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David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Guzik - It took a lot of boldness for the man in the story to so shamelessly ask his friend in the middle of the night; he really wanted and needed the bread.. God often waits for our passionate persistence in prayer. It isn’t that God is reluctant and needs to be persuaded. Our persistence doesn’t change God; it changes us, developing in us a heart and passion for what God wants. David Thompson feels "The literal point that Christ is making about prayer here is that it is perfectly legitimate when we find ourselves in unexpected situations and we cannot meet the need, to take that need to God in prayer. Whenever we find ourselves facing a legitimate need we cannot possibly meet, it is time for us to pray and take our requests to God. This was a legitimate, honest request and the request was not only for self, but also included someone else. There will be times in our lives when situations and circumstances occur and we do not have the means in and of ourselves to meet them. Unexpected visitors, medical needs, bills that we were not expecting can put a strain on our emotional and spiritual stability. Jesus says these are the moments you need to pray. These are the moments in which you need to be talking to God. This is a key lesson He is teaching His own disciples. When they have legitimate needs and find themselves totally helpless to meet those needs, they need to go to God in prayer and ask for His provisions and help. If they do that, they may expect His answers. Bother (2873)(kopos from kopto = chop, hew, cut down, strike; figuratively to lament which apparently came from the idea of striking one's breast) (See also study of related verb kopiao) is strictly a smiting as a sign of sorrow, then sorrow itself. Kopos thus describes a state of discomfort or distress, trouble, difficulty, transferring the sense of the primary meaning which is beating. Luke 11:8 "I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. KJV I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. NET I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. CSB I tell you, even though he won't get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend's persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs. ESV I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence (QUALITY OF BEING OFFENSIVELY BOLD) he will rise and give him whatever he needs. NIV I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. NLT But I tell you this-- though he won't do it for friendship's sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. yet because of his persistence he will get up Luke 18:1-8; Ge 32:26; Mt 15:22-28; Ro 15:30; 2 Cor 12:8; Col 2:1; 4:12 Luke 11 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 11:5-10 Pray Boldly - John MacArthur Yet because of his persistence (anaideia) he will get up and give him as much as he needs - He had ask for 3 but here he says he will give him as much as he needs. Note that desperate need drove the man to be shamelessly persistent.
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Guzik - This prayer is notable for its simplicity and brevity; it is a marvel of powerful prayer put in simple terms. The Rabbis had sayings like: “Whoever is long in prayer is heard” and “Whenever the righteous make their prayer long, their prayer is heard.” One famous Jewish prayer began: “Blessed, praised, and glorified, exalted, and honored, magnified and lauded be the name of the Holy One.”ii. When we try to impress God with our many words, we deny that God is a loving, yet holy Father. Instead, we should follow the counsel of Ecclesiastes 5:2: God is in heaven, and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few. (Luke 11) Brian Bill - "The disciples were not known for their praying. I don’t know of anywhere in the Gospels where the disciples were characterized as men of prayer. They often watched Jesus pray but they didn’t enter into prayer themselves. In fact, in the hour of Jesus’ greatest need they dropped their eyelids instead of dropping to their knees. The question voiced by this one disciple shows that prayer is not only needed, but that it was a deficiency in his life and in the life of his friends. We’re the same way, aren’t we? We know prayer is important, we know Jesus modeled it, but most of us fall far short. If we want to pray like Jesus prayed, let’s learn along with his disciples." (Luke 11:1-4 How to Pray the Lord’s Way) Brian Bell entitles his sermon on prayer in Luke 11:1-4 Coming Up for Air explaining - Marine creatures, like whales, seals, dolphins from ocean depths must rise at intervals to breathe, so as to live. Breath holding isn’t the key, oxygen conservation & storage is. Seals have so much oxygen in their body, they actually exhale before they dive. It is also necessary for man to mount into a higher region if he is to obtain spiritual life and grace for living it. And this, the Christian does in