Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:38
“And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants.” And they must be in a state of readiness whenever he returns, whether in the second watch or the third. The Jews had three ‘watches’ to the night (as against the Romans with four), at which point guards would be changed, and new sentries posted. And the night was thought of in terms of those three periods of watching. Thus the idea is that they should be ready all night. (No servant... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:37
“Truly I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down to food, and will come and serve them.” Indeed they will be so blessed that they will receive far more than they could ever have anticipated. It will become a special Servant’s Day. The lord himself will tuck in his robes and sit them down at his table, and will himself come and serve them. It is one of the quirks of human nature that through the ages important men have had ‘servants’ days’ when precisely this was done. For... read more