J. W. McGarvey's Class Notes on Sacred History III [Luke].

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J. W. McGarvey
Class Notes on Sacred History, Volume III (1893)

Part First. The Early Life of Jesus. Luke 1:1-4:13.
Part Second. The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee. Luke 4:14-9:50.
Part Third. Incidents on a Journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. Luke 9:51-19:48.
Part Fourth. Teaching in Jerusalem, Death, Burial and Resurrection. Luke 20:1-24:53.
Review: Part First.
Review: Part Second.
Review: Part Third.
Review: Part Fourth.

LUKE.

PART FIRST.

THE EARLY LIFE OF JESUS.

i. 1-iv. 13.

§ I. THE BIRTH OF JOHN AND THE CONCEPTION OF JESUS. i. 1-80.

1. The Author's Preface. i. 1-4.

What reasons given for writing? 1, 4.
What implied as to the other narratives?
Are our other Gospels included in these?
What source of information does Luke claim? and what degree of accuracy? 2, 3.
Who Theophilus, nationally and religiously? 3, 4.
For what people, then, was this Gospel primarily intended?

2. The Birth of John Announced. 5-25.

In the days of what Herod? 5.
Meaning of, "course of Abijah"? 5; I. Chron. xxiv. 1-30.
What relationship between Zacharias and his wife? 5.
Why mention the character and age of this couple? 6, 7.
Whence the name Elizabeth? Cf. Ex. vi. 23.
At what hours was incense burned? 9; Ex. xxx. 7, 8.
What was the custom of the people at these hours? and why? 10, 21, 22; Revelation viii. 3, 4.
Why alarmed at sight of the angel? 12.
What prayer heard? and when offered? 13.
Why no wine or strong drink? 15; Num. vi. 1-8.
In what sense filled with the [72] Spirit? 15.
Connection of 17 with Mal. iv. 5, 6?
What previously known of Gabriel, and what the meaning of his name? Dan. viii. 16; ix. 21-23.
Why conclude that he had seen a vision? 22.

3. The Birth of Jesus Announced. 26-38.

Did Matthew know of this early residence of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth? 26, 27, cf. Matt. ii. 23.
Difference as to the origin of the name Jesus? 31; Matt. i. 21.
Why David here called father of Jesus? 32.
Did Mary believe at first? 34.
Why is Jesus called the Son of God? 35.
Relationship between Mary and Elizabeth? 36.

4. Mary Visits Elizabeth. 39-56.

In what region did Zacharias live? 39, 40.
Why this journey, and why in haste?
How did Elizabeth know the condition of Mary? 42.
Did Mary speak by inspiration in 48-54.
What her circumstances? 48, 52, 53.
At what time did Joseph discover Mary's condition? 56, cf. Matt. i. 18.

5. The Birth and Naming of John. 57-80.

Why make signs to Zacharias? 62.
Purposes of his dumbness? 65, 66, 20.
To whom did the first part of Zacharias' prophecy refer? 68-75.
Why say hath visited and wrought redemption? 68.
What connection with the oath to Abraham? 73, cf. Gen. xxii. 16-19.
Do God's words contemplate more than political deliverance? 74, 75.
How knowledge of salvation to be given? 77.
In what deserts did John live? 80.
Did he become a priest? [73]

§ II. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. ii. 1-52.

1. His Birth. ii. 1-7.

Who Cæsar Augustus? 1.
For what purpose the enrolment?
Why say, "this was the first enrolment"? Cf. Acts v. 37.
Why every one to his own city? 3, 4.
Connection of the inn and the stable? 7.
How long did they stay in the stable? 7.

2. His Birth Announced to Shepherds. 8-14.

At what season of the year? 8.
To what people? 10.
Titles applied by the angel? 11.
Why give them a sign, and how could it guide them? 12.
Meaning of the angel's words of praise? 14.
Their appropriateness?

3. The Shepherds Visit the Child. 15-20.

To whom did the shepherds tell their story? 17, 18.
Meaning of, "pondered them"? 19.
What kind of men were these shepherds? 20.
What the ultimate design of this?

4. Jesus Circumcised and Named. 21.

Why should he be circumcised? Cf. Galatians iv. 4.
Connection of naming and circumcising?

5. Jesus is Presented to the Lord and Recognized by Prophets.
22-38.

Whose purification? and how many the days? 22; see Lev. xii. 1-8; xv. 19.
Why the doves or pigeons? 24.
Give the whole law concerning the firstborn. 23, cf. Ex. xiii. 11-13; Num. iii. 11-13; xviii. 15, 16.
Meaning of, "the consolation of Israel"? 25. [74]
Why the revelation to Simeon? 26.
How a light to the Gentiles and the glory of Israel? 32.
Why the parents astonished? 33.
How for the fall and rising again? 34.
How a sword through Mary's soul? 35.
Was the tribe of Asher still known? 36.
How did Anna know Jesus? 38.

6. The Family Returns to Nazareth. 39, 40.

How reconcile this with the visit to Egypt? Matt. ii. 13-15.
How Nazareth and Bethlehem each, "their own city"? 39, cf. 3, 4.

7. Jesus Attends the Passover. 41-52.

Why go so far without him? 44.
How account for his conduct? 43, 46, 47.
Why his parents amazed? 48.
Meaning of his answer? 49.
Why the answer not understood? 50.
Why did the mother keep all these sayings? 51.
From whom did Luke obtain them?
How could he increase in favor with God? 52.

§ III. JOHN'S MINISTRY AND THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. iii. 1-22.

