Luke 6:1 "...on the second Sabbath after the first..." Odd way of denoting the time. Luke is trying to be precise. He's the only one to use this phrase. Commentaries aren't sure exactly what is meant. The actual translation is second first Sabbath. Best consensus is the first Sabbath after the second day of Passover. …
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Luke 5:17 "...it happened on a certain day..." Not specific as to when. Appears Luke may be trying to be consecutive in his order of events, but would be hard to do completely when dealing with people's memories. May have gotten close. 17 "...Pharisees and teachers of the law...power of the Lord was present to …
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Luke 5:1 "...the Lake of Gennesaret" Another name for the Sea of Galilee, like the Sea of Tiberius. Some may have used the different names depending on where they were on land at the time. 3 "...which was Simon’s..." He's been at Simon's home. I assume he spent the night there. So there is some …
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I've always been a romantic. One of my earliest memories is of sitting atop a small hill in our backyard on my mighty three-wheeled steed (my tricycle) and feeling the wind in my face. At my core, I wanted to be a knight in shining armor. A bold, daring adventurer who stood for what was …
Luke 4:24 "...no prophet is accepted in his own country" Jesus recognizes their refusal to accept Him due to their familiarity. They insist He prove Himself to them by miracles like they have heard He's done elsewhere. Basically, You claim to be the Messiah and to have done miracles elsewhere, prove it by doing them …
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Luke 4:2 "...forty days...He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry" Normally can only go about three weeks without food. To go for forty days involved some type of supernatural action. Not sure if it was totally outside the realm of humanity or the fact that Jesus was without a sin …
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Luke 3:1-2 "Now in the fifteenth year..." Sets the stage in time. Mentions secular and religious leaders of the day. 3 "...preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins" Baptism, or immersion, of repentance. The message was that a person needed to recognize their sinful nature and repent of their sins to get …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 