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Luke
Chapter
9 (Continued)
{Healing
an Epileptic Boy}
9:37``And
it came to pass on the next day {change of subject},
when
they were coming down from the mountain,
a
large crowd met Him {Jesus}.
9:38-39``And,
behold {means 'Pay Attention!'}
a
man from the crowd cried out . . . saying,
"Teacher
{didaskalos},
I
beg You . . .
look
at my son {an order} . . .
because
he is my only child . . . 9:39``
and,
behold,
a
spirit {pneuma - meaning a fallen angel} seizes him . . .
and
he suddenly screams out . . .
and
he throws him into convulsions
and
causes him to foam at the mouth . . .
and
with difficulty leaves him . . .
disrupting
his body functions and shattering his strength.
9:40``And,
I begged Your students/disciples to cast it out,
but
they absolutely could not {ouk}."
9:41``
Jesus 'having an answer for'/'giving a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai} said,
"You
unbelieving/faithless {apistos}
and
'turning from the Way'/'perverting {diastrepho} generation . . .
how
long will I be 'near by'/with {pros} you . . .
and
tolerate/endure/bear {anechomai} you?
{Jesus is reprimanding his students/disciples who are learning.
Many times students need to be chastened so they will re-
concentrate their efforts. Jesus gave them the power to heal,
but the power will not work unless they believe it works! So, He is
showing them the 'More Excellent Way' but they are deviating from
the Path}
Bring your son {huios} here."
9:42``But
as the boy was approaching,
the
demon {daimonion}
'hurled
and thrashed' {rhegnumi} him {the boy's body}
to
the ground
and
shook him with complete convulsions {susparasso}.
Then
Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit {akathartos pneuma},
and
healed the little child {pais},
and
delivered/restored {apodidomi} him back to his father.
9:43-44``
Then while they were marveling
at
the magnificence/greatness {megaleiotes} of God . . .
moreover,
'wondering at'/'in admiration of' {thaumazo}
all
the things Jesus did . . .
He
{Jesus} said to His students/disciples, 9:44``
"
'Take these words to heart for your own advantage'
{idiom: literally 'let these words sink into your own ears for your
advantage'} . . .
for
the 'Son of Man' {a title of His humanity} is going to
be
betrayed/'treacherously delivered {paradidomi}
into
the hands of men."
{Note: Again remember these men are but students {mathetes} at this time. Jesus is telling them many things that will happen, but they do not have the basic doctrines built up in their souls at this time to completely understand all that He is telling them. They will come to be spiritually mature, but as with all students, that takes time and study.}
9:45``
But they did not understand {agnoeo} this statement . . .
its
meaning being concealed from them . . .
so
that they could not 'grasp it'/
'perceive
it with their minds' {aisthanomai}.
Yet they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.
{Note: So we have two possibilities here. First, the time might not have been right for this 'mystery doctrine' to be revealed to them. So, though they heard the doctrine, its meaning was kept from them. The other possibility is that they 'were not equipped' yet to understand. Many times a student will study a passage of the bible and really want to understand, but the meaning is kept from them. All this means is you must have the basic doctrines first, the secondary doctrines next, on and on. Paul calls this building an edification complex of the soul (ECS). David describes it as 'my cup' runnith over. Both were talking about doctrines - built upon doctrine - until you are "Pleroma" - 'meaning a deficiency has been filled to the maximum'. From the next verses, it appears it was a matter of spiritual immaturity.}
{An
Indication of their Spiritual Immaturity - Who is the 'Greatest'!}
46``Now
a controversy {dialogismos}
entered
in among them {the students/disciples}
as
to which was the greatest.
47-48``But
Jesus, knowing
what
they were thinking {dialogismos - the controversial topic}
in
their 'right lobes'/hearts,
taking
hold of {epilambanomai} a young child {paidion}
stood
him beside Him 9:48``
and
said to them,
"If
{ean} anyone will, in My Name,
"take
this child into his family in order to educate and raise him'
{dechomai -subjunctive mood}
-
maybe you will, maybe you will not -
{3rd class condition - ean plus the subjunctive mood}
'receives
Me {Jesus} in their family
{for Jesus to 'raise and educate them}' {dechomai}'.
Also,
if {ean} anyone will,
'receives
Me {Jesus} in their family' {dechomai-subjunctive mood}
{for Jesus to 'raise and educate them}
-
maybe you will, maybe you will not -
{3rd class condition - ean plus the subjunctive mood}
'receives
the One {God the Father} Who
'sent
me on a mission under His authority' {apostello}
in
their family {dechomai}.
