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Luke
Chapter 12
{Verses
1-5: Fear 'The Creator', Not 'The Created'}
12:1-3``In
the meantime/Meanwhile,
many
thousands of people/'the crowd'
having
gathered together
so
much that they were trampling on one another,
He
{Jesus} began to speak first to His students/disciples,
"
'Be on your guard'/Beware {an order}
against
the 'yeast'/leaven {zume} of the Pharisees . . .
which
keeps on being 'an actor behind a mask assuming a role
of
a thing that he is not'/ hypocrisy {hupokrisis}. 12:2``
Nothing
is concealed
that
will absolutely not {ouk} be revealed . . .
nor
hidden that will absolutely not {ouk}
be
made known. 12:3``
For
this reason {anti}
whatever
you have said in 'darkness'
{anything from thoughts outside the Light of divine viewpoint
thinking}
will
be heard in the Light.
And
what you have whispered/'said in the ear'
in
private rooms
{a picture of a conspiracy - in context one against Jesus}
will
be proclaimed from the housetops
{the hypocrisy of the Jewish legalistic religious leaders
will come to the Light}."
12:4-5``
"But I {Jesus} tell you, My friends
{philos - connotes a close personal relationship},
do
not be afraid of those who kill the body {an order} . . .
and
after that have nothing more they can do. 12:5``
But
I will warn you/'teach you by words and arguments
{hupodeiknumi}
whom
you possibly should fear.
Fear
the one who, 'after the killing {of you}'/'after {your} death' . . .
has
authority {exousia} to throw you into hades/hell/Gehenna.
{geenna was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem,
where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and
burned}
Yes,
I tell you, fear Him {only God has this authority}!
{Illustration}
12:6
Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies/farthings?
{about as inexpensive/'low in perceived value' as it gets in this
day}
And,
absolutely not {ouk} one of them
has
been 'forgotten in the past with the result
that
they are never forgotten forever'
{epilanthanomai - perfect 'completed action' tense}
before/'in
the watch-care of' {enopion} God.
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Indeed {alla},
even
the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Do not fear! {an order}
You are of more value/importance than many sparrows."
12:8-9``
"But I {Jesus} am saying to you,
everyone
who acknowledges/'states the facts about ' {homologeo}
Me
before/'in the presence of' {emprosthen} mankind . . .
the
Son of Man will also acknowledge before God's angels. 12:9``
But
the person who disowns/denies/rejects/refuses {arneomai}
Me
before/'in the presence of' {emprosthen} mankind . . .
will
be disowned/denied/rejected/refused {arneomai}
before
God's angels.
{Note: Homologeo is the verb used in I John 1:9 it does not mean an emotional confession. It means an unemotional, logical, expression of the facts. We are to give the 'good news' about Jesus to the unbelieving world in a professional 'here are the facts' type manner. This is the same as when confessing our sins to God - state the facts and 'forget about them' - God forgives your sins and forgets, if He does how can you presume not to?}
12:10``And
everyone who speaks a word
against
the 'Son of Man' {Jesus in His Humanity}
will
be forgiven.
But
the person who blasphemes {blasphemeo} against the Holy Spirit
will
absolutely not {ouk} be forgiven.
12:11-12``
Now when they may bring you {His students/disciples}
before
the synagogues,
the
rulers/magistrates {arche}, and the authorities {exousia},
do
not worry about how you should make your defense {an order}
or
what you should say . . . 12:12``
for
the Holy Spirit will teach/'impart instruction to' { didasko} you
'at
that moment'/'in that hour'
what
you must say."
{The
Parable of the Rich Landowner}
12:13``Then
someone from the crowd said to Him {Jesus},
"Teacher
{ didaskalos},
tell
{an order} my brother
to
divide the inheritance with me."
12:14``
But He {Jesus} said to him,
"Man
{anthropos}, who made Me
a
judge {dikastes} or arbitrator {meristes}
'between
you two'?"
{idiom: literally 'over you'}
12:15``
Then He {Jesus} said to them
{the entire crowd watching the conversation},
"'Watch
out' { horao - an order}
and
be guarding {phulasso} {yourself}
from
all types of greedy desires . . .
because
one's 'state of life'/'condition of living' {zoe}
absolutely
does not {ouk} keep on being
in
the 'super-abundance' {perisseuo}
'from
the source of his possessions'/
'of
his possessions/wealth' {huparchonta}."
{Note:
Happiness does not come from the material things that one owns.
Capacity for all types of happiness come from the Tree of Life. Bible
doctrine in your soul is the Tree of Life today. When you accumulate
and use divine viewpoint, you LEARN how to have capacity for all
categories of happiness - love, family, wealth, sexual, social,
power, fame etc. But without the capacity, as Solomon
says
. . . it is vanity of vanities - emptiness of emptinesses. But do
not get confused with this. It is NOT anti-biblical to be rich! Haha
If God gives you those riches then that is His will for your life!
