Luke 4:27 “”And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”    Once again, was it something especially deserving in Naaman that caused him to be chosen? No. If anything the Lord orchestrated these two miracles during His time pre-incarnation partially…

Luke 4:26 “but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.”    Is Jesus then suggesting that God chose this woman on purpose? Was there not something uniquely desperate about her condition? Was she not notably needful in some way? It…

Luke 4:25 “But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;”    Time and again Jesus had things to say about Scripture that nobody else would have thought…

Luke 4:24 “Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.”    Being very familiar to them, the people of this location did not see Jesus in the same light as others. As Jesus indicates, this is true for anyone. Familiarity can be a detriment to faith. Many…

Luke 4:23 “He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me,`Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’”    Jesus knew what they would throw at Him. He understands how people think. Like the rest of the Jews, these folks in His hometown would…

Luke 4:22 “So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”    They could not understand how a man like Jesus could have the knowledge and wisdom He had. They didn’t know Him, they just thought they did.…

Luke 4:21 “And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”    There are those times in history where you happen to be in just the right place at just the right time to see something amazing. You are present in a front row seat to see it all…

Luke 4:20 “Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.”    They were doubtless familiar with the passage and knew where He had stopped. They had surely heard of His teaching in other places…

Luke 4:19 “To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”    Notice where Jesus stops. He is quoting from Isaiah 61:1-2, but He stops in the middle of 2. Why? Because this prophecy He quotes is to be fulfilled in two parts. The first occurs at His first coming, and the second at His second…

Luke 4:18 “”The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;”    It is amazing…