Luke 9:21-22
Summary for Luke 9:21-22: 9:21-22 a not to tell anyone who he was: Jesus did not want to encourage a popular uprising; his calling was not to overthrow Rome, but to suffer and die.9:22 b must suffer many terrible things: This was the first of Jesus’ prophecies concerning his coming death in Jerusalem (see 9:44 c; 17:25 d; 18:31-34 e). Jesus would fulfill Isa 52:13–53:12 f, in which the servant of the Lord (the Messiah) became a saving sacrifice for God’s people. These events were part of God’s purpose and plan. Despite opposition from human beings and from the spiritual forces of Satan, God works through the actions of human beings to accomplish his purposes. Though wicked men plotted against Jesus and put him to death, God accomplished salvation by raising Jesus from the dead (Luke 24:7 g, 26-27 h, 44-47 i; Acts 2:23-24 j; 3:18 k; 4:28 l).
• leading priests: Though Israel had only one high priest, the upper-class priests were the aristocracy; they served on the Sanhedrin and held positions of power in Jerusalem.
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