Luke 9:51-62, 10:1-12
And He sent messengers ahead of Him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for Him. But the people did not receive Him, because His face was set toward Jerusalem. (Luke 9:52-53) I commented on this verse two years ago, but it was about Jesus’ “setting His face” toward Jerusalem – a real turning point in Luke’s gospel. Two other items to note here, both with information from my Study Bibles. The first has to do with the Samaritans rejecting Jesus. One Study Bible suggested that Samaritans could normally tolerate Jews, except when they were headed to Jerusalem to observe a holy feast. That’s when their theologies particularly conflicted, with Samaritans pointing to Mt. Gerizim as the proper place to worship (John 4:20) and Jews pointing to Jerusalem. Second, my other Study Bible noted that a large section in Luke is known as his “travel narrative” (vv. 9:51-18:14) and it is not covered in the other Synoptic gospels. So this section in Luke will occupy most of our readings for the next two weeks. That’s good news for me, since Luke is my favorite gospel!
See also: July 3 / Luke 9:51-62; July 5 / Luke 10:1-9;