Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 24:46
‘And he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day.” ’ The central point in their message as delivered to them by Him was that these very Scriptures had declared beforehand in writing that the Messiah would have to suffer, and would rise again from the dead on the third day. The idea of the ‘Coming One’ as suffering is found in Isaiah 50:4-8; Isaiah 52:13 to Isaiah 53:12, and also in Psalms 22:6-21; Daniel 7:0 (where the son of... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 24:45
‘Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the Scriptures.’ This may indicate that, as with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (see Luke 24:31) He expounded the Scriptures to them, giving them illumination, or it may be a reference to their receiving the Holy Spirit as described in John 20:22, the ‘Spirit of truth’ of John 14-16. or, of course, both. But His basic purpose was to make clear to them the basis of their message, and to recognise how it pointed to Him. read more