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 five continues Luke’s account of Jesus’ first year of ministry, in Galilee, with a specific focus on four events – calling, healing, forgiving, and teaching. In each of these we find a profound sense of Jesus’ compassion. First, Luke recorded Jesus’ calling of some of his early disciples (vs. 1-11). Using a boat to
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,
