Lucas 12
John Trapp · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 12
Trapp says "Such is hypocrisy, which also, as leaven, is: 1. spreading; 2. swelling; 3. souring the meal." (Luke 12) Stevenson - Leaven is something that you use in baking. I’m not much of a cook and I know little to nothing about baking, but I understand that leaven is that little bit of yeast that is added to bread to make it rise. You put in the leaven and it influences the bread. For this reason, the Bible regularly uses leaven to describe the idea of INFLUENCE. Influence can be good and influence can be bad. The Bible uses the idea of influence in both ways. The Israelites were to remove leaven from their homes on the week of the Passover (Exodus 12:15). This was symbolic of how they were leaving the pagan influences of Egypt behind when they went out into the wilderness. Jesus also used leaven to picture the kingdom of God and how it comes very small to influence the entire world (Luke 13:20-21). Paul uses leaven to describe those old influences of our past life and how we are to put them aside now that we have come to Christ (1 Corinthians 5:6-8). What was the leaven of the Pharisees? Jesus tells us. It was hypocrisy. Utley makes an excellent point on the two senses of leaven - The term "leaven" (zume) is used in two senses in both the OT and the NT: (1) a sense of corruption and, therefore, a symbol of evil (a) Exod. 12:15; 13:3,7; 23:18; 34:25; Lev. 2:11; 6:17; Deut. 16:3 (b) Matt. 16:6,11; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; Gal. 5:9; 1 Cor. 5:6-8. (2) a sense of permeation and, therefore, influence, not a symbol of evil (a) Lev. 7:13; 23:17; Amos 4:5 (b)Matt. 13:33; Luke 13:20-21 Only context can determine the meaning of this word (which is true of all words!).
Lucas 12
Trapp - Covetous men by gaping after more lose the pleasure of that they possess, as a dog at his master’s table swallows the whole meat he casts him without any pleasure, gaping still for the next morsel. NET Note - Note the warning covers more than money and gets at the root attitude - the strong desire to acquire more and more possessions and experiences. (Luke 12) R Kent