Chapter nine is a brief survey of a dozen, mostly unrelated, events. Luke’s sixty-verse fly-over took Matthew nine chapters (see Matthew 10-18), although the order is different between the two writers. Considering that these are some of the most “famous” or “popular” events in the Gospels – sending out the Twelve, the feeding of the […]
Chapters eight and nine conclude Jesus’ ministry in Galilee with a series of events before he headed toward Jerusalem. No chapters in Luke contain as many distinct events as these two. The focus is not meant to be on the events themselves, so some of them are very short, lacking detail. Rather, Luke’s focus was
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
