Luke 11
boy... is this the "reddest" chapter yet?
like 95% direct quotes from Jesus?
It almost seems like too much to talk about in just a page or so.
Even though I started out this project as a "weekly" thing
with multiple chapters each week,
I have kind of settled into a pattern
of reading just one chapter at a time
and recording my first impression of it.
(Of course I have heard some of these things before
so I am familiar with some of it,
but I am enjoying going straight through
from beginning to end
and writing whatever comes to mind)
That's funny, I just had the overwhelming notion
that I am talking only to myself
and NO ONE will EVER read this stuff
ever.
yeah, ok....
this is my big-ego little-world
So what will I be yammering on about today?
Well, the Lord's Prayer is pretty familiar,
but I probably don't understand what the next verses are about,
where
gee, great friend!
so a friend won't be a friend to his friend because he is his friend,
but rather because he is persistent?
I confess I don't get it, but the next verse makes all that go away,
and is one of the most encouraging verses I've ever read.
yeah, I definitely consider myself to be part of "everyone",
so there is hope for me.
Then there is a section about kingdoms divided
and demons bring seven more demons,
and evil generations,
and the "rather than" blessing the womb and breasts of the Mother Mary
and a sign of Jonah that I don't understand
and a queen of the south that will rise up
and woe to pharisees and lawyers
(that I'm sure how pertains to me here in my big-ego little-world)
and spilling blood
and a key of knowledge
You know, this is kind of a weird chapter!
To be true to my attempt to record my first impression of a chapter,
I gotta say the one thing that jumps out at me in here is this:
Is this a direct quote prophecy?
If I were to believe any prophecies more than others
they would be the ones from Jesus himself.
Do I need to read some Old Testament
to know what these things mean?
I'm curious.
but I'm too fatigued to do it tonight.
All this mystery has me agitated,
and I'm not the ONLY one...
here are the last two verses of chapter 11::
cliffhanger...!
like 95% direct quotes from Jesus?
It almost seems like too much to talk about in just a page or so.
Even though I started out this project as a "weekly" thing
with multiple chapters each week,
I have kind of settled into a pattern
of reading just one chapter at a time
and recording my first impression of it.
(Of course I have heard some of these things before
so I am familiar with some of it,
but I am enjoying going straight through
from beginning to end
and writing whatever comes to mind)
That's funny, I just had the overwhelming notion
that I am talking only to myself
and NO ONE will EVER read this stuff
ever.
yeah, ok....
this is my big-ego little-world
So what will I be yammering on about today?
Well, the Lord's Prayer is pretty familiar,
but I probably don't understand what the next verses are about,
where
Luk 11:5
He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight,
and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Luk 11:6
for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey,
and I have nothing to set before him,'
Luk 11:7 and he from within will answer and say,
'Don't bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed.
I can't get up and give it to you'?
Luk 11:8
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend,
yet because of his persistence,
he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
gee, great friend!
so a friend won't be a friend to his friend because he is his friend,
but rather because he is persistent?
I confess I don't get it, but the next verse makes all that go away,
and is one of the most encouraging verses I've ever read.
Luk 11:10
For everyone who asks receives.
He who seeks finds.
To him who knocks it will be opened.
yeah, I definitely consider myself to be part of "everyone",
so there is hope for me.
Then there is a section about kingdoms divided
and demons bring seven more demons,
and evil generations,
and the "rather than" blessing the womb and breasts of the Mother Mary
Luk 11:28
But He said,
rather, blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.
and a sign of Jonah that I don't understand
and a queen of the south that will rise up
and woe to pharisees and lawyers
(that I'm sure how pertains to me here in my big-ego little-world)
and spilling blood
and a key of knowledge
You know, this is kind of a weird chapter!
To be true to my attempt to record my first impression of a chapter,
I gotta say the one thing that jumps out at me in here is this:
Luk 11:30
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites,
so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
Luk 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the Judgment
with the men of this generation and condemn them.
For she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon.
And behold, One greater than Solomon is here.
Luk 11:32
The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the Judgment
with this generation and shall condemn it.
For they repented at the preaching of Jonah.
And behold, One greater than Jonah is here.
Is this a direct quote prophecy?
If I were to believe any prophecies more than others
they would be the ones from Jesus himself.
Do I need to read some Old Testament
to know what these things mean?
I'm curious.
but I'm too fatigued to do it tonight.
All this mystery has me agitated,
and I'm not the ONLY one...
here are the last two verses of chapter 11::
Luk 11:53
And as He said these things to them,
the scribes and Pharisees began to be terribly angry,
and to draw Him out concerning many things,
Luk 11:54
lying in ambush for Him,
and seeking to catch something out of His mouth,
so that they might accuse Him.
cliffhanger...!
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