's crop (Deuteronomy 23:25). "Not lawful." (6:2) - The Pharisees are referring to Exodus 20:10 which forbade working on the Sabbath. However, they distorted the meaning of the verse until even acts of mercy were forbidden on the Sabbath (Luke 6:7). They drew up their own list of things people were forbidden to do. Many things on the list didn't offend God, just them. For two additional reports of the disciples plucking corn, see Matthew 12:1-8 and Mark 2:23-28. "Have ye not read...what David did?" (6:3) - David was allowed to eat sacred bread rather than go hungry. You can read what David did in 1 Samuel 21:1-6. "Shewbread." (6:4) - Consecrated or blessed bread. On each Sabbath, twelve loaves of unleavened bread (one for each tribe of Israel) were ceremoniously placed on the altar in the Holy Place of the Temple. They were an offering of thanks to God and could only be eaten by the priests at the end of the week (Exodus 29:32-33; Leviticus 24:5-9). "The Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath." (6:5) - Here, Jesus is saying that He is qualified to judge what's acceptable and unacceptable on the Sabbath. "The scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day." (6:7) - It was against the Pharisees' rules to work on the Sabbath, even if it meant helping a suffering man. "He knew their thoughts." (6:8) - Jesus read their minds. See also Matthew 9:4 and Luke 5:22. "Rise up, and stand forth in the midst." (6:8) - "Get up and stand in the middle." Jesus wanted everyone to see the miracle He was about to perform. |