Chapter seven continues Jesus’ ministry in Galilee during the early part of his ministry (approximately the first year). This selection includes four incidents, each of which demonstrates Jesus’ compassion on those around him. First, like Matthew, Luke recorded Jesus’ healing of a centurion’s servant. The healing at a distance would especially interest Doctor Luke, but the […]
Chapter six naturally divides into two distinct sections. In the first, verses 1-16, we find two shifts in Jesus’ ministry method. To this point, Luke has portrayed Jesus in terms of his compassion, kindness, and teaching authority, who let his message and miracles speak for themselves. It is noteworthy, then, that in the first two
Chapter four picks up Luke’s narrative following Jesus’ human genealogy. As in Matthew 4, Luke 4 notes that, immediately after his baptism, Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of being tempted by Satan himself. Whereas Matthew seems as if Jesus suffered three temptations after 40 days of fasting,