1. Time of John's Beginning. iii. 1-6.

Who Tiberius Cæsar? 1.
Political changes in Judæa since the birth of Jesus?
(1). At death of Herod, his kingdom was divided as here indicated, except that Judæa was given to Archelaus.
(2). In tenth year of Archelaus, he was deposed, and Procurators put over Judæa. Pilate, the fifth of these, appointed twelfth year of Tiberius.
(3). Annas lawful high priest, but deposed by Valerius Gratus, Herod's predecessor, and Caiaphas, appointed in his place. See Josephus, Ant., B. XVIII. C. viii. 13; B. XVIII. C. ii. 2. [75]
Why these changes not described by Luke?
Extent of the region of John's preaching? 3.
Meaning of baptism of repentance? 3.
Explain the figures in 4 and 5.

2. John Demands Fruits of Repentance. 7-14.

What the fruits?
Explain the figure of the axe and the trees. 9.
Why the special answers? 10-14.

3. John Announces the Christ. 15-17.

Why the question whether John was the Christ? 15.
What the latchet of his shoes? 16.
What the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and what in the fire? 16.
Explain the figure of the fan and the threshing-floor. 17.

4. John Imprisoned. 18-20.

What, "good tidings" did he preach? 18.
What reproof about Herodias? 19; Matt. xiv. 4.

5. The Baptism of Jesus. 21, 22.

At what stage of John's ministry? 21.
What new information in this account?
The whole account?

§ IV. THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS AND HIS TEMPTATION.
iii. 23-iv. 13.

1. His Genealogy. iii. 23-38.

His age at his baptism? 23.
Age of John?
Is his genealogy traced to David, as in Matthew?
How far beyond David?
Through what son of David is it traced?
What known of Nathan? II. Sam. v. 1-6.
What difference in this from [76] Matthew? Matt. i. 6.
What descendants of David are common to this list and Matthew's? 27; Matt. i. 12.
How could Shealtiel descend from David through Nathan and also through Solomon?
How could Neri and Jechoniah both be father of Shealtiel? 27; Matt. i. 12.
How could Joseph descend from Zerubbabel through Rhesa (27) and also through Abiud (Matt. i. 13)?
How could Joseph be son of Heli (23) and also son of Jacob (Matt. i. 16)?
As Matthew's is the line of inheritance, is it the paternal, or some other?
Was Joseph, then, grandson of Heli, or son-in-law?
If the former, of what value to Jesus is this list?
What, if the latter?
What difference between Luke's list and Genesis? 36, cf. Gen. xi. 10-13.
How this difference accounted for? See Septuagint, Gen. xi. 10-13, where Cainan is found. [Luke, being a Greek scholar and writing for Greeks, followed the Greek Version].
What coincidence between the two genealogies?

2. His Temptation. iv. 1-13.

Into what wilderness? 1.
How tempted forty days? 2; Matt. iv. 2.
In what kind of order does Luke give the three temptations?
Show the force of each.
Was Satan's claim true? 6.
What practical lessons in the temptation? [77]

PART SECOND.

THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE.

iv. 14-ix. 50.

§ I. BEGINNING OF HIS WORK IN GALILEE. iv. 14-v. 16.

1. He Reads in the Synagogue of Nazareth. iv. 14-20.

How, "in the power of the Spirit"? 14, cf. iii. 22.
Relation of 15 to the rest of the paragraph?
His posture in reading and in speaking? 16, 20.
Is the passage quoted literally? 18, 19, cf. Isa. lxi. 1; xi. 2.
Mode of handling the book? 17, 20.
Why all eyes fastened on him?

2. He Speaks on the Passage Read. 21-30.

How was that scripture fulfilled? 21.
Effect of this part of the speech? 22.
What had he done in Capernaum? 23. See Jno. iv. 46-54.
Point in, "Physician, heal thyself"?
In the allusions to Elijah and Elisha? 24-27.
What enraged the people so? 28.
How was Nazareth situated? 29.
Is there such a "brow" at this time?
With what feelings did Jesus depart?

3. He Teaches and Heals in the Synagogue at Capernaum.
31-37.

Why say, "a city of Galilee"? 31.
What most astonished these people? 32, 33.
What is, "a spirit of an unclean devil"?
How did the demon know Jesus? 34, 41.
Had Jesus wrought miracles there before? 36, 37. [78]

4. He Heals at the House of Simon. 38-41.

Where was Simon's house? 36.
Why wait for sunset? 40, cf. 38.
Why not suffer the demons to tell who he was? 41.

5. He Departs to Other Synagogues. 42-44.

For what purpose did he go to a desert place? 42. See Mark i. 35.

6. He Calls Four Fishermen. v. 1-11.

What addition to the account in Matthew? Matt. iv. 18-22.
How did he see the fishermen as stated in 2, and yet as stated in Matthew iv. 18. See 5.
Why say, "Depart from me"?
How could James and John when called be in their boat mending their nets (Matt. iv. 21) consistently with 7, 11?

7. He Heals a Leper. 12-16.

Why think Jesus could heal him? 12.
Why show himself to a priest, and where would one be found? Lev. xiv. 1-10.
What offerings to be made? Lev. xiv. 1-10.

§ II. DISCUSSIONS WITH PHARISEES, AND INSTRUCTION OF
THE DISCIPLES. v. 17-vi. 49.

1. Discussion about the Power to Forgive Sins. v. 17-26.

Meaning of doctors of the law? 17.
Why so many from a distance?
What kind of roof? 19.
Show that his proof was conclusive? 23-25.
Effect on the people?

2. Levi's Feast, and Discussion Thereon. 27-39.

Point in the new argument? 39. [79]

3. Discussion about Sabbath-breaking. vi. 1-11.

Grounds of the charge?
What the points of his defense?

