Healing and Miracles..

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Healing and Miracles.. Who is Jesus? Luke
71-950
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Jesus Message-the parables and miracles
-what was Jesus trying to say with all the
parables he told and the miracles he
performed? -(89-10) Here Jesus explained the
reason for teaching in parables -the 12
apostles already had the secret to the
kingdom. -In all three gospels, the words to
see and still not perceive, and hearing to
not understand (significance?) -Basically,
the authors are giving us the hidden message of a
way of living to get into the kingdom of God
(Mark Luke)/heaven (Matthew) through the
parables.
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Examples of parables/miracles
-(Luke 816-18) This passage was when Jesus told
the parable of the lamp covered by a
vessel. -In the beginning, Mark and Luke had
a lot of similarities ...under a bed ...be
made manifest nor anything secret that shall not
be known and come to light. (a reason?) -Both
authors were trying to reach the same religious
audience (Christians), though they were slightly
different (Luke wealthier, complacent
Christians, Mark new Christians being
persecuted) -In the end of the passage (818),
all three authors have the same wording, implying
the importance of the message.
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Examples of parables/miracles Luke 71-950
Parables /Miracles -the centurions slave
(71-10)healing -the widows son
(711-17)restoration -stilling the storm
(822-25)nature -the Gerasene Demoniac
(826-39)exorcism -healing the womans hemorrage
(843-48)healing -raising the daughter from the
dead (849-56)restoration -Feeding the 5000
(910b-17)nature -healing boy with possessed
spirit (937-43a)exorcism -These miracles are
the tools that show Jesus message and who he is
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John the Baptists Question (718-23) Who is
Jesus?
-Why is John asking if Jesus is the one to come?
Who is Jesus compared to John the Baptist? And
who are they compared to the prophets of the Old
Testament? -In Malachi 31-24 the prophet speaks
of sending a messenger for judgment, specifically
the prophet Elijah, to prepare the world for the
day of the Lord. -This parallels in Luke
725-27, when Jesus answers John the Baptists
question and paraphrases the first verse of
Malachi chapter 3 (31). -His answer basically
was look at all the cool stuff I can do, of
course Im the dude (Son of God). (Luke
721-23) Malachi 31 Luke 727 See, I am
sending my messenger to Behold, I send my
prepare the way before me messenger
before thy face, who shall prepare thy way
before thee.
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Elijah vs. Elisha and Jesus vs. John the Baptist
-Jesus said John the Baptist was to prepare the
way for the Lord. He was comparing John to
Elijah to prepare the way for the coming of the
Lord, or the next prophet (Elisha). -(2 Kings
2-7) Here was where Elijah ascended into heaven
and Elisha asked for double his spirit (29-12),
and where Elisha performed many of his miracles
(41-7, 438-41, 442-44, 51-14).
(importance?) -After Elijah ascended, Elisha
performed many more miracles than him, as well as
inheriting double his spirit. -Jesus (compared
to Elisha) eludes to this to emphasize that he
was indeed more powerful/important than John the
Baptist (compared to Elijah).
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Elijah vs. Elisha and Jesus vs. John the Baptist
continued
-In both cases of Elijah before Elisha and John
the Baptist before Jesus the latter of the
prophets is the more important. -Usually,
according to the Jewish faith, the first to come
is more important. (this could be why John asks
his question in the first place). -Both these
examples (Jesus John, Elijah Elisha) are
wrong this message of the last to come is more
important is prevalent to Christians, roughly
the same audience of Luke and Matthew, the
authors of the parallel passages from Luke
718-35.
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Parables/miracles paralleled by Elisha
-Two of the miracles in Luke are paralleled by
similar miracles of Elisha in 2 Kings. -Raising
the daughter from the dead (849-56) is
paralleled by raising the Shunammite womans son
from the dead (2 Kings 432-37). -The feeding of
the 5000 (910b-17) is paralleled by feeding the
100 (2 Kings 442-44) -This enforces the fact
that Jesus is compared to Elisha in Lukes Gospel
to show how he is greater than John the Baptist
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Who is Jesus?
-During the Transfiguration (Luke 928-36), Moses
and Elijah came to Jesus, Peter, James, and John.
How do these prophets explain who Jesus
is? -(Deut. 3410-12) this passage explains how
Moses is the best prophet, and that no one has
had a relationship to God like his. And Jesus
talks to him about his fate in all three gospels
during the Transfiguration.. (significance?) -Jes
us and Moses must share something in
common -Malachi (322-24) explains how Elijah
will come before the day of the Lord. This could
be eluding to why Elijah is with Moses and Jesus.
-After all, Elijah came first like John the
Baptist to prepare the way for Jesus.
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Conclusion
-So, Jesus is more important than John the
Baptist, like the Old Testament parallel of
Elisha being more important than Elijah. -This
question of who Jesus is is answered in these
passages, especially for the audiences of the
authors (Luke Matthew) that have the most
parallels throughout Luke 71-950. -Jesus and
his message are also held in these passages in
the words of the parables and miracles too.