Luke 12:8-34 NIV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:10

“And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him, but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.” Some of those who are called for judgment (such as Paul) may look back to a time when they had not believed, and had even blasphemed against the Son of Man. But they need not fear. Such blasphemy would have been forgiven them once they turned to Jesus Christ. And forgiveness for this will continue to available as He is proclaimed... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:11-12

“And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say, for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Having made clear that death might await some of His disciples (Luke 12:4), which would clearly indicate that many of them might expect to be brought before courts for His sake, He now comforts them in the light of the thought of that eventuality. If they are... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:13

‘And one out of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.” ’ The passage opens with a man coming to Jesus in order to have the problem of his inheritance situation sorted out. It was commonplace in those days for such matters to be dealt with by religious teachers, and he probably thought that as a prophet Jesus’ word would carry even more punch. (Or perhaps the Rabbis had refused to assist him because they recognised the falseness of his claim). But what a... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:13-21

The Danger of Riches (12:13-21). We now come to the first of a series of parables in this section. It is the first demonstration of how distorted Israel (and the world) is and how it needs to be made straight (Luke 13:10-17). This passage results from the approach of a man who, while being among His audience, has not been listening very carefully. For his father has died recently, and his heart is taken up with the question of his inheritance. Significantly it deals with the grip that riches... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:14

‘But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?” Jesus’ reply is indicative of how He saw His position. He had not been sent to sort out petty worldly affairs, especially not when the motives were so poor. Possibly because He has been speaking about the last Judgment the man has misjudged His concerns. But His concerns are with the Kingly Rule of God. If this man wanted judgments concerning inheritances and about divisions of land on earth let him go to those who saw that... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:15

‘And he said to them, “Take careful note, and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.” Then Jesus turned to His disciples, and to the crowd, and gave them a strong caution. They were to keep themselves from covetousness, from a desire for ‘things’ and for wealth. For a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things that he possesses. It consists rather in their attitude towards God. Let them then... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:16-17

‘And he spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully, and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?” He then backed up His words with a parable which demonstrated the total futility of riches to one who only used them for his own ends (an indicator of what Jesus saw in the man’s mind). He described a man who would be the envy of most people. He had much land and the land prospered and... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:18

“And he said, This will I do, I will pull down my barns, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.” And he resolved his problem by deciding that he would build larger barns so that he could store it all up in order to secure his own future and enable himself to retire. Note the constant reference to Himself. (‘I -- I -- my --I -- my -- my’). He has thought neither for God nor for others. We recognise the significance of the choice he made. It was not to say to... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:19

“And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years, take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.” And he would tell his own inner heart, his spirit within, that now he had secured his future. He had plenty laid up for it, and he could now retire and enjoy the fruit of all his past hard work and his hard earned wealth. He did not take into account that it was God Who had given him the corn and the wine (Hosea 2:8; Deuteronomy 15:10). For a man speaking to his own soul in this... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, You foolish one, this night is your soul required of you, and the things which you have prepared, whose shall they be?” But that night God told him what a fool he was. For far from enjoying many years of luxury while others starved, that night his inner spirit, his ‘soul’, was to be required of him. And then he would have to leave all his wealth behind (compare Psalms 39:6). And others would enjoy the benefits that he had sought for himself. And he would be left with... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:11-12

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:13-21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:16-17

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:18

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:19

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:20

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