Luk 7:11-17 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 7:11-17: 7:11-17 Jesus raised three people from the dead; the others were Jairus’s daughter (8:40-56 ) and Lazarus (John 11:38-44 ). Jesus has authority over life and death (cp. 1 Kgs 17:17-24 ; 2 Kgs 4:18-37 ). 7:11 The location of the village of Nain is uncertain; it might be the modern town of Nein, six miles southeast of Nazareth.

Summary for Luke 7:11-17: 7:11-17 ^a Jesus raised three people from the dead; the others were Jairus’s daughter (8:40-56 ^b) and Lazarus (John 11:38-44 ^c). Jesus has authority over life and death (cp. 1 Kgs 17:17-24 ^d; 2 Kgs 4:18-37 ^e). 7:11 ^f The location of the village of Nain is uncertain; it might be the modern town of Nein, six miles southeast of Nazareth.
7:12 ^g A funeral procession: In Judaism, a large crowd of mourners and intense wailing signified great love for the deceased. Mourners were hired in some cases.

• Widows were the most vulnerable members of society, and God had special concern for them (Exod 22:22 ^h; Deut 10:18 ⁱ; 27:19 ^j). This widow’s only son was her means of support and hope for the future; his death was a terrible loss (see Jer 6:26 ^k; Amos 8:10 ^l; Zech 12:10 ^m).
Summary for Luke 7:13-14: 7:13-14 ⁿ The word translated coffin may refer to a casket or a funeral bier. A Jew was rendered unclean by touching a dead body or the coffin or bier (Lev 21:1 ^o, 11-12 ^p). As when he touched the man with leprosy (Luke 5:13 ^q), however, Jesus was not defiled. He replaced disease and death with cleansing and life.
7:16 ^r A mighty prophet: Jesus was like Elijah and Elisha.