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James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 8:12

SATAN’S EVIL WORK‘Then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.’ Luke 8:12 Let us translate the parable a little into modern circumstances. Here is, let us say, a worthy, respectable person—regular in public worship, whatever he may be in private. He has joined, or seemed to join, more or less attentively, in a thoroughly Scriptural service. There has been every help to lift the mind to God, and fix holy thoughts and godly... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:1-18

2). THE FOUNDING OF THE NEW ISRAEL UNDER THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD (6:20-8:18) In this second part of the section Luke 5:1 to Luke 9:50, Jesus now reveals Himself as the founder of the new Israel under the Kingly Rule of God: a He proclaims the new Law of the Kingly Rule of God (Luke 6:20-49). b He sends out His power to the Gentiles, to those who are seen as unclean, but who have believed. They too are to benefit from His Kingly Rule (Luke 7:1-10). c He raises the dead, a foretaste of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:11

‘Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.’ He explained that the seed represented the Good News of the Kingly Rule of God, the word of God going out to the people from the Scriptures. It was not an idea without precedent as we see in Isaiah 55:10-11; Isaiah 61:11. Compare also Amos 9:13 which has in mind abundant harvests. Contrast Jeremiah 12:13. In the Old Testament ‘the word of God’ was that word which came to the prophet for him to pass on (see 1 Kings 12:22; 1 Chronicles... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:12

‘And those by the wayside are those who have heard. Then comes the Devil, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.’ Those by the wayside were people who were like hard, beaten down ground, resistant and unreceptive to the seed of the word of God. And just as the birds had done, the Devil would swoop down and take the word from their hearts, lest they believe and be saved. He would not risk it lying there where it might be kicked on to good ground. As far... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:4-15

Luke 8:4-Ezra : . Parable of the Sower ( Mark 4:1-Proverbs : *, Matthew 13:4-Isaiah : *).— Having dropped Mk. at Luke 6:19, Lk. here resumes his predecessor’ s narrative, though reserving Mark 3:20-Habakkuk : till later. Lk.’ s version is the shortest of the three. His variations, especially in the interpretation, are interesting but call for no comment here. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 8:4-15

We have had this parable, See Poole on "Matthew 13:1", See Poole on "Mark 4:1". See the notes on both these chapters. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 8:4-18

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 8:4. A parable.—The word “parable” means a putting forth of one thing beside another for the purpose of comparison between them. Christ’s adoption of this mode of teaching marks a certain change of procedure: He clothes the truth in a garb which will veil it from the carnally-minded, but illustrate it to the spiritually-minded. This parable was the first of the kind Christ spoke.Luke 8:5. A sower.—Rather, “the sower,” also “the rock” (Luke 8:6), “the thorns” (Luke 8:7). The... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 8:11

Luke 8:11 Use the Bible. I. God's Word is a portion of the food He has given to man to live by. It is the spiritual sustenance He has provided to support the spiritual part of us, the soul. For the soul, as well as the body, requires its fitting food. Both must be supported and nourished, if we would have them thrive. Does not all nature cry, from every part of the creation, that everything earthly must be fed? Fire must be fed, water must be fed, even the earth itself, which feeds all things,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 8:11-12

Luke 8:11-12 I. The seed is the Word of God. And thus we are taught (1) That it is not in the hearers themselves. It is no result of their reasoning; it is no creature of their imagination. It comes to them from without. (2) It possesses living, germinating power. The power is its own. It is not taken up into and made part of us, but it takes us up and makes us part of itself. (3) The seed itself does not exert its power spontaneously and independently. There must be the concurrence of three... read more

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