prayer. "Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath, the Christian’s native air." - W. H. Griffith Thomas...Relative to body size, whale lungs are proportionally somewhat smaller than human lungs. But whale lungs are far more efficient: While human lungs exchange about 15-20% of their contents with each breath, whale lungs exchange about 90% with each breath. This means that whales can take up oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide much faster than humans, enabling them to hold their breath underwater for long periods. Man wasn’t designed to “stay down” as long as whales. So we must rise at more frequent intervals to breathe, so as to live. Oh Christian, we must rise at more frequent intervals to Come Up For Air, so as to live!....Prayer becomes a dance, a subtle interplay of human and divine that ultimately accomplishes Gods work on earth. (adapted Philip Yancey) I do not control the action - That’s a pagan concept of prayer (Putting the gods to work) I’m not controlled by the action - That’s a Hindu concept of prayer (where you slump passively into the impersonal & faded will of the gods) a) I neither do it nor have it done to me. - I will to participate in what is willed. Illustration - 5yr. old to friend, “me and my dad built a tree house.” (Did the 5 yr old participate? Yes. Did dad need his help? Not really. Would dad agree w/his statement? happily!) If you feel like a beginner at prayer that's okay, we’ll be beginners all our life. Jesus exemplified this prayer principle by His… 1. Practice (Lk 11:1); Precept (Lk 11:2-4); Parable (Lk 11:5-8 persistent knock); Promise (Lk 11:9-13 ask/seek/knock). This prayer is only 61 words long and takes about 15 seconds to pray. Some people’s prayers need to be cut short on both sides and set on fire in the middle....Little kids have problems when coloring “staying in the lines”! - But what’s understandable as a child is unacceptable as an Adult! Let us move more toward Adulthood in our prayer life! “Let’s stay in the lines”! (God’s guidelines! Lk 11:1-4, Mt 6:9-14) This is the kind of prayer God honors & hears!...I think all of us have one “Routine Prayer” in our system: Once we get rid of it, then we can really start to pray! This week are you willing to break that habit? Q: Are you praying w/your mind on hold, & your mouth on automatic? Make sure your mind is engaged, & your heart sensitized! Praying (4336) proseuchomai from pros = toward, facing, before [emphasizing the direct approach of the one who prays in seeking God’s face] + euchomai = originally to speak out, utter aloud, express a wish, then to pray or to vow. Greek technical term for invoking a deity) in the NT is always used of prayer addressed to God (to Him as the object of faith and the One who will answer one’s prayer) and means to speak consciously (with or without vocalization) to Him, with a definite aim (See study of noun proseuche). Proseuchomai encompasses all the aspects of prayer -- submission, confession, petition, supplication (may concern one's own need), intercession (concerned with the needs of others), praise, and thanksgiving. Vine says that proseuchomai carries with it a notion of worship (but see the Greek word for worship = proskuneo) which is not present in the other words for prayer (eg, aiteo, deomai, both of which involve spoken supplication) Lawrence Richards notes that "In classical Greek proseuchomai was the technical term for calling on a deity. The NT transforms the classical stiffness into the warmth of genuine conversation. Such entreaty in the NT is addressed to God or Jesus and typically is both personal and specific. (Borrow Expository Dictionary of Bible Words) Kenneth
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Guzik - Just as real as the need for daily bread is the need for daily forgiveness. We often feel the need for food more; but the need for forgiveness is real whether it is felt or not. “As bread is the first need of the body, so forgiveness for the soul.” (Murray) Rod Mattoon - This second clause in the sentence does not mean that we must earn God's forgiveness with our own forgiveness of others. Our forgiveness of others demonstrates our felt need of being forgiven by the Lord. It shows what the Lord has done in us and for us. The attitude of forgiveness of others demonstrates genuine repentance. No repentant person truly seeks forgiveness who does not have a forgiving spirit himself. We must not expect our prayers for forgiveness to be heard, if we pray with malice and spite in our hearts towards others. We are wasting our time. To pray in such a frame of mind is mere formality and hypocrisy. So let me ask some probing questions here. Do you need to forgive your wife or husband? Make up your mind to do so right now. Have you been unwilling to forgive your parents for things that have happened in the past, perhaps many years ago? Promise God that you will do it. In fact, do it today! Forgiveness is not a psychological trick. It is a miracle and God can help you do it. If He commands us to forgive, He will give us the ability to do it (Ed: The Holy Spirit will give us the desire and the power to forgive! Php 2:13NLT). (Treasures from the Scriptures) John
