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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:18

The bruised. "To set at liberty them that are bruised." And who may they be who are thus characterized? and in what way does Jesus Christ meet their especial need? I. BRUISED SOULS . We find these in: 1 . Those who are chafed with the worries of life; whose disposition is such, or whose circumstances are such, that they are harassed and fretted by a multitude of minor conflicts with men and things; who are in danger of losing or have lost their mental equilibrium as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:20

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down . This was the usual position adopted by a Jewish preacher. The chair of the preacher was placed near the spot where the lesson was read. These synagogues were built with the end pointed towards Jerusalem, in which direction the Jew ever loved to turn as he prayed ( Daniel 6:10 ). The men sat on one side of the building, the women on the other. There was always at the end of the chamber an ark of wood, a memory of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:22

And they said, Is not this Joseph's Son? Quickly the preacher caught the mind and feeling of his audience. Surprise and admiration soon gave place to a spirit of unbelief. Is not this who speaks to us such words, bright and eloquent with hope, often with a ring of sure triumph and certain victory in them—is it not the young Carpenter we have known so long in our village? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:22

The graciousness of the words of Christ. "The gracious words [words of grace] which proceeded out of his mouth." The "words of the Lord Jesus" were "words of grace" indeed. They were so whether we consider— I. THEIR SUBSTANCE . They were not, indeed, without seriousness, and at times not without severity. Christ did say, when the occasion required it, things which startled his hearers, things which are well fitted to make us pause and even tremble if we are obnoxious to their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:23

Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. "There is something interesting in our finding this proverb in the Gospel of the beloved physician. May we think of him as hearing the proverb casually, tracking out its application, and so coming on this history? It was, probably, so far as is known, a common Jewish proverb; but there is no trace of it in Greek writers, and it was therefore likely to attract his notice" (Dean Plumptre). Whatsoever we have heard done in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:24

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country . But instead of gratifying their curiosity and supplying them with some more empty arguments why they should not listen to his words, the Lord quietly quotes a proverb well known to all people—Farrar calls it a curious psychological fact—the quoting prefaced by the solemn "verily." The Master was evidently looking far beyond the little prejudices of Nazareth. "His own country" meant far more than the narrow... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:25-27

But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian . In support of these assertions, Jesus proceeds to quote two well known incidents in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:28

And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath . The Jews in the synagogue quickly caught the Master's meaning. Thoughts such as "Thou our Messiah, who talkest of Gentile, Syrian, and Zidonian in the same breath with us the chosen and elect of God, who hintest at the possibility of the accursed Gentile sharing in our promised blessings!" flashed through their minds, and as one man the congregation rose, and, seizing the Preacher, dragged him out of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:29

And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong . The place now shown as the scene of the act of violence of the fanatics of Nazareth, known as the Mount of Precipitation, is some two miles from the town. It must be remembered that this happened on a sabbath day; this would therefore be beyond the limits of a sabbath day's journey. There is, however, close to Nazareth a cliff about forty... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:30

But he passing through the midst of them went his way. Not necessarily a miracle. There is nothing hinted here that our Lord rendered himself invisible, or that he smote his enemies with a temporary blindness. He probably quietly overawed these angry men with his calm self-possession, so that they forbore their cruel purpose, and thus he passed through their midst, and left Nazareth—as far as we know—forever. The foregoing is probably the same visit very briefly alluded to by St. Matthew ( ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:25-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 4:30

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