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Today’s Text: Luke 6:12-20 (Please read in advance.)

Today’s Text: Luke 6:12-20 (Please read in advance.). 6:12 - 20. December 8, 2013.

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Today’s Text: Luke 6:12-20 (Please read in advance.)

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  1. Today’s Text: Luke 6:12-20 (Please read in advance.)

  2. 6:12-20 December 8, 2013

  3. “…Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.” (Luke 6:14-16) 6:12 - 16 JHK

  4. Name(s)Location(s)Death Tradition Simon (Peter) Andrew James John Philip Bartholomew (Nathaniel) Matthew (Levi) Thomas (Didymus) Jerusalem, Rome Scythia Jerusalem Asia Minor (Ephesus) Phyriga, Hierapolis Armenia, India? Ethiopia, India Persia, India Crucified upside down Crucified in Patras Beheaded (Acts 12:2) Exiled to Patmos (Rev. 1:9) Stoned in Hierapolis Skinned and beheaded Crucified in Judea Stoned and speared “Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. (John 21:18-19a) Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them… When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” (John 21:20-22) The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Now there were Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” (John 1:43-44; 12:20-21) As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth.” (Mark 2:14a) “…James son of Alphaeus…” (Mark 3:18) JHK

  5. So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” (John 11:14-16) Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” (John 14:5) Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28) JHK

  6. Name(s)Location(s)Death Tradition Simon (Peter) Andrew James John Philip Bartholomew (Nathaniel) Matthew (Levi) Thomas (Didymus) James son of Alphaeus Simon the Zealot Judas son of James (Thaddeus) Jerusalem, Rome Scythia Jerusalem Asia Minor (Ephesus) Philip Armenia, India? Ethiopia, India Persia, India Syria, Persia North Africa, Britain? Persia Crucified upside down Crucified in Patras Beheaded (Acts 12:2) Exiled to Patmos (Rev. 1:9) Stoned in Hierapolis Skinned and beheaded Crucified in Judea Stoned and speared Stoned Stabbed or sawn in two Beaten and beheaded “They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two…” (Heb. 11:37) JHK

  7. Name(s)Location(s)Death Tradition Simon (Peter) Andrew James John Philip Bartholomew (Nathaniel) Matthew (Levi) Thomas (Didymus) James son of Alphaeus Simon the Zealot Judas son of James Judas Iscariot Jerusalem, Rome Scythia Jerusalem Asia Minor (Ephesus) Philip Armenia, India? Ethiopia, India Persia, India Syria, Persia North Africa, Britain? Persia Crucified upside down Crucified in Patras Beheaded (Acts 12:2) Exiled to Patmos (Rev. 1:9) Stoned in Hierapolis Skinned and beheaded Crucified in Judea Stoned and speared Stoned Stabbed or sawn in two Beaten and beheaded Suicide (Matthew 27:5)

  8. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome… …For everyone who is born of God overcomes the world. (I John 5:3) “The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” (Revelation 21:14) They loved Jesus more than their own lives.

  9. “He went down with them and stood on a level place.” (Luke 6:17a) “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down.” (Matthew 5:1) 6:17 - 20 JHK

  10. “A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon…” (Luke 6:17b) 6:17 - 20 JHK

  11. “…a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon…” (Luke 6:17b) Jesus was here Crowds came from as far as away as here 115 miles

  12. “…who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured…” (Luke 6:18) Motives for coming: • hear Jesus teach • have Jesus heal them 6:17 - 20 JHK

  13. “…and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.” (Luke 6:19) Jesus’ healing ministry: • healing power came from Him. • healing power was transferred by touch. • healing power was available for all. “And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.” (Luke 5:17c) “…and laying his hands on each one, he healed them…” (Luke 4:40) 6:17 - 20 JHK

  14. Sermon on the Mount Sermon on the Plain Matthew 5:1-7:29 (111 verses) Beatitudes (Blessings) Delivered sitting down Given on a mountain Luke 6:20-49 (29 verses) Blessings and Woes Delivered standing up Given on a plain The sermons, while similar, are not two versions of the same event. 6:17 - 20 JHK

  15. Characteristics of Hebrew Wisdom Literature 1) Parallelism. “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” (Psalm 103:1) נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh) “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.” (Matthew 12:25b) קֶרֶב (qereb) Jesus is not making two separate points but rather uses “city or household” as a synonym for “kingdom” to emphasize his point using Hebrew parallelism. “soul” and “inmost being” are used as synonyms in a parallel way for emphasis 6:17 - 20 JHK

  16. Characteristics of Hebrew Wisdom Literature 1) Parallelism. 2) Antithetic parallelism. “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law… That person is like a tree planted by streams of water… Not so the wicked! They are like chaff…” (Psalm 1:1-4) Do (Blessed) Do not (Woe) “Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.” (Proverbs 23:22) Do Do not 6:17 - 20 JHK

  17. Characteristics of Hebrew Wisdom Literature “Blessed is the one who does not walk… (Psalm 1:1) אֶשֶׁר (esher) – “blessed” ▪ happiness, blessedness “Blessed are you who are poor…” (Luke 6:20) μακάριος (makarios) – “blessed” ▪ blessed, happy Is there a difference between blessed and happy? 6:17 - 20 JHK

  18. Is there a difference between blessed and happy? If our focus is on this world, this is as close to heaven as we will get. “Blessed are you who are poor…” (Luke 6:20) If our focus is on God’s Kingdom, this is as close to hell as we will get. Happiness • contingent on circumstances • temporary • fleeting and fading Blessedness • contingent on God • permanent • eternally secure Do we want our heaven now or will we wait for it? 6:17 - 20 JHK

  19. Characteristics of Hebrew Wisdom Literature Axiom - a universally accepted principle or rule. • usually self-evident. • not necessarily true in all situations. Maxim – a rule or principle for action. • usually aphoristic (pithy, terse). • accepted as always true. 6:17 - 20 JHK

  20. “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” (Luke 6:20) “Woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.” (Luke 6:24) πτωχός(ptochos) – “poor” • reduced to begging, destitute of wealth or influence “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” (Matthew 6:24) πλούσιος(plousios) – “rich” • abounding in material resources 6:17 - 20 JHK

  21. “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.” (Luke 6:21a) “Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry.” (Luke 6:25a) πεινάω(peinao) – “hunger” • to suffer from hunger because of neediness “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life…my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them…Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” (John 6:54-58) ἐμπίπλημι (empimplemi) – “full” or “well fed” • to take one's fill of, glut one's desire for, satisfy, sate 6:17 - 20 JHK

  22. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.” (Luke 6:21b) “Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.” (Luke 6:25b) κλαίω (klaio) – “weep” • to mourn, weep or lament as a sign of pain and grief “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come…Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” (Revelation 19:6-9) “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.” (Ezekiel 9:4) γελάω(gelao) – “laugh” • to laugh and make merry 6:17 - 20 JHK

  23. “Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” (Philippians 3:19-21) “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:31-33) “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (II Corinthians 4:17-18) 6:17 - 20 JHK

  24. “Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.” (Luke 6:22) “Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.” (Luke 6:26) God’s people are not to seek acceptance with the world or build their self-esteem through the approval of others. We are to identify ourselves with Jesus, even though they may bring negative consequences for now. “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.” (Luke 13:28) “Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward…” (Matthew 10:41a) 6:17 - 20 JHK

  25. “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.” (Luke 6:20-22) 6:17 - 20 JHK

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