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Guzik has an interesting note - The Jews in Jesus’ day had their own exorcists, who sought to cast demons out of people. But they believed that they had to make the demon reveal his name, or they had no authority over the demon to cast it out. And - Notice that this verse begins with and (kai, as a marker of connections or a coordinating conjunction in the Greek) which connects it with the previous passage (Lk 11:13) in which Jesus described the gift of the Holy Spirit. Some commentators (including this writer) think that Jesus was in a sense now demonstrating the power of the Spirit Who we know from Lk 4:14+ (cf Acts 10:38+) empowered Jesus for ministry. Sadly, in this section the Jews accused Jesus of being empowered by an unclean spirit, Satan himself! And He was casting out (ekballo) a demon (daimonion), and it was mute - Not that the demon was itself "mute" but that it caused speechlessness. This act clearly demonstrated Jesus' power over the supernatural world, specifically the kingdom of darkness headed by Satan. This episode of casting out gets two reactions, one of amazement but another of accusation as discussed below. "This miracle is different from others in Luke. The miracle is told entirely in one verse and with minimum detail, while the response covers several verses. The emphasis is on explaining what Jesus' work means." (NET) When the demon (daimonion) had gone out, the mute man spoke - So the effect of the demon on this man was to prevent him from speaking. It is interesting that in Lk 1:22+ Zacharias is unable to speak as a result of his doubting God, but his mute condition was not demonically bestowed but divinely bestowed (divine discipline). The crowds were amazed (thaumazo) - Amazed is in the present tense indicating they continued in this state. This is the second time Luke describes the crowd's ("large crowd" Lk 9:37+) marveling as Jesus demonstrated His power and authority over the demonic world. "And they were all amazed (ekplesso) at the greatness of God (for context see Lk 9:42). But while everyone was marveling (thaumazo) at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples." (Luke 9:43+) Steven
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Guzik writes that "She sought after God’s word with a tenacity that shames us. The people who asked Jesus for a sign saw His work right there in their own neighborhood, and didn’t believe." We again are impressed by the greatness of Jesus’ self-claim. To stand in front of these religious leaders and claim to be greater than Israel’s richest and wisest king was audacious. Yet the seeming audacity of Jesus was well justified. Alfred Plummer - Lk. inserts this illustration between the two sayings about Jonah. Mt. keeps the two sayings about Jonah together. Lk. places the Ninevites after the Queen of Sheba either for chronology, or for effect, or both: their case was the stronger of the two. There is a threefold contrast in this illustration: (1) between a heathen queen and the Jews; (2) between the ends of the earth and here; (3) between Solomon and the Son of Man. There may possibly be a fourth contrast between that enterprising woman and the men of this generation implied in andron, which is not in Mt. (Luke 11 Commentary) The Queen of the South - Read this story of the Queen of Sheba in 1 Kings 10:1-13+(2 Chr 9:1-12), which begins "Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD (NLT has "Solomon's fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD"), she came to test him with difficult questions." Pate - “The irony is biting: the Ninevites and the Queen of Sheba accepted the messengers of God. But Jesus’ audience rejected God Himself.” In 1 Ki 10:9 the Queen responds upon hearing Solomon's wisdom: “Blessed be the LORD your God Who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel (SPEAKS OF GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY); because the LORD loved Israel forever (HIS COVENANT WITH ISRAEL), therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.” Her response indicates the Queen of Sheba was converted by Solomon's words and witness of His God. She had no knowledge of the true God and no invitation to discover anything about Him and yet she sought the truth about Him from Solomon and when she heard, she believed. She was converted despite having had none of the privileges nor hearing any of Jesus' teachings as the Jews of this wicked generation had! Related Resources: Who was the Queen of Sheba? Who were the Sabeans? Will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment (krisis) and condemn (katakrino) them - She will rise up because she was converted. This pagan Gentile Queen believed while the moral, religious, law keeping Jews rejected Jesus! What utter irony to this wicked generation that a pagan Gentile believer would judge and condemn them!
