03.24.2016 New Testament: Luke 4.17–20

To read the Bible in a year, read Luke 4.1–32 on March 24, In the year of our Lord 2016

By Don Ruhl

Jesus had gone to the synagogue and stood up to read. Someone gave Him the Book of Isaiah,

And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

“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;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

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 (Luke 4.17–20).

What did they think when He read that passage? Why did they fix their eyes upon Him?

Questions:

• What would you have done that day?
• Do you think Jesus read that text in such a way that He made it sound like it spoke of Him?
• Would you like to hear Jesus read Scripture?
• Do you like to hear anyone read Scripture?