4. The Twelve Selected, and Many Persons Healed. 12-19.

Why all night in prayer? 12.
How many disciples to choose from? 13, 17.
Why the title apostles? 13.
Who, Judas son of James? 16, cf. Matt. x. 2-5; Mark iii. 18; Jno. xiv. 22.
Came down whence? 17, cf. 12, 13.
Was this the place of the Sermon on the mount? Cf. Matt. v. 1.

5. A Speech to the Disciples. 20-49.

(1). Four beatitudes and four woes. 20-26.

Are these beatitudes those of the Sermon on the mount?
Are these beatitudes and woes universal or special?

(2). The duty of love enjoined. 27-35.

How does this division compare with the Sermon on the mount? See Matt. v. 43-45, 38-42; vii. 12; v. 46, 47.

(3). Mercy, justice and liberality. 36-38.

Meaning of, "give into your bosom"? 38.

(4). Brief parables. 39-45.

41, 42

43-45

(5). The necessity for obedience. 46-49.

What signified by the rock and the earth? 48, 49. [80]

§ III. SOME MIRACLES AND DISCUSSIONS. vii. 1-50.

1. Healing the Servant of a Centurion. 1-10.

Why send the elders? 3, 7.
How did his great faith appear? 9.
What other traits of character? 4, 5.
Show the points of difference between this account and Matthew's.
Combine the accounts in one.

2. Raising a Man from the Dead. 11-17.

Where is Nain?
Was it walled? 12.
What distance traveled since the miracle of the previous day? 1, 11. [Twenty-seven miles].
Why the conclusion of the people? 16.

3. A Message from John the Baptist. 18-23.

How could John's disciples have access to him? 18, cf. iii. 20.
Ground of John's doubt?
Why not answer, yes?
What stumbling referred to? 23.

4. A Speech Concerning John. 24-28.

What the purpose in his questions? 23-26.
In what respect, "more than a prophet"? 26, 27.
How is one little in the kingdom greater than John? 28.

5. Conduct of the People toward John, and Remarks Thereon.
29-35.

In what sense justify God?
The sin of rejecting baptism? 30.
Meaning of the closing remark? 35.

6. Another Discussion about Forgiveness of Sins. 36-50.

Why the invitation? 36.
What prompted the woman's [81] course? 38, 47.
Was she a strumpet?
Ground of the Pharisee's criticism? 39.
Why had he omitted the kiss, the water and the oil?
How the application proper when the woman was not yet forgiven? 47.
How was Simon's second objection met? 49, 50.

§ IV. SOME PARABLES AND MIRACLES. viii. 1-56.

1. The Companions of Jesus. 1-3.

Why the ministrations of these women? 2.
Is Mary the woman of the last paragraph?
What the office of steward? 3.
What the pecuniary condition of these women? 3.

2. Parable of the Sower. 4-15.

Explain the reason for speaking in parables. 9, 10.
What the connection of the honest and good heart? 15.

3. Parable of the Lamp. 16-18.

Points of analogy?

4. Remark about His Mother and Brothers. 19-21.

Meaning of the remark?

5. Stilling a Tempest. 22-25.

Why say the storm, "came down"? 23.
Why the demand, "Where is your faith"? 25.
Why say, "Who then is this"? 25.

6. Casting Out a Legion of Demons. 26-39.

How did he know the exact nature of Jesus? 28.
Why was he so strong? 29.
Into what abyss? 31.
Why wish him to depart? 37.
Why tell the man to publish it? 39. [82]

7. Raising the Daughter of Jairus, and Healing an Afflicted
Woman. 40-56.

How could the people be waiting for him? 40.
How did her faith make her whole? 48.
Why say, "she is not dead"? 52.
Why something to eat? 55.

§ V. SOME LESSONS TO THE TWELVE, AND SOME MIRACLES.
ix. 1-50.

1. The First Mission of the Apostles. ix. 1-6.

In what way to preach the kingdom? 2, cf. 6; Matt. x. 7.
Why shake off the dust? 5.

2. Herod's Perplexity Concerning Jesus. 7-9.

How reconcile with Matt. xiv. 2.
Whence Luke's knowledge of this? See viii. 3; Acts xiii. 1.

3. The Five Thousand Fed. 10-17.

Whence had the apostles returned? 10, cf. 6.
Which Bethsaida? 10, cf. Mark vi. 45, 52.

4. Conversation about Opinions of Men, and His Own Death.
18-27.

What was he doing just before this conversation? 18.
Difference from Matthew in treatment of this subject? Cf. Matt. xvi. 13-23.
Meaning of save life and lose it? 24.
How can one lose himself? 25.
How see the kingdom of God? 27.

5. The Transfiguration. 28-36.

Difference as to the time? 28, cf. Matt. xvii. 1.
For what [83] purpose did he go up?
The subject of conversation? and why? 30, 31.
Was it day or night? 32, 37.
Purpose of the incident?
Why did they tell no man? 36. See Matt. xvii. 9.

6. An Obstinate Demon Cast Out. 37-45.

Why the exclamation against that generation? 41.
Why did the demon convulse the child as he drew near? 42.
Why were all amazed? 43.
Why say, "sink into your ears"? 44.

7. Ambition and Jealousy Rebuked. 46-50.

How was the least among them great? 48.
Force of John's reasoning? 49.
Whence had the man obtained power to cast out demons?

PART THIRD.

INCIDENTS ON A JOURNEY FROM GALILEE TO
JERUSALEM.

ix. 51-xix. 48.

§ I. MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS. ix. 51-x. 24.

1. Preparation for the Journey. ix. 51-56.

Meaning of, "received up"? 51.
Why wish to go through Samaria? 52.
Why object to his going to Jerusalem? Jno. iv. 20; cf. Josephus, Ant., B. XX. C. vi. 1.
Why the severity of James and John? Cf. Mark iii. 17; Acts viii. 14-17.