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Guzik - Even as a bad eye will make a person blind, so bad hearts will make one spiritually blind. One must be spiritually blind to attribute Jesus’ miracles to Satan and to ignore the work of Jesus right before the eyes or to live as a hypocrite. John Stevenson - Jesus is the light. He has come to a people who have been living in darkness. Now the question is whether they will be able to see. The point being made here is that they WILL be able to see as long as they have spiritual eyes with which to see. If you can’t see the Light, the fault isn’t in the Light, it is in You. These people are in the presence of Jesus. They are in the presence of the light. If they hear the gospel and then do not believe the gospel, it is not the fault of the gospel. The fault lies in their own spiritual blindness. Quite a number of years ago, Josh McDowell wrote a book entitled, "Evidence that Demands a Verdict." It is replete with evidences demonstrating that the Bible is authoritative and that Jesus is who He said He was and that He is indeed risen from the dead. Given that great weight of evidence, why don’t people believe? The fault lies, not in the evidence, but in the eyes. They don’t see because they have been spiritually blinded. Israel's eyes were blinded by the love of their sin manifest not by immorality and vile wickedness, but by external morality, legalistic adherence to the laws, hypocrisy and self-righteousness. Their religion is a religion which blinds them to a relationship with the Light, Christ Jesus. They are deceived and do not acknowledge their sinful condition (are blind to it), and so they see no need for a Savior. Fortner describes things that blind the eyes of men - The Darkness of Our Nature. The Cataracts (blinding scales) of Tradition and Heresy. The Glaucoma (haziness) of Self-righteousness. The Myopia (shortsightedness) of Worldliness—Mammon repays its worshippers with blindness. Paul described Israel's tragic condition and the condition of every human being who fails to see (cf "eye") their sin against God and to repent and believe And even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing (apollumi in present tense = EVERY UNBELIEVER IS IN THE PROCESS OF PERISHING EVEN NOW! WOE!), in whose case the god of this world (SATAN) has blinded the minds of the unbelieving (THEY FIRST DISBELIEVED THE GOSPEL AND THEN SATAN "ABETTED" THEM SO THAT THEY WERE "DOUBLY BLIND" SO TO SPEAK), that they might not see the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God. (2 Cor 4:3-4+) NIV Study Bible - Those asking for a sign do not need more light; they need good eyes to allow the light to enter.
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Guzik - The religious leaders responded the way many do when they are faced with the correction and the truth of God. Instead of humbly receiving the correction, they responded with outraged accusations. Proverbs tells us what those who refuse correction do. First, they hate those who correct them (Pr 9:8, Pr 15:12). Second, they do not listen to the one correcting them (Pr 13:1). Third, they despise their own soul (Pr 15:32).. Proverbs also tells us the character of those who refuse correction. They are stupid (Pr 12:1) and they are foolish (Pr 15:5). Scribes (1122)(grammateus from grapho = to write) was one skilled in Jewish law and theology scribe, expert, scholar (Mt 2.4). However, being an expert in the Law did not automatically mean that one was a Pharisee, and neither did being a Pharisee mean that one was also a legal expert (e.g., Acts 23:9). Many Pharisees were not legal experts, although most of the leaders of the sect were. Scribes were also found in the party of the Sadducees, but their influence there was only minor. This explains why those who were both Pharisees and experts in the Law receive the most attention in the New Testament. Very (1171)(deinos) means terribly, grievously, vehemently. Deinos is an adverb characterized by an extreme degree either of (1) of suffering terribly, fearfully (Mt 8.6); (2) of opposition fiercely, exceedingly (Lk 11:53). Hostile (1758)(enecho from en = in + echo = to hold) means literally to hold in or hold upon and came to mean ensnare and then by implication to hold a grudge. "With the dative: to urge, press upon one (Luke 11:53), to have a quarrel, to spite or have resentment against one, very close to hatred (Mark 6:19; Sept.: Ge. 49:23). In the passive = enéchomai, to be held in or by anything, metaphorically meaning to be entangled in, subject to, followed by the dative (Gal. 5:1)." (Zodhiates) A T