Lucas 24
H.A. Ironside · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 24
Ironside - Simon! the one who had denied Him, taken an oath that he did not even know Jesus; yet somewhere on that resurrection day the Lord had sought him out, and He had revealed Himself to him; and Simon knew that he was forgiven. Peter must have felt, of all the apostles, the most forlorn and wretched, as he recalled in bitterness of spirit his sad failure to stand the test in the hour of trial. What a relief to his heart when Jesus appeared to him alone, to restore his soul and console his spirit! It is but one sample of the grace He ever manifests toward His erring followers. A little later we find the Lord giving Peter the commission, "Feed My lambs... feed My sheep." J C
Lucas 24
Ironside - What an experience they had and what joy must have been theirs as they knew for certain that He who had died was alive again. And, thank God, He lives to die no more! THOUGHT - DO WE EXPERIENCE THAT SAME JOY AS THESE TWO DISCIPLES? ARE WE EAGER TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT HIM? OR ARE WE HESITANT FOR FEAR OF REJECTION, NOT REMEMBERING THOSE WHO MIGHT REJECT US WILL THEMSELVES EXPERIENCE ETERNAL REJECTION BY GOD IF THEY DO NOT HEAR ABOUT JESUS AND ACCEPT HIS GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE! CHURCH WAKE UP! REDEEM THE PRECIOUS TIME! TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION! (2Cor 6:2) DO YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE GREAT JOY TODAY? (cf Lk 15:5-7, 10)? THEN TELL SOME LOST SOUL TODAY ABOUT YOUR GREAT AND MIGHTY SAVIOR WHO IS ALIVE! (While I was writing this note, my accountability partner just texted me about a woman one of his disciples led to Christ 3 hours earlier - 11/10/2022! Hallelujah! There is joy in Heaven!) Relate (declare, make known, exegete) (1834)(exegeomai from ek = out or as an intensifier + hegeomai = tell, lead means literally to lead out, then to unfold, declare by making plain, or tell the meaning of something, especially to tell it fully. To make known or thoroughly explain. Figuratively the idea is to "bring out" the meaning. To "draw out" in narrative form and so to relate (Used in 6v - Lk. 24:35; Jn. 1:18; Acts 10:8; Acts 15:12; Acts 15:14; Acts 21:19). In English relate means to give an account of. Robertson on began to relate (rehearsed) - Imperfect middle indicative (Ed: Over and over they were speaking) of [exēgeomai], verb to lead out, to rehearse. Our word exegesis comes from this verb. Their story was now confirmatory, not revolutionary. The women were right then after all. H A Ironside - In the Old Testament it was plainly predicted that the Saviour was to die for our sins and that He would rise from the dead and take His seat on the right hand of God in Heaven. For Him the path of life lay through the regions of death, but His soul was not to be left in Sheol, the unseen world, nor His body see corruption (Ps. 16:9-11). After His soul was made an offering for sin, He was to "see His seed," and "prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord" should prosper in His hand (Isa. 53:10.) In the prophets we have prediction; in the Gospels, fulfillment. Christ is risen. He has "become the firstfruits of them that slept" (1 Cor. 15:20). Through His name, the name of the One who was dead and is alive again (Rev. 1:18), mighty signs and wonders have been wrought during all the centuries since He vanquished death and "brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (2 Tim. 1:10). And how He was recognized () by them in the breaking of the bread - This does not refer to the Lord's Supper but to a regular meal (well, not so "regular" when your dinner guest is Jesus!). As alluded to above, as He broke the bread, His hands and wrists would have been visible. It is certainly conceivable that at this moment their eyes were opened, but even then there must have been a supernatural component to this revelation. Robertson on how He was recognized - They did not recognize Jesus in his exegesis, but did in the breaking of bread. One is reminded of that saying in the Logia of Jesus: “Raise the stone and there thou shalt find me, cleave the wood and there am I.”