2. Remarks about Following Jesus. 57-62.

In this in its chronological place? Cf. 51; Matt. viii. 18-23. [84]
Point in the remark about ploughing? 62.
The lesson taught them and us?

3. The Mission of the Seventy. x. 1-16.

Whither sent, and why two and two? 1.
Why sent? 2.
How as lambs in the midst of wolves? 3.
Why salute no man on the way? 4.
How could their peace return to them? 6.
Why, "no purse" etc.? 4, 7.
What power given them? 9.
Why the subject of their preaching? 9, 11.
Is the woe upon the cities in its chronological place? 13-15, cf. Matt. xi. 20-24.

4. The Return and Report of the Seventy. 17-24.

Why their remark about demons? 17, cf. 9.
When did he see Satan fall? 18.
What the rule about rejoicing? and why? 20.
In what did he rejoice, and why? 31.
Reference in the remark about prophets and kings? 24, cf. First Peter i. 10-12.

§ II. A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS. x. 25-xii. 59.

1. With a Lawyer about Who is My Neighbor? x. 25-37.

Who were the lawyers? 25.
In what sense "tempted" him? 25.
How could the lawyer answer so correctly? 27.
In what way desiring to justify himself? 29.
Why say, "going down"? 30.
What the excuses of the priest and the Levite? 31, 32.
What excuses could the Samaritan have given had he passed by?
How much money? and why so little? 35.
What is the answer to the lawyer's question? [85]

2. With Mary and Martha. 38-42.

Why the house called Martha's? 38.
What the good part chosen by Mary?
What the one thing needful?

3. With His Disciples about Prayer. xi. 1-13.

Why the request, when he had once taught them? 1.
Why not pray as John had taught?
Point in the parable of the loaves? 5-9.
Is the Holy Spirit given for asking alone? 13.

4. With Unbelievers about Casting Out Demons. 14-26.

Was it the demon or the man who was dumb? 14.
Was the objection expressed to Jesus? 15, 17.
Show the force of his three arguments.
Point in the parable of the unclean spirit? 24-26.
What here learned about unclean spirits?

5. With a Woman Who Congratulated Him. 27, 28.

What suggested her remark?

6. With the Multitude about the Demand for a Sign. 29-32.

What kind of sign?
How was Jonah a sign to the Ninevites? and how Jesus to his generation?
In what sense condemn them? 31, 32.
Inference as to the time of the judgment? 31, 32.

7. Parable of a Lamp. 33-36.

Its significance?

8. With a Pharisee about Purification. 37-44.

What washing? See Mark vii. 4.
Meaning of remark about alms? 41.
Point in comparison to tombs? 44. [86]

9. With a Lawyer about the Sins of His Class. 45-52.

What burdens? 46.
Why required of that generation? 50, 51.
How did they take away the key of knowledge? 52.

10. With Scribes and Pharisees Who Seek to Provoke Him.
53, 54.

To catch what out of his mouth?
Wickedness of their conduct?

11. With His Disciples about Fear of Men. xii. 1-12.

Connection of hypocrisy with the subject? 1.
When shall the hidden be made known? 2, 3.
Force of the reasons for not fearing men? 5; 6, 7; 8, 9; 10, 11, 12.
Inference as to future punishment? 4, 5.
Nature of the inspiration promised? 11, 12.

12. With the Multitude about Covetousness. 13-21.

What the trouble between the brothers? 13.
Why call on Jesus? and why his refusal?
Why connect the request with covetousness? 15.
Why was the rich man foolish? 19, 20, 21.
Point in the question, "whose shall they be"? 20.

13. With the Disciples about Worldly Care. 22-34.

Why specify the ravens? 24.
Why is adding a cubit to one's stature called the "least"? 25, 26. See margin.
Force of the reasons given?

14. About Watching for the Lord's Coming. 35-40.

Explain the comparisons used. [87]

15. With Peter about the Warning just Given. 41-48.

What the answer to Peter's question? 42, 45, 48.
Why beat the ignorant servant at all? 48.

16. He Predicts Suffering and Divisions. 49-53.

In what sense did he come to cast fire? 49.
What the baptism, and why so called? 50.
Meaning of the question, "what will" etc.? 49.
Why "straitened"? 50.
In what sense did he come to give division and not peace? 51.

17. With the Multitude about the Signs of the Time. 54-59.

Why showers from the west? 54.
Points of comparison in the case of the adversary? 58, 59.
Was this comparison a repetition? Cf. Matt. v. 25, 26.

§ III. A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS. xiii. 1-xvi. 31.

1. Of Providential Calamities. xiii. 1-9.

Probable cause of Pilate's act? 1.
Where and what was Siloam? 4.
The error corrected, and the lesson taught?
Bearing of the parable? 6-9.

2. With Pharisees about Sabbath-breaking. 10-21.

Why call them hypocrites? 15.
Are all afflictions from Satan? 16, cf. 11.
Why repeat the two parables here? 18-21, cf. 18.

3. As to the Number Who Shall be Saved. 22-30.

What the answer as to number? 24.
Why will any expect to enter who can not? 25.
How will the wicked see the righteous [88] in the kingdom? 28.
Who from, "the east and west" etc.? 29.
Meaning of last first and first last in 30?

4. About a Threat Concerning Herod. 31-35.

Purpose of the threat? 31.
Meaning of his message to Herod? 32, 33.
Why call him a fox?
How many times did he utter the address to Jerusalem? 34, 35; Matt. xxiii. 37-39.

