Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 4:14-22
Christ, the Lover of Men Luke 4:14-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The endeavor in this study will be to seek the heart of the Saviour, discovering His attitude toward different classes of men among whom He lived and moved during His life on earth. We will seek to discover whether the Lord Jesus was partial to the rich or to the poor. Whether in His choice of followers, He was open toward all. Did Christ live the life of a shut-in? Did He pull the garments of His holiness and superiority close about... read more
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 4:1-44
As man Jesus was tempted. All the words with which He rebutted the attacks of Satan were quotations from the divine law for the government of human life. The exhaustive nature of the temptation is revealed in Luke's words, "When the devil had completed every temptation." Evil had nothing more to suggest. The thoroughness of the temptation was the completeness of the victory. The perfect and victorious Man now found His way back to Nazareth, and there, reading from the prophecy of Isaiah,... read more