Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 14:1-35
CHAPTER 14 1. The Man with the Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath. (Luke 14:1-6 ) 2. The Wisdom of Humility. (Luke 14:7-11 ) 3. Recompensed in Resurrection. (Luke 14:12-14 ) 4. The Parable of the Great Supper. (Luke 14:15-24 ) 5. Conditions of Discipleship. (Luke 14:25-35 .) Luke 14:1-6 Again He heals on the Sabbath. In the house of a ruler, a Pharisee, they were watching Him. He had gone there to eat bread. What condescension! They were His enemies, yet He loved them. He healed the man with... read more
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 14:1-35
The Men Without a Sabbath Luke 14:3-6 The Lord delivered His primary challenge to the Jews through the Sabbath Day. It was, as it were, His gauge of battle, His test case. For His own personal significance turned on His relation to this Sabbath Day question. Not that in this He challenged the validity of the older Covenant. On the contrary, He always claimed the authority of the older Covenant on His own side. He appealed for His own justification to the principles established in the Law of... read more