5. About the Right to Heal on the Sabbath. xiv. 1-6.

Why eat with Pharisees so often?
Why does Jesus raise the question this time?

6. A Lesson on Humility. 7-11.

Does this agree with the customs of the country?
Humbled and exalted by whom? 11.
To what other gatherings does this apply?

7. A Lesson on Entertainments. 12-14.

What kind of feasts referred to?

8. About Eating in the Kingdom of God. 15-24.

Cause of the man's exclamation? 15.
The real reason behind the excuses? 18-21.
Points of analogy in the parable?

9. About Counting the Cost. 25-35.

What meant by hate? 26.
Why his demand so exacting? 26, 27.
Bearing of the illustration from the builder? 28-30.
Of that from the king? 31-33.
Of that from salt? 34, 35.

10. About Receiving Sinners. xv. 1-32.

(1). Occasion of the discussion. xv. 1, 2.

Ground of the objection? [89]

(2). First argument. 3-7.

Why such joy over the one? 7.
Force of the argument?

(3). Second argument. 8-10.

Why light a lamp? and sweep?
Force of this as an argument?

(4). Third argument. 11-24.

Point in being sent to feed swine? 15.
What the husks? 16.
Meaning of, "came to himself"? 17.
Significance of the parable as an argument?
What kind of dancing?

(5). Fourth argument. 25-32.

Bearing of this on the question?

11. About the Right Use of Riches. xvi. 1-31.

(1). Parable of the unjust steward. xvi. 1-13.

Effect of changing the bonds? 6-8, 14.
What kind of wisdom? 8, cf. Jas. iii. 15, 17.
What the mammon of unrighteousness? 9.
How make friends by means of it? and what friends? 9.
What meant by, "that which is your own"? 12.

(2). Pharisees scoff and are rebuked. 14-18.

Why the scoffing? 14.
What limit to the last clause of 15?
Connection of the remarks about John, and divorce? 16-18.

(3). Parable of the rich man and Lazarus. 19-31.

Completeness of the two pictures? 19-21.
Connection with the preceding? Cf. 15.
Connection of the fate of the two with the subject? 22-26.
What is Hades? 23.
Why represent Lazarus in Abraham's bosom? 23.
What here taught of the wicked in [90] Hades?
What taught as to the means of persuading men? 29-31.
Was the conversation a reality?
What uses of riches are discussed in the paragraph?

§ IV. CONVERSATIONS AND MIRACLES. xvii. 1-xix. 27.

1. About Forgiveness of Brethren. xvii. 1-10.

Why impossible?
Why say, "Increase our faith"? 5.
Force of the answer? 6.
Bearing of the parable? 7-10.
Why unprofitable when duty is done? 10.
What bearing has this on the doctrine of works of supererogation?

2. A Case of Ingratitude. 11-19.

How, "through the midst of Samaria and Galilee"? 11.
Why show themselves to the priests, and where were the priests? 14.
Force of the word "stranger"? 18.
How did his faith make him whole? 19.

3. A Warning about the Coming of the Kingdom. 20-37.

In what sense, "within you"? 21.
Why the desire? 22.
Point in the comparison to lightning? 23, 24.
In what day? 24, cf. 25, 34, 35.
Point of comparison to days of Noah and of Lot? 26-30.
Why the remark about goods? 31.
Why remember Lot's wife? 32.
Whither taken and where left? 34-37.

4. A Lesson on Perseverance in Prayer. xviii. 1-8.

How avenge speedily, yet longsuffering?
Point of comparison to the judge?
Find what faith? 8. [91]

5. A Rebuke of Self-righteous Prayers. 9-14.

What trust in themselves? 9.
What was the character of the Pharisee? 11, 12.
Why the difference in the result? 14.

6. A Blessing Pronounced on Infants. 15-17.

How is the kingdom of such?
How does a little child receive the kingdom?

7. About the Difficulty in Saving a Rich Man. 18-30.

In what sense none good but God? 19.
Why the remark?
What was it that he lacked? 22, 23.
What the difficulty of saving the rich? 25, 28.
How receive manifold more in this time? 30.

8. His Death again Predicted. 31-34.

If written by the prophets, why not understood? 34, 31.

9. A Blind Man Healed at Jericho. 35-43.

How did he know it was a multitude? 36.
Could he know it was a multitude before many had passed by?
How then was it those going before that rebuked him? 39.
How does this agree with the accounts of Matthew and Mark? Matt. xx. 29, 30; Mark x. 49.

10. The Conversion of Zacchæus. xix. 1-10.

Does xix. 1 agree with interpretation of the last incident?
Meaning of, "chief publican"? 2.
Why joyfully? 6.
What prompted his resolve? 8.
How had salvation come to the house? 9.
How does he compare with the rich men of xviii. 18, 23; xvi. 19. [92]

11. The Parable of the Pounds. 11-27.

Force of the reason for speaking this parable? 11.
Why go to a far country to receive a kingdom?
What represented by the servants and the pounds? 13-26.
Who, by the citizens? 14, 27.
How is the word kingdom used in this place? 11, 12.

§ V. THE PUBLIC ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. xix. 28-48.

1. He Procures an Ass. xix. 28-35.

Why say, "going up"? 28.
Where Bethphage and Bethany? 29.
Into which village? 30, cf. Matt. xxi. 1, 2.
Why did the owner of the colt consent?
Why say nothing of the dam?
What saddle and bridle did he use? 35.

2. The Acclamation of the People. 36-40.

Why spread their garments on the path? 36.
Who were the speakers? 37.
Why call him a king? 38.
Why say, "peace in heaven"?
Why did the Pharisees object? 39.
How would the stones cry out? 40.

