Tag Archives: Luke

Luke 20:9-19 We continue the story of the assault of the Jewish leaders against Jesus in the Temple courtyards; we pick up from last time with the chief priests and teachers of the law, the best and the brightest, on … Continue reading →

Luke 20:1-8 Here’s another trustworthy saying: “When you start a war, whether military or verbal, never underestimate your opponent.” Yep, that one is me too. The time has come for the first assault wave to attack Jesus. He is teaching … Continue reading →

When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Every day he was teaching … Continue reading →

Luke 19:28-44 Jesus and His party left Jericho and headed up the steep Roman road to Jerusalem; Luke doesn’t provide as many details about this part of the trip as Matthew did, although he does discuss briefly the procurement of … Continue reading →

Luke 19:11-27 This parable is similar to the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, however while it may be similar, it is unique to Luke. Jesus is still at the home of Zaccaeus when He told this story and … Continue reading →

Luke 19:1-10 As Jesus and the crowds were passing through Jericho, a chief tax collector named Zaccaeus wanted to lay eyes on Jesus, but being a short man, he couldn’t see above the crowd, so thinking quickly, he ran ahead … Continue reading →

Luke 18:35-43 Jesus was drawing ever closer to Jerusalem. As He approached Jericho there was a blind man begging in the street. When he heard the crowd passing by he asked what was going on; “Jesus of Nazareth is passing … Continue reading →

Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.  He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and … Continue reading →

Luke 18:24-30 Jesus was fully aware that the disciples would be confused after His conversation with the rich man because, as we noted last time, He had blown up a major cultural expectation of the time that the rich were … Continue reading →

Luke 18:18-23 This account matches up quite nicely with Matthew’s (Matt. 19:18-22) although Matthew tells us that the rich man was young as well. Social conventions and customs are a funny thing; they influence most of us in a way … Continue reading →