Scofield's Reference Notes - Luke 22:32
art converted hast turned back again. read more
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Luke's gospel, chapter 22.Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover ( Luke 22:1 ).The Feast of Unleavened Bread actually was for six days, from the fifteenth of Nizan to the twenty-first. However, the fifteenth of Nizan was the day of the Passover. And so it was drawing nigh. People were beginning to prepare for it. Two days before the feast they would go through the house with brooms and brushes and make sure that they got rid of all of the leaven out of the... read more
Luke 22:1 . The feast of unleavened bread drew nigh. See Matthew 26:2-3. Luke 22:3 . Then Satan entered into Judas, by divine permission, his reigning sin of covetousness having proved his destruction. Judas after that was Satan’s instrument. Luke 22:4 . He went his way, and communed with the chief priests and στρατηγοι , captains. The offices of priests and levites, of the twenty four courses, had each a superior; but these were captains of the temple, and called by that military... read more
Luke 22:7-13Go and prepare us the passoverPreparation for the Last SupperPassover just at hand.Day of preparation. The Lamb to be offered is Himself. “Go and prepare--get ready--for Me; let it be heart-preparation.” 1. This preparation was general. All Old Testament teachings, histories, prophecies, and events were a preparation for the death on the cross. “Go, prepare to meet Me around that table of commemoration.” 2. When, or at what time, concerned the disciples. Your time to prepare is now.... read more
Luke 22:14-20With desire I have desired to eat this passover with youThe last passover--Christ’s desire for it“This passover before I suffer! “It tells us, surely, that there was some connection between the passover and the suffering of Christ, and a special connection in this passover at which He and His disciples were now sitting down.Let us think of some of the reasons why the Saviour desired so earnestly to join in this last passover before He suffered. 1. One reason was, that the passover... read more
Luke 22:21-23The Son of Man goethThe Son of Man, and His goingI.THE SON OF MAN. 1. Reference of the appellation. Nothing is more certain than that the appellation, “the Son of Man,” belongs to Jesus Christ, and is peculiar to Him. 2. Origin of the appellation (see Psalms 18:17). 3. Meaning of the appellation. When the Messiah is termed “the Son of Man,” the term fixes the mind both on the reality of His manhood, and on the circumstances which distinguish Him among men. It marks Him as truly a... read more
Luke 22:24-30He that is greatest among you let him be as the youngerHow to be the greatest in Christ’s KingdomI.THERE IS A NECESSARY AND NATURAL DESIRE IN MAN FOR SUPERIORITY. 1. It is taken for granted that the principle exists universally. 2. It is admitted that the desire is an inherent principle. 3. It is therefore a holy and righteous principle. 4. It is a necessary principle. II. THE BEST MEN MAY FAIL TO DISCOVER THE TRUE WAY TO HONOUR AND DIGNITY. 1. The cause of the disciple’s failure.... read more
Luke 22:31-34Satan hath desired to have youThe temptation of St.PeterOur Lord is conversing here with His dear disciples a little before His crucifixion. In the tenderness of His heart, He almost thanks them for their faithful adherence to Him (Luke 22:28-30). And now comes a sudden transition, showing us the strong feeling at work at this time in our Lord’s breast. He thinks the next moment of the perils these men will have to pass through in their way to those thrones, and gives them abruptly... read more
7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. Ver. 7. The day of unleavened bread, when, &c. ] It must be our care to cast out all filthiness of flesh and spirit (that old leaven) before we communicate,1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Corinthians 5:7 . First throw the baggage into the brook Kidron (the town ditch), and then "kill the Passover," 2 Chronicles 30:14 . read more
Scofield's Reference Notes - Luke 22:31
wheat Peter was the wheat, his self-confidence the chaff. Cf. Matthew 13:30; John 5:24; John 10:23; Romans 6:1; Romans 6:2; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 2:1. read more