Luke 24 April 19, 2020 Scripture
Lesson
I keep looking for the best way to reference notes about the text. Found the “endnote” function in Word this week. Please let me know if this is helpful. The numbers are the verse numbers, the letters are the endnotes.
13Now on that same day[A]
two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from
Jerusalem, 14and talking with
each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came
near and went with them, 16but their eyes were
kept from recognizing him[B]. 17And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other
while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas[C],
answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the
things that have taken place there in these days?” 19He asked them, “What things?” [D] They
replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed
and word before God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be
condemned to death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped
that he was the one to redeem Israel[E].
Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took
place. 22Moreover, some
women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, 23and when they did not find his body there, they came back and
told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was
alive. 24Some of those who
were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they
did not see him.[F]” 25Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are[G],
and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these
things and then enter into his glory?” 27Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he
interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures[H]. 28As they came near the village to which they were going, he
walked ahead as if he were going on. 29But they urged him
strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is
now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed
and broke it, and gave it to them[I]. 31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he
vanished from their sight. 32They said to each
other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the
road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” 33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem[J];
and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has
appeared to Simon!” 35Then they told what
had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the
breaking of the bread.
Rev. Peter Hofstra
[A]
This is still Easter Sunday.
[B]
Was it intentional or were they so focused on the knowledge that Jesus was dead
that they did not recognize him?
Remember Mary Magdalene thought it was the gardener when she met Jesus again.
[D]
Jesus is letting them tell their story, as they understand it.
[E]
They kind of got the message that Jesus was preaching.
[F]
The vision of the women is deliberately discounted, which may provoke Jesus’
reaction.
[H] Oh
what a Bible Study that would have been!!
[I]
The connection being made is to Jesus at the Last Supper, where he did this
same thing. The breaking of the bread,
the breaking of the Body, there was the link.
So maybe more than just the twelve were at table with him…
[J] In
Seminary, I did a four week study in Israel.
One story shared there was how a Christian, every Easter, would walk
from Jerusalem to Emmaus and back because it was argued that this could not
have happened. Therefore, the story in
Luke was false.
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