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1 | Why the hostility? | Luke 4:28 | Aixen7z4 | 120886 | ||
In his relationships with people, Jesus seems to have started our very well. We read (Luke 2:52) that he increased in favour with God and man. I take it that that included the religious leaders. We seemed to be seeing the truth of Solomon’s statement in Proverbs 3: “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man“. In Luke 2:47 they seemed to be admiring him, as “And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers”.. In Luke 4 “All bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth”. In Matthew 7 they seemed to be impressed with the authority with which he spoke. We read that “the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. In Luke 8, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him”. Yet John says that he came unto his own and they received him not. Even as he spoke in their synagogue, filled with the Holy Spirit, fulfilling the word of God, their wrath was kindled against him (Luke 4:28) and they threw him out (verse 29). Why? It does not seem inappropriate to be asking why, because by John 7:19 Jesus himself is asking why. There is no question that they hated him (See John 7:7; John 15:18). Doubtless there are those who think that the answer to this question is easy, even obvious. But he said they hated him “without a cause” (John 15:25). It is the same thing that David had said before (Psalm 69:4). Why did they hate Jesus? And why had they hated David? |
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2 | Why the hostility? | Luke 4:28 | EdB | 145769 | ||
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