Luke 7: A “Chapter” in Jesus’ Life (2)
Jesus Christ -A Friend of Individuals in Need
Jesus and the Centurion Luke 7:1-10
Jesus and the Widow of Nain Luke 7:11-17
Jesus and John the Baptist Luke 7:18-35
Jesus and the Sinful Woman Luke 7:36-50
Questions
How many “only child” did Jesus restore (heal/resurrect) in the gospel of Luke?
Name the 3 only child/daughter/son that Jesus restored in the gospel of Luke?
Luke 7:11-17 – The son of the widow of Nain
Luke 8:40-55 –Jairus’ daughter
Luke 9:17-43 The only child of a man in the crowd
What is resurrection?
Rising from dead
What are the two types of resurrection?
Physical –body is alive to physical things
Spiritual –spirit is alive to spiritual things, eternal life
The physical resurrections performed by Jesus Christ recorded in the gospel are?
The only son of the widow of Nain -Luke 7:11-17
The only daughter of Jairus -Luke 8:41-56
The ‘only’ brother of Mary and Martha -John 11
How do we know that a dead person is raised, resurrected, from physical dead?
Shows evidence of physical life
Jesus and the Widow of Nain
Jesus performs a greater miracle –physical resurrection
Luke 7:11-17
The Widow of Nain
She was a widow
She lived in Nain, 25 miles from Capernaum
The only mention of Nain in the gospels
She had one son
Her only son died, probably that same day (Deut 21:23, Acts 5:5-10)
She was mourning
She was on the way to the cemetery to bury her son
She had a large crowd with her
No record that she solicited Jesus’ help
No record of Jesus raising the dead before now
Jesus Response to her need
Initiated the journey from Capernaum to Nain
Nain is 25 miles from Capernaum – a day’s journey
Travelled with a large crowd
Probably arrived at the village gate at noon
Saw the funeral procession as he approached the village gate
Saw the widow
His heart overflowed with compassion for her
Told her not to cry
Walk over and touched the coffin, the bearers’ stopped
Spoke to the dead young man
“Young man,” .. “I tell you, get up.” 15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Jesus gave the young man now alive back to his mother
Special meetings took place at the village gate
2 Crowds Met
2 Sufferers Met
2 Only sons Met
2 Enemies Met
John 5:24
Crowd with Jesus
Crowd with widow & dead son
Spiritually, everyone is in one of two crowds
Trusting Jesus Christ and going too heaven
Not trusting Jesus and already in spiritual cemetery and going to hell
Trust Jesus Christ and be raised from the dead
Hebrews 4:15-16
Jesus identifies with the woman’s heartaches
Widow, now left alone
Jesus felt the pain that results from sin and death
Death –the last enemy (1 Cor 15:26)
Considering the pain and grief caused by dead, it is an enemy
Jesus –the great conqueror of death
Jesus gives victory over death (1 Cor 15:51-58, Heb 2:14-15)
Jesus, spoke and the boy was raised to life
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Hebrews 2:14-18
