Luke 11:14-Ezekiel : . Jesus and Beelzebub.— Lk. had omitted Mark 3:22-Amos : *, Mt. ( Matthew 12:22-Amos :; Matthew 12:43-Romans : *) combined Mk and Q. Lk. here follows Q. He does not refer to Jerusalem scribes. Luke 11:16 is not directly taken up till Luke 11:29. It is curious that Lk. changes “ spirit of God” (Mt.) into “ finger of God.” Luke 11:24-Ezekiel : is better placed than in Mt. read more
See Poole on "Matthew 9:34". See Poole on "Matthew 12:24", and following verses to Matthew 12:30. See Poole on "Mark 3:22", and following verses to Mark 3:27. read more
CRITICAL NOTESLuke 11:14. Casting out a devil.—There seems to be little doubt that this miracle is the same as that in Matthew 12:22, as wrought apparently in Galilee. In St. Matthew’s Gospel there is, however, no precise mention of time or place. It is quite hopeless to attempt to fix the exact order in which the events occurred. Dumb.—And blind (Matthew 12:22).Luke 11:15. Some of them.—“Pharisees” (Matthew 12:24), “scribes which came from Jerusalem” (Mark 3:22). Beelzebub.—The form of the... read more
Luke 11:23 (with Luke 9:49-50 ) The Antagonism of Indifference. I. When we place these two sayings side by side, it seems clear enough from the very fact of its solemn utterance as a maxim universal to all, and even from the critical circumstances which called it forth, that the first of my texts is to be taken as the leading and the governing principle. It was spoken at a time when our Lord's mission, now far advanced, was forcing itself upon its enemies as a terrible reality, and when His... read more
DISCOURSE: 1522THE STRONG MAN ARMEDLuke 11:21-22. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.THE miracles wrought by our Lord were too manifest to be denied even by his most inveterate enemies. Some however endeavoured to evade the force of them by ascribing them to a confederacy with Satan. Our Lord shewed them the absurdity of... read more
Tonight, chapter 11 in the gospel according to Luke.Again, as Luke is pointing out the human side of Jesus, though He was God, He became man. He is the God-man. He is divine, and yet, He is human. The perfect balance. And whereas John points out the divinity of Christ in his gospel, which we will be entering into next, Luke points out the humanity of Jesus. And because this is the special emphasis of Luke, he does record more than any of the other gospel writers concerning the prayer life of... read more
Luke 11:1 . Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. The disciples of John were eminent for fasting and prayer; and though the prayers of the jews were good, yet they were not exactly adapted to the new dispensation which John came to introduce. The litanies or pleadings of the jews were brief, but their doxologies were numerous. Luke 11:2 . Our Father which art in heaven. The last words of this sentence are not in the Vulgate, but they are understood in the word... read more
Luke 11:21-22A strong man armedThe strong one driven out by a stronger oneI.A PICTURE OF MAN IN HIS SINFUL STATE. Observe, that although man’s hear, was intended to be the throne of God, it is now become the palace of Satan. It is said of this strong man, moreover, that he is armed. Truly the prince of the power of the air is never without weapons. His principal weapon is the lie. Then we are told that he wears armour--for we read that the stronger warrior “taketh from him all his armour... read more
Luke 11:23He that Is not with Me is against MeNeutrality in religion impossibleThere is no device by which the god of this world more fatally deceives the souls of unwary men, than by leading them to suppose that they can take neutral ground in regard to the character and cause of Christ.Now, in proof of the assertion that neutrality in regard to the character and cause of Christ is impossible, let me--1. Adduce the testimony of the Word of God. The text is explicit. “He that is not for Me is... read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:23
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.” He then summarises the situation that this produces. There are those who are with Him, and who with Him gather in the harvest of God’s chosen ones (Luke 3:17), and there are those who are against Him and who simply scatter those who would be God’s grain so that they are lost to the winds. Others see the sentence in terms of gathering and scattering sheep (Ezekiel 34:21 in context; Matthew 9:36; Joh 10:12 ; 1... read more