3. Jesus Weeps over the City. 41-44.

Cause of the weeping?
What enemies referred to?
Why cast a bank about her? 43.
Meaning of, "time of thy visitation"? 44.

4. Jesus Clears the Temple and Teaches. 45-48.

What were they selling? 45.
How a den of thieves? 46.
How did the people prevent destroying Jesus? 47, 48. [93]

PART FOURTH.

TEACHING IN JERUSALEM, DEATH, BURIAL AND
RESURRECTION.

xx. 1-xxiv. 53.

§ I. DISCUSSIONS IN THE TEMPLE. xx. 1-xxi. 4.

1. About the Authority of Jesus. xx. 1-8.

One of what days? 1, cf. xix. 47.
Why fear stoning? 6.
Effect of this on the by-standers?

2. Parable of the Vine-dressers. 9-19.

Significance of the parable?
Why say, "God forbid"? 16. See 19.
How does xx. 16 agree with Matthew xxi. 41?
Connection of the remark about the stone? 18, 19.
Why not, "lay hands on him"? 19.

3. About Tribute to Cæsar. 20-26.

Why say "spies"? 20; Matt. xxii. 16.
Meaning of, "take hold of the saying"? 26.

4. About the Resurrection. 27-40.

Why can they not die? 36.
In what sense equal to the angels? 36.
How their difficulty removed?
Why did the scribes approve this answer? 39.
Why not dare to ask more questions? 40.

5. The Scribes Puzzled and Denounced. 41-47.

Of what is xx. 45-47 a part? See Matt. xxiii. 1-39.

6. About Gifts to the Lord's Treasury. xxi. 1-4.

How did the widow cast in more than all? [94]

§ II. DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD. xxi. 5-38.

1. Occasion of the Prediction. xxi. 5-7.

Does this require the stones under ground to be moved?

2. False Christs, Great Calamities and Persecutions to Come
First. 8-13.

How, "for a testimony"? 13.

3. How to Act under Persecution. 14-19.

What kind of help promised? 14, 15.
If killed, how not a hair perish? 16, 18.
Effect of patience? 19.

4. When to Flee, and Why? 20-24.

What the, "times of the Gentiles"? 24.

5. Other Signs. 25-28.

Were they to see the Son of man before the fall of Jerusalem? 27, cf. 24.
When what things begin to come to pass? 28.
What redemption? 28.

6. Illustration from the Fig Tree. 29-33.

Point of comparison?
Till all what be fulfilled? 32.

7. The Suddenness of the Second Coming. 34-36.

How, "as a snare"? 35.
How, "watch ye at every season, making supplication"? 36.
Meaning of, "stand before the Son of man"? 36.

8. The Way Jesus Spent His Time. 37, 38.

Where, in the mount of Olives? See Mark xi. 11. [95]

§ III. PLOTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEATH OF
JESUS. xxii. 1-38.

1. The Agreement between the Chief Priests and Judas.
xxii. 1-6.

How did Satan enter Judas? 3.
Why go to the priests? 4.
Why in the absence of the multitude? 6.

2. The Passover Prepared. 7-13.

What day of the month? 7.
What foreknowledge seen in the order to Peter and John? 10-12.
What preparation was made? 13.

3. Remarks at the Paschal Supper. 14-38.

(1). About the passover. 14-18.

Why such desire? 15.
When was it fulfilled in the kingdom? 16.

(2). The Lord's supper instituted. 19, 20.

Why called the Lord's supper? I. Cor. xi. 20.
Why by some called the eucharist, and by some, the sacrament?
Its design?

(3). About the betrayal. 21-23.

(4). About who shall be greatest. 24-27.

When the strife?
How was he as one that serves? 27.

(5). About the thrones of the apostles. 28-30.

What these thrones?

(6). About Simon's great temptation. 31-34.

When the praying done? 32.
What is sifting? [96]

(7). About their former mission compared with their future
one. 35-38.

What change made? 36.
What meant by the order to buy a sword?
How was it understood, and how the mistake corrected? 36, 38, cf. Matt. xxvi. 51, 52.

§ IV. JESUS ARRESTED, CONDEMNED AND CRUCIFIED.
xxii. 39-xxiii. 56.

1. His Agony in the Mount of Olives. xxii. 39-46.

What of xxii. 43, 44?
Why the warnings against temptation? 40, 46.
How would prayer prevent it?

2. He is Arrested. 47-54.

Why the kiss? 47, cf. Mark xiv. 44.
Meaning of, "Suffer ye thus far"? 51.
Why say, "this is your hour," etc.? 53.
Why to the high priest's house? 54.

3. Peter's Denial. 55-62.

Why a fire, and why Peter at it? 55.
Time included in the denials? 59, 61.
How could Jesus see Peter, and why the look? 61, cf. 55.

4. Jesus Blindfolded and Mocked. 63-65.

Motive of this?

5. He is Condemned by the Sanhedrim. 66-71.

Who constituted the Sanhedrim? 66.
Why his first answer? 67, 68. [97]

6. He is Taken to Pilate and Sent to Herod. xxiii. 1-12.

The accusations? 2.
Meaning of, "perverting our nation"?
Why so prompt a decision? 4.
Why Herod in Jerusalem? 7.
Why send Jesus to Herod?
Why not answer Herod?
What made Pilate and Herod friends? 12.

7. Pilate Persuaded to Crucify Him. 13-25.

Why say, "called together"? 13.
Why propose to chastise him? 16, 22.
Why did Pilate yield? 23, 24.

8. Jesus Led away and Crucified. 26-38.

Who were the women? 27, 28.
What coming days referred to? 29.
Why would they say, "Blessed are the barren"?
What the green tree and the dry? 31.
Why the malefactors led out? 32.

