MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
5/29/2026 11:22 AM
My
Worship Time Focus: “The
Context”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke
5:17-19
Message of the verses: ““17 One day He was teaching,
and there were some Pharisees and
teachers of the Law sitting there who had
come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem;
and the power of the Lord was present for Him to
perform healing. 18And some men were carrying a
man on a stretcher who was paralyzed; and they were
trying to bring him in and to set him down in
front of Him. 19But when they did not
find any way to bring him in because of
the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him
down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of
the crowd, in front of Jesus.”
This will be some verses that we will be looking at
for a few days, and these verses will set the context of what Jesus will be
doing, that is the healing of this paralyzed man, and how Jesus first saw him
as his friends will put this man right in front of Jesus as He was teaching, as
they take the tiles off the roof and send him down right in front of
Jesus.
MacArthur writes “In keeping with
the constant pattern of His ministry, the opening of this section finds Jesus teaching. He was not in a synagogue, but in a house,
undoubtedly a big one since it accommodated the large crowd that had gathered
(cf. Mark 2:2).”
(cf. Mark 2:2)
“2 And many were gathered together, so that
there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to
them.”
“Luke focused his attention in
particular on the “Pharisees and teachers of the Law” who
were sitting there in the crowd.
This is the first reference in Luke’s gospel to the Pharisees, one
of the four main Jewish sects along with their archrivals the Sadducees (the
wealth, elite priests), the Zealots (political revolutionaries who sought
independence from Rome), and the Essenes (ascetic monastics). Their name likely derives from a Hebrew verb
meaning ‘to separate.’ The pharisees
were the ‘separated ones’ in terms of their zeal for the Mosaic law (and their
own traditions, which they added to it [cf. Matt. 15:2-6; Mark 7:8-13]).”
(cf.
Matt. 15:2-6; Mark 7:8-13”
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of
the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3 He answered them, "And why do you break
the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and
your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father his
mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” 6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the
sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.
Mark 7:8-13
“8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to
the tradition of men." 9 And he
said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in
order to establish your tradition! 10
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever
reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11
But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you
would have gained from me is Corban’” (that is, given to God)— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything
for his father or mother, 13 thus making
void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such
things you do.’”
“The Pharisees originated during the
intertestamental period, likely as an offshoot of the Hasidim (the ‘pious
ones,’ who opposed the Hellenizing of Jewish culture under the notoriously evil
Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes).
Unlike the Sadducees, who tended to be wealthy priest or Levites, the
Pharisees generally came from the middle class.
Therefore, although few in number (there were about 6,000 at the time of
Herod the Great, according the first-century Jewish historian Josephus), their
theology and tradition had great influence with the common people (who,
ironically, the Pharisees often viewed with proud, self-righteous contempt [cf.
John 7:49]). Despite being the minority
party in the Sanhedrin, their popularity with the people gave them significant
influence (cf. Acts 5:34-40).” Ok that
is as far as I will go this morning, and Lord willing will pick up this evening
to continue to look at this section.
(cf. John 7:49)
“49 But this crowd that does not know the law is
accursed."”
(cf. Acts 5:34-40)
“34 But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders
to put the men outside for a little while. 35
And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about
to do with these men. 36 For before
these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about
four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were
dispersed and came to nothing. 37 After
him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of
the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.
38 So in the present case I tell you,
keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this
undertaking is of man, it will fail; 39
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might
even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice, 40 and when they had called in the apostles,
they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them
go.”
Spiritual
Meaning for my Life Today: It is my desire not to be like these sects
that I am going over this morning, but trust the Lord to cause me to continue
to grow in grace so that I can learn and grow.
My
Steps of Faith for Today:
“16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and
pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a
righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much.” (James
5:16 NASB)
5/29/2026
12:21 PM
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