Luke 7

Luke 7:48 – Who is this?
Luke 7:6-7 – The centurion was a man with authority, yet he showed great humility.
Luke 7:9-10 – Jesus’ power was so great that he didn’t even need to see the sick servant or do anything physically obvious to heal the man.
Luke 7:14 – Jesus was more concerned about helping and having compassion on the widow than on the possibility of ceremonial uncleanness. (Of course, Jesus was not unclean after touching the coffin because the man wasn’t dead!)
- Compare Elijah raising the woman’s son in I Kings 17:23-24.
Luke 7:16 – The response from the people included nothing about blasphemy or some kind of trick here. The people were both in awe and fearful of what they’d seen.
Luke 7:19-20 – Did this question come from Jesus looking different than the Jews expected (i.e., not a political leader)? It is possible that this question came not from John doubting Jesus but from John trying to prove Jesus’ identity to his disciples by sending them to talk to Jesus directly.
Luke 7:28 – This was a tremendous compliment to John! Under the New Covenant, even the least would be greater than John!
Luke 7:47 – Jesus came to help the people that need forgiveness the most.