9. Conduct of the Malefactors. 39-43.

Why the malice of one? 39.
How did the other know Jesus? 41.
How could he expect Jesus to come in his kingdom? 42.
What meant by Paradise? 43, cf. Acts ii. 30, 31; II. Cor. xii. 4; Rev. ii. 7.
How reconcile this account with Matthew's? Matt. xxvii. 44.

10. Jesus Dies. 44-49.

Give the whole account of the centurion. 47; Matt. xxvii. 54.
What the thoughts of the multitude? 48.
Why his friends afar off? 49.

11. He is Buried. 50-56.

What kind of councillor? 50, 51.
In what sense looking for [98] the kingdom?
Why wish to bury the body?
Day of what Preparation? 54, cf. xxii. 7.
Why did the women follow the body?
Did they at once prepare all the spices? 56, cf. Mark xvi. 1.

§ V. THE RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF JESUS.
xxiv. 1-53.

1. The Announcement to the Women. xxiv. 1-12.

Why only one angel mentioned by Matthew and Mark?
What kind of dazzling apparel? 4.
Why had they not remembered the rising on the third day? 6, 7.
How many women? 10.
Did Peter believe when he saw the tomb empty? 12.
Who went with Peter? Jno. xx. 1-3.

2. Jesus Appears to Two on the Way to Emmaus. 13-35.

In what sense their eyes "holden"? 16.
Why astonished at his question? 18.
Did they think Peter went alone to the tomb? 24.
What opened their eyes? 31.
What caused their hearts to burn? 32.
When the appearance to Simon? 34.
Does xxiv. 34, 35 agree with Mark xvi. 12, 13?

3. He Appears to the Eleven. 36-43.

Why so terrified? 37, cf. Jno. xx. 19.
Purpose of the eating?

4. Jesus Instructs the Eleven and Ascends to Heaven. 44-53.

Divisions of the Old Testament?
How did he open their mind? 45.
Where was it written? 46, 47.
Did they go to Galilee after this interview?
Does xxiv. 44-49 belong to the same interview as xxiv. 36-43? Cf. 50, 51.
Was Luke ignorant of the [99] appearances of Jesus in Galilee?
Why the, "great joy"? 52.
Where their time now spent? 53, cf. Acts i. 13.

REVIEW OF LUKE.
PART FIRST.

Subject and extent of this Part?
Subjects of the sections?

What the motive of this Gospel, for what people, and what the author's opportunities?
Describe the announcement of the birth of John. 2.
How does this illustrate the subject of prayer?
Describe the announcement to Mary. 3.
Why did the angel call David the father of Jesus?
What did Mary immediately do? and why? 4.
What the circumstances and character of Mary, as indicated by her words of thanksgiving?
When did Zacharias recover speech, and what the purpose of his dumbness? 5.
Did John become a priest?

Describe the birth of Jesus. 1.
Combine Matthew's account with this. Matt. i. 18-25.
Repeat the words of the angel to the shepherds. 2.
When was this?
What resulted from this announcement? 3.
When was Jesus named, and why called Jesus? 4.
Repeat Simeon's remarks concerning him? 5.
Why was Jesus in the temple, and how old was He?
What testimony did Anna bear?
Combine the account of his return to Nazareth with Matthew's. 6, Cf. Matt. ii. 19-23.
Why did Jesus remain [100] in the temple when his parents started home? 7.
What known of him between his second year and his thirtieth?

State the political changes between the birth of John and the beginning of his ministry. 1.
What did John require of the people? 2.
What was first thought of John, and why? 3.
Causes of John's imprisonment? 4.
Effect of this on the continuance of his baptism?
At what age was Jesus baptized? 5.

How was Joseph son of Heli and son of Jacob? 1.
What line of ancestry, then, is given in Luke's genealogy?
How explain the difference between Luke and Matthew as to the order of the temptations of Jesus? 2.

PART SECOND.
Subject and extent of this Part?
Subjects of the sections?

What caused Jesus to leave Nazareth? 2.
Account for their unbelief, and their wrath.
Why Capernaum selected as his home? 3.
What first astonished his hearers in Capernaum, and why?
What was his habit in dealing with demons, and why? 4.
His habit as to place of prayer? 5.
Describe the call of the four fishermen, and reconcile it with Matthew's account? 6.
Why order lepers, when healed, to show themselves to a priest? 7.

How did Jesus prove his power to forgive sins? 1.
What his reasons for not fasting? 2.
How did he spend the night previous to selecting the twelve? 4.
Difference between [101] the beatitudes in the Sermon on the plain and in that on the mount? 5.
Give the close of the former. 5. (5).

How did the greatness of the centurion's faith appear? 1.
What were his other good traits?
Combine the accounts of this incident given by Luke and Matthew.
Describe the raising of the widow's son. 2.
What suggested John's question, sent from the prison? 3.
What characteristics of John are pointed out in the remarks of Jesus, and how? 4.
In what sense did those baptized by John justify God? 5.
Describe the incident of the sinful woman in the house of the Pharisee. 6.
Why did Jesus forgive her sins?

By whom were the wants of Jesus and the twelve chiefly supplied? 1.
In the parable of the sower, what is the connection of the honest and good heart? 2.
What cause in common for the failure of the first three?
What lesson taught by his response to his mother and his brothers? 4.
Describe the stilling of the tempest. 5.
What do you learn of demons from the case of the legion? 6.
Why tell the man dispossessed to publish it, his custom being the reverse?
Show how the faith of the woman with an issue made her whole. 7.
Why so private in raising the ruler's daughter? 7.

