Luke 10
Peter
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| Photo by Mary Vee Land near Jerusalem |
My name is Peter, I am a disciple of Jesus.
The other eleven disciples and I are traveling with Jesus south toward Jerusalem. We are stopping at villages along the way where Jesus is teaching all who come to hear.
Outside one village several rabbis sat among the people. These rabbis are intelligent men, trained in the Holy Scriptures.
One of these rabbis stood. He whispered to the other rabbis then said to Jesus, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
As a trained rabbi he would have had an answer for any citizen who asked the same question. He only asked Jesus to test him.
"What is written in the Law?" Jesus replied. "How do you interpret the answer to that question?"
The rabbi said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind. Also, Love your neighbor as yourself."
"You have answered correctly," said Jesus. "Do this and you will live."
The rabbi talked with the other rabbis again. They seemed to want to justify how they lived and what they did. "Tell me teacher, who is my neighbor?"
The other rabbis laughed softly.
Jesus said, "I will answer you with a story. A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when a band of robbers attacked him. They tore his clothes away from him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
"A priest happened to be going down the same road. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side."
I thought, this made sense because the priest is not to touch a dead person.
"A Levite walked the same road and crossed to the other side like the priest.
"The sun bore down on the beaten man. He wanted water desperately. After some time, a Samaritan traveled on the same road. He saw a man on the road ahead and ran to him. 'What has happened?'
"'Robbers took everything I have then beat me.'
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| Photo by Mary Land near Jerusalem |
The Samaritan led the donkey to the nearest inn. He took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Care for this injured man. When I return, I will reimburse you for any other costs you may have.''
Jesus said to the rabbi who asked the question, "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"
The rabbi said, "The one who had mercy on the beaten man."
Jesus then said, "Go and do the same for others."
The answer surprised the rabbi. He returned to his friends.
They stood and walked away.
Come back to read the next story.
*Author of blog's note: If you have questions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section. I will see them and will answer as best I can or direct you to a source.
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sources:
*A Harmony of the Gospels for Historical Study, An Analytical Synopsis of the Four Gospels by William Arnold Stevens and Ernest DeWitt Burton, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1932
*New International Version, New King James Version.
*My Bible College training.
*My notes and walk through classes I've taught in Children's church. Answers to student questions, etc.
*Pastoral sermons on this time
*Matthew Henry Commentary
*F. LaGard Smith Commentary
*My notes from my trip to Israel.
*Photos from my trip to Israel.
*A Harmony of the Gospels for Historical Study, An Analytical Synopsis of the Four Gospels by William Arnold Stevens and Ernest DeWitt Burton, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1932
*New International Version, New King James Version.
*My Bible College training.
*My notes and walk through classes I've taught in Children's church. Answers to student questions, etc.
*Pastoral sermons on this time
*Matthew Henry Commentary
*F. LaGard Smith Commentary
*My notes from my trip to Israel.
*Photos from my trip to Israel.
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