Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:32
“For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spat on, and they will scourge and kill him, and the third day he will rise again.” He then spelled it out in detail. He was to be handed over to the Gentiles. This was the indication of ultimate rejection, of ultimate shame (compare Deuteronomy 28:37; Judges 4:2; Jeremiah 29:18; Lamentations 2:9; Ezekiel 4:13; Hosea 8:8; Hosea 9:17). He would be treated as such an outcast that He was not fit to be... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31-34
Jesus’ Disciples Must Recognise That Shortly Their Lives Also Would be Shaken By What Was Soon To Happen To Him. They Too Would Be At A Crossroads (18:31-34). So Luke now draws attention to the fact that the rich ruler was not the only one unwilling to face up to the truth. Indeed without the grace of God all the disciples would have become lost to Him. For their comprehension too was dim and they had still not been prepared to face up to the realities of the future. They too therefore had... read more