Luke- The Savior of All

Luke is a gentile writing to another gentile. Therefore, Luke, being the detail oriented physician that he is, decides to write “an orderly account” of the life and ministry of Jesus, by doing research from accounts that had already been written, to present a clear presentation to Theophilus, so Theophilus could be certain that what he was taught was true.

Luke presents his account in 4 major sections: The introduction (1-2), the mission (3-9), the journey to Jerusalem (9-19), and the final week (19-24).

Luke’s gospel is unique in that Luke in both of his works, the gospel account and the book of Acts, presents Jesus as the savior of all humanity. This is why in Luke’s genealogy, he connects Jesus all the way back to Adam. This is to show Jesus as the blessing to the all humanity.

An interesting emphasis that Luke presents is liberating the “poor”. Poor could mean anything: sick, broke, outsider, slave, outcast, etc. This is seen in chapters 3-9a where Jesus heals the sick, paralyzed, and even calls the 12 disciples, who are all uneducated, poor, and one them is a tax collector, Matthew.

There is also a heavy emphasis on commissioning the twelve and the great commission given at the end of Luke which reinforces Jesus as the universal savior.

Luke 9-19: The Travel Narrative:

Luke 9:51 “Now it happened that when the days were approaching for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.”

All of Luke 9:51-19 is Jesus’ travel narrative where he is making his way back to Jerusalem.

This section also highlights the cost of following Jesus in Luke 9:57-62.

Luke 10:25-37- The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Luke 11:37-53- Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers

True cleanliness

The burden of the Pharisees

The killing of prophets.

Luke 12:13-34- Parable of the Rich Fool and God’s Provision

Luke 13:22-30- The Narrow Door

Luke 14:7-11- The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Luke 14:12-24- The Parable of the Great Banquet

Luke 15- Parable of the Lost Sheep, Coin, and Prodigal Son.

Luke 16:1-13- Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Luke 18:1-8- Parable of the Persistent Widow

Luke 18:9-14- Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector

Luke 19:1-10- Jesus and Zacchaeus

Luke 19:11-27- Parable of the Ten Minas

Luke 23:26-42- The Crucifixion and the Thief on the Cross