Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 24:25-27
By our Saviour’s form of reprehending his disciples, we may both learn: 1. That it is not every saying, Thou fool, but a saying of it from a root of hatred, malice, and anger, which our Saviour makes to be a breach of the sixth commandment, Matthew 5:21,Matthew 5:22. Our Saviour’s reprehension of them was out of a principle of love, and a root of good will to them. 2. That the best of us are very slow of heart to believe what cometh to us upon the mere credit of a Divine revelation. It is also... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 24:13-35
Luke 24:13-Habakkuk : . The Appearance on the Way to Emmaus.— This exquisite story is told by Lk. only. The village is perhaps the Ammaus of Josephus, the modern Kolonije, five miles W. from Jerusalem. Luke 24:19 f . describes Jesus as a prophet who His friends hoped (till the hope was shattered by His death) might prove to be the Messiah. They are shown that Scripture foretold Messiah’ s death; it was necessary to His glory. That glory was apparently attained in the moment of the death (... read more