1. You helped me wi/Torah teaching about being set apart, diminishing legalistic trails. 2. I've never heard this slant on freedom vs bond to master. Agree! 3. See the Torah-Isaiah-luke connection, blending & shedding light on each other. Thank you Nasser.
I noticed something interesting possiple connections, though I'm not sure how strong they are. There seems to be an Elisha connection throughout the Luke Narrative. Where it says "when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another" it reminds me of when the Captain was trampled by the people in the gate. I believe the corresponding Torah portion is R'eh and Elisha told the captain "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it." The part "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops" reminds me of "Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom". "do not fear those who kill the body" reminds me of how Elisha was threatened by the king. "Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?" abstractly reminds me of "donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver". The part about acknowledging and not denying Christ before men reminds me of how the Captain denied the power of God before the people. Not being anxious about life and food reminds me of the food miracles of Elisha. The part about seeking the Kingdom vaguely reminds me of the role Elisha played in the rise and fall of kings. "Sell your possessions, and give to the needy" reminds me of what Elisha did with the oxen before following Elijah.
This is really good! And, of course, Elisha is the "double portion" of Elijah, who was a prophet like Moses (all of his miracles have a Moses parallel), but not the Promised Prophet from Deuteronomy that we'll look at this evening. So I could see Luke, being aware of the Haftara portions from the Prophets that would go along with the weekly Torah portion, wanting to show how Yeshua is the ultimate fulfillment of Moses, Elijah and Elisha by linking Him to all three!
Excellent deep teaching, thank you brother, God bless you
1. You helped me wi/Torah teaching about being set apart, diminishing legalistic trails. 2. I've never heard this slant on freedom vs bond to master. Agree! 3. See the Torah-Isaiah-luke connection, blending & shedding light on each other. Thank you Nasser.
Glad it was helpful!
Watched again tonight. Your own life, own family no doubt had division because you chose Jesus as your Lord and Saviour but He blessed you!
I noticed something interesting possiple connections, though I'm not sure how strong they are. There seems to be an Elisha connection throughout the Luke Narrative. Where it says "when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another" it reminds me of when the Captain was trampled by the people in the gate. I believe the corresponding Torah portion is R'eh and Elisha told the captain "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it." The part "Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops" reminds me of "Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom". "do not fear those who kill the body" reminds me of how Elisha was threatened by the king. "Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?" abstractly reminds me of "donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver". The part about acknowledging and not denying Christ before men reminds me of how the Captain denied the power of God before the people. Not being anxious about life and food reminds me of the food miracles of Elisha. The part about seeking the Kingdom vaguely reminds me of the role Elisha played in the rise and fall of kings. "Sell your possessions, and give to the needy" reminds me of what Elisha did with the oxen before following Elijah.
This is really good! And, of course, Elisha is the "double portion" of Elijah, who was a prophet like Moses (all of his miracles have a Moses parallel), but not the Promised Prophet from Deuteronomy that we'll look at this evening. So I could see Luke, being aware of the Haftara portions from the Prophets that would go along with the weekly Torah portion, wanting to show how Yeshua is the ultimate fulfillment of Moses, Elijah and Elisha by linking Him to all three!