Thank Him and enjoy them - and be generous 'as you recognize that He
has graced you'.}
12:16``He
{Jesus} then told them a parable, saying,
"The
land of a certain rich man {plousios anthropos}
produced
an abundant crop
{euphoreo - from which we get euphoria}.
12:17``
And he thought to himself, saying,
'What
should I do,
for
I have absolutely nowhere {ouk}
to
assemble/store my crops?'
12:18``
Then he said,
'I
will do this . . .
I
will tear down my barns and build bigger ones.
And there I will store all my grain and my goods.'
12:19``
And I will say to myself {psuche},
"Self/soul
{psuche} . . . you keep on having
plenty
of goods stored up for many years
relax/'be
taking it easy',
eat,
drink, {and} 'be merry'/'keep on celebrating'!"'
12:20``
But God said to him,
'Senseless/Stupid/'Foolish
One' {aphron}!
'Your
time for living is over'.
{idiom: Literally 'This very night your soul will be demanded from
you'}.
Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
12:21``
So it is with the one
who
stores up riches for himself,
but
is not rich
'in
that which God considers true riches'
{idiom: literally: 'toward God'}."
{Note: The riches in the soul are the only riches that are real in the only opinion that matters - God's! Those are the riches you can take with you to heaven. That is 'bible doctrine'/'divine viewpoint' in the soul. Next, if you permit Him to generate divine good through your life (by applying His divine viewpoint to your life's experiences), it is His thinking and He receives the credit/glory. There will be 'gold, silver, and precious metals' awarded in eternity future for divine good you permit Him to generate through you in time.}
{Exhortation
Not to Worry}
12:22``
Then He {Jesus} said to His students/disciples,
"Therefore
I tell you, do not worry about your soul/life {psuche} . . .
{meaning that which is required to keep your physical body alive}
what
you will eat,
nor
about your body . . . what you will wear.
12:23``
For the soul/life . . . keeps on being more than food,
and
the body . . . more than clothing.
12:24`` Consider the ravens {an order}.
They absolutely do not {ouk} sow nor reap.
They have absolutely no {ouk} storeroom or barn.
Yet God feeds them.
How much more valuable/important are you than the birds?
12:25``
And which of you . . . by worrying . . .
has
the power 'to add one foot and a half to his height'?
{Note: In a second source, the ending phrase was said to be 'to add an hour to the length of his life'. Not positive which ending phrase was in the original manuscript at this time, but believe it is correct as translated above.}
12:26``If
{ei} - and it is true -
you
cannot do 'such a very little thing as this'
{idiom: 'that which is the least'},
why
do you worry about the remaining/rest?
12:27``
Consider how the lilies grow;
they
absolutely do not {ouk} work or spin
{no manual labor for the lilies of the field!}.
But
I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory/splendor {doxa}
was
absolutely not {ouk} clothed like one of these.
12:28``If
{ei} - and it is true -
then
that this is how God clothes
the
grass that is in the field today . . .
and
tomorrow is tossed into the oven/furnace,
how
much more . . . {will He clothe} you?
O
you of little faith/doctrine
{oligopistos - pistis means faith or 'that which is
believed'/doctrine -
both apply here}!
12:29``So
'do not be overly concerned about what you will eat'
{idiom: literally 'stop striving for what you will eat'}
and
what you will drink,
and
'do not worry about it'
{meteorizo - a metaphor taken from ships that are tossed about on
the deep by winds and waves meaning your thinking on the
subject goes up . . . and down . . . and is not steady.}.
12:30``For
all the nations of the world pursue these things,
yet
your Father knows that you need them.
12:31``
'But rather'/Instead,
pursue
God's kingdom {plan for your life},
and
these things
{food and clothing - meaning the necessary details for sustaining
life}
will
be given to you as well.
12:32
"Do not be afraid {an order}, little 'flock of sheep' {poimnion},
for
your Father is well pleased
to
give you the kingdom
{He will reveal His 'plan for you' . . . to you if you will continue
to be
positive to Him and His Word}.
12:33``
Sell your possessions {an order}
and
give a 'donation to the needy' {eleemosune}
{in context means it won't make a difference to you - God provides
for you}.
Provide
yourselves money bags that do not wear out . . .
{bible doctrine in your soul can not be destroyed}
A
treasure in heaven that never decreases . . .
{this is one thing you can take with you after you die!}
where
no thief approaches and no moth destroys
{divine viewpoint in your soul is safe from theft and
indestructible}.
12:34``
For where your treasure is . . .
your
heart/'right lobe' will be there too.
{Note: This section is one of emphasis. Do you 'worship the details of life' or do you 'worship God'. If you believe it means you must sell all that you have and give to the poor, do so. But if you understand that money and 'things' (even our wonderful families) are nothing compared to all that God is, then you are on your way to spiritual maturity. It is where is your EMPHASIS. God first, then all the blessings He provides to you . . . a far far second, etc.}
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