came = came up. touched . Without defilement. Another remarkable fact, emphasized by the and". bier . Probably of wicker-work. stood still . Another remarkable particular. Young man. App-108 . Arise. App-178 . read more
he that was dead = the corpse. See App-139 . sat up. A medical word (Colossians 4:14 ). Greek anakathizo. Occurs only here and Acts 9:40 . Common in medical writings; and found also in the Papyri, in a letter from a Christian servant to his absent master about the illness of his mistress (Milligan's Selections, p. 130). read more
Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.The gate of the city ... does not indicate that the city had a wall, referring rather to "the opening between the houses, by which the road entered the town."[16] read more
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.Weep not ... It was not possible, at the moment, for this bereaved widow to respond to such a command; but the Lord never gave a command without supplying the power to obey it. This is still an imperative, with qualification, to Christians of all ages: "Sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope" (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Someone has remarked that Jesus broke up every funeral he ever attended! read more
And he came nigh and touched the bier; and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.Touched the bier ... Thus, Jesus defied the ceremonial defilement forbidding such a thing; because the dead could not defile him, but conversely he raised the dead!Young man, I say unto thee, Arise ... This corresponds exactly, except for the salutation, with what Jesus said to the daughter of Jairus (Mark 5:41); and the spiritual application is the same. See under that reference... read more
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.The power of the Son of God is truly infinite. Not even the charlatans of earth have ever attempted to fake such a thing as this. That a dead body should respond to the command of Jesus is a wonder of such magnitude as to numb the senses of all who contemplate it. Following the pattern of all his miracles of raising the dead, Jesus here obviously restored the young man to his former condition in life; and, in this,... read more
Luke 7:12. There was a dead man carried out,— It was customary for the Jews to bury out of the city, as appears from Matthew 27:60. This custom was likewise observed by other nations. The Jews might have introduced it to prevent their being polluted by touching the biers or dead bodies of their countrymen; but both they and the heathens might have had a further reason for this institution, namely, the preservation of their health; it being notorious that the effluvia which proceed from dead... read more
Luke 7:13-15. When the Lord saw her, &c.— Jesus, whose tenderness made him susceptible of the strongest impressions from occurrences of this kind, knowing that the mother's affection was bitter, and the occasion of it real, was greatly moved at the sorrowful scene. Nor was his sympathy vain: he resolved to turn their mourning into joy, by raising the young man from the dead. The opportunity was peculiarly proper, as the multitude of the people attending the corpse entirely prevented all... read more
12. carried out—"was being carried out." Dead bodies, being ceremonially unclean, were not allowed to be buried within the cities (though the kings of David's house were buried m the city of David), and the funeral was usually on the same day as the death. only son, &c.—affecting particulars, told with delightful simplicity. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 7:13
the Lord . This Divine title more frequent in Luke than in any of the other Gospels. See verses: Luke 7:19 , Luke 7:31 , Luke 7:1 ; Luke 11:1 ; Luke 12:42 ; Luke 17:5 , Luke 17:6 ; Luke 19:8 ; Luke 19:22 . aLuke 19:1 . App-98 . A. saw . Greek eidon. App-133 .:1. Not the same word as in Luke 7:24 . compassion . See on Luke 7:11 the reason for the selection of this miracle, here. on. Greek. epi. App-104 . not . Greek. me. App-105 . read more