What the work of the apostles under their first commission? 1.
Give Herod's thoughts about Jesus. 2; Matt. xiv. 2.
How did the writers learn Herod's thoughts? See viii. 1-3; Acts xiii. 1. [102]
Where were the five thousand fed, and what caused them to be there? 3.
Difference from Matthew in the account of Peter's confession? 4.
When and where did the transfiguration occur? 5.
What its chief design?
What else learned from it?
Describe the miracle on the day after the transfiguration. 6.
Describe the rebuke of ambition and jealousy among the twelve. 7.

PART THIRD.
Subject and extent of this Part?
Subjects of the sections?

Describe the rejection of Jesus by a Samaritan village. 1.
Explain his answers to three men about following him. 2.
Whither the seventy sent, and why? 3.
What their respect, and what remark thereon? 4.
How had prophets and kings desired to see these things?

What called for the parable of the good Samaritan? 1.
Who were the lawyers?
What excuses could the priest and the Levite probably have given?
What could the Samaritan have given had he followed their example?
How did the parable answer the lawyer's question?
What was, "the good part" chosen by Mary? 2.
Why did the disciples ask for instruction on prayer? 3.
What the main point in the answer?
Show the force of the defense against the charge of league with Satan. 4.
Show how Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites. 6.
How did Jesus give the sign of Jonah?
What fault did Jesus find with the Pharisees? 8. [103]
What, with the lawyers? 9.
What reasons given for fearing God rather than men? 11.
Give the parable of the foolish rich man, and show what called it forth? 12.
What reasons given for not being anxious about necessaries of life? 13.
In what sense did Jesus send fire and division on the earth? 16.
What did he mean by, "the signs of the times"? 17.

What lesson taught on providential calamities, and how? 1.
Bearing of the parable?
In what sense had Satan bound the afflicted woman? 2.
State the points in answer to the question, "are they few that be saved"? 3.
When Jesus was threatened with Herod, what was his answer? 4.
How did Jesus teach humility at feasts? 6.
What did he teach about giving feasts? 7.
Give the parable of the great supper, and its meaning. 8.
Give his lesson on counting the cost. 9.
By what parables did Jesus defend himself for receiving sinners? 10.
Show the bearing of each.
What use of riches taught by the parable of the unjust steward? 11. (1).
Why did the Pharisees scoff at this lesson? (2).
What the main lesson from the rich man and Lazarus? (3).
What learned from it as to the state of the dead?
What, as to the meaning of bringing men to repentance?

What is said about occasions of stumbling? 1.
Why did the apostles ask an increase of faith?
State the parable of the plow-men, and its meaning.
Show that we cannot do works of supererogation.
Point out the ingratitude of the nine lepers. 2. [104]
In what sense is the kingdom, "within you"? 3.
In what respect will the coming of the Son of man be like the days of Noah and of Lot?
Why does Jesus say, "remember Lot's wife"?
Give the parable of the unjust judge, and show what it teaches. 4.
State the case of the Pharisee and the publican. 5.
Why the difference in the result of their prayers?
What is it to receive the kingdom as a little child?
What is the difficulty in saving a rich man? 7.
Show the agreement between Luke and Matthew about the blind man at Jericho. 9.
State the case of Zacchæus. 10.
What prompted his resolve?
How does he compare with the other rich man?
Explain the parable of the pounds. 11.

Of what value is the account of the public entry into Jerusalem? 1, 2.
What prediction did Jesus utter on the occasion? 3.
Why did he clear the temple? 4.

PART FOURTH.
Subject and extent of this Part?
Subjects of the sections?

When the authority of Jesus was questioned, how did he defend it? 1.
Explain the parable of the vine-dressers. 2.
Did the scribes see its bearing?
Purpose of the spies in the question about tribute? 3.
How was the point made by the Sadducees met? 4.
Why did his opponents cease to ask questions?
Why could not the Pharisees answer his question? 5.
What the amount of the widow's contribution? 6. [105]

What occasioned the prediction concerning the temple? 1.
What classes of events were to precede its destruction? 2, 3.
What the signal for immediate flight? 4.
How long is Jerusalem to be held by Gentiles?
Was Jesus come again before the fall of Jerusalem? 5.
What was to be fulfilled in that generation? 6.
Where did Jesus lodge during his stay at Jerusalem, and why? 8.

What suggested to Judas his proposal to the chief priests? 1.
What foreknowledge was shown in the order to prepare the passover? 2.
When and how was the passover fulfilled in the kingdom? 3. (1).
Why the names eucharist and sacrament for the Lord's supper?
Are they proper? (2).
In what sense do the apostles sit on thrones and judge? (5).
How did Jesus prepare in advance for Simon's denial? (6).
What change did Jesus make in the commission of the apostles? (7).

Describe the agony in the garden. 1.
Why was the band ready for Judas? 2.
How long after the arrest till the trial? 3.
Give the proceedings of the sanhedrim. 5.
What accusations were brought before Pilate? 6.
Describe the proceedings before Herod?
What was Pilate's decision, and on what evidence? 7.
Quote and explain the words of Jesus to the women of Jerusalem. 8.
Reconcile Matthew and Luke about the two robbers. 9.
How could the penitent robber think that Jesus would yet come in his kingdom?
What meant by Paradise in [106] the answer of Jesus?
What convinced the centurion at the cross? 10.
Describe the burial of Jesus. 11.

Describe the visit of the women to the sepulchre. 1.
How many women?
What in the story of the two who went to Emmaus made the apostles doubt it? 2.
Why should we believe it?
With what feelings did the eleven behold Jesus, and why? 3.
What points of instruction in the last remarks of Jesus to the eleven? 4.
Was Luke ignorant of the appearance of Jesus in Galilee?
Where did the eleven stay between the ascension and the next Pentecost? [107]

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