For
the one being {huparcho} the least {mikros}
among
you all . . .
the
same will be great {megas}."
{Note: Keep in mind the context. They have been told a great doctrine of the betrayal of the Lord - and they were not equipped to understand what this meant. They were not even comfortable enough as students to admit that they did not understand. So then they decide to argue about which of them is the greatest! So, Jesus uses an analogy of physical youth to spiritual youth. The students/disciples who understand that they really are babies/'little children' spiritually will be willing to start with the basic doctrines. So they then have the foundation on which to build an ECS. After years of study, they will grow into spiritual adolescence and, if they survive adolescence, they will become fathers/'spiritually mature'. Jesus and then John describes spiritual maturity as three phrases - 'babies or little children', young men or adolescents, and fathers or spiritually mature.}
9:49``Now
John 'had an answer'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself' and said,
"Master/Overseer
{epistates},
we
saw someone casting out demons in Your Name,
and
we tried to stop him {koluo}
because
he is absolutely not
'following
along as a student' {akoloutheo}
with
us."
9:50``But
Jesus said to him {John},
"Do
not hinder him {an order} . . .
for
the one who is absolutely not {ouk} against you . . .
keeps
on being 'for you'/ 'on your behalf'."
{Note: Concentrate on this verse when you go to JUDGE someone else who 'Teaches Christ' in a manner different from yours. This other man was probably not 'doing it right' . . . according to the disciples. But Jesus says not to hinder this other man's efforts. As Paul said about his biggest 'detractor' - 'at least he is preaching Christ'.}
{Rejection
in Samaria}
9:51``And
it came to pass {new subject}
Now
when the 'time was coming'
for
Him to be taken up {analepsis},
He
{Jesus} Himself firmly made up His mind
{idiom: 'literally 'set His face resolutely'}
to
go to Jerusalem.
9:52``And,
sending messengers {aggelos}
on
a mission under His authority {apostello}
on
ahead of Him . . .
and
going on their way,
they
{the messengers} entered into a Samaritan village
to
make things ready in advance for Him.
9:53``And,
they {villagers} absolutely refused {ouk}
to
'receive Him welcomingly where He might teach them' {dechomai}
because
His face was set toward Jerusalem.
{Note: The Samaritans at this time are a 'half-breed' people. They are half Jew and half Gentile. As such, the legalistic Jews judged them as inferior to themselves. So there is an antagonism between the peoples.}
9:54``
Now His students/disciples
James
and John seeing this, said,
"Lord
{kurios - indicating here they recognized His deity},
are
You desiring
that
we call fire to come down from heaven/'the sky' {ouranos}
and
consume them {analisko}?"
9:55``But,
'spinning around'/turning around' {strepho}
He
{Jesus} rebuked them severely
{epitimao - chiding as a parent would with a small child out of line}.
9:56``And
they went on to
'another
of a different kind of' {heteros} village.
9:57``And
it came to pass {new subject}
as
they were walking along the road,
a
certain one said to Him,
"I
will follow {akoloutheo} You wherever you go."
{Note: Another comment indicating these students are still students - and need to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior - as we all do. It is by God's grace that we are allowed to read their 'mistakes' so we as future students can also learn by their mistakes.}
9:58``And
Jesus was saying to him,
"Foxes
'have and hold' holes
and
birds of the sky {ouranos} . . . {have} nests . . .
but,
in contrast,
the
Son of Man has and holds absolutely nowhere {ouk}
to
possibly lay His head."
9:59``But,
saying to another of a different kind {heteros},
"Follow
Me as a student/disciple' {akoloutheo - an order}
moreover
keep on doing so as a habit of life."
But
he replied,
"Lord,
permit me first
going
to bury my father."
60``Jesus
said to him,
"Let
the dead {meaning spiritually dead}
bury
their dead {physically dead} . . .
but
you and only you
be
going and proclaiming everywhere
the
kingdom of God.
61``Now
another of a different kind {heteros} also
{spoke
up} saying,
"Lord
{kurios}, I will follow You as a student {akoloutheo} . . .
but
permit me first
to
'say good bye to'/'take leave of' {apotassomai}
those
'in my family'
{idiom: literally 'those in my house'}."
62``But
Jesus replied face to face {pros} with him,
"No
one, after 'having put his hand on the plow'
{farming idiom referring to a farmer starting his business -
so is a reference to a student becoming spiritually mature} . . .
also
looking at the things left behind
{not a good way to plough! Got to look forward not back
same with those getting divine viewpoint - don't return to
human viewpoint thinking - reversionism},
is
well adjusted {euthetos}
to
the kingdom {plan} of God.
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