brotherly love
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G- Phileo Represents brotherly love, affection, and warm friendship. It is used to describe the close, emotional bond between friends or fellow believers
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’
36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” 37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
The Lawyer - a man of the law who studies the Law. Testing Jesus. Justifying his own action supporting his claim - we try to support out claim to our sins.
Jerusalem to Jericho - about 3,500 feet in drop and about 10 mile away some say 17 miles
The Priest - A religious person who is a religious leader, Performing sacrifices, and maintained the temple
Levite - From the tribe of Levi who served in various functions. Aiding the priest.
Both probably returning from there duties in the temple. - maybe not wanting to become unclean thinking he was dead.
The Samaritan - A man from Samaria. Jews and Samaritans despised each other. Mixed Israelites and foreigners.
Oil and Wine : remedies promoted healing and prevented infection
2 Denarii : about 2 days pay or enough for several days in the inn
Who is my neighbor changed to What does it mean to be a neighbor ?
it’s not who was the neighbor, but who proved to be the neighbor?
9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
Compassion:
Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
10:30–32 Jesus answered by telling a parable. A man was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho, a distance of seventeen miles that involved a 3,000-foot drop in elevation. It was a dangerous journey. On the way, he fell among robbers who beat him and left him half dead (10:30). The first two travelers to pass by the crime scene were a priest and a Levite. Now, priests were responsible for interpreting the law and officiating in the temple. The Levites (the tribe from which the priests came) assisted the priests in their duties. Perhaps these men had fulfilled their religious obligations in Jerusalem and wanted to get home, or perhaps they were on their way to Jerusalem and didn’t want to be late. Maybe they thought contact with the man would contaminate them or were afraid of being robbed themselves should they stop. Regardless, they didn’t want to be bothered with this stricken man, so they passed by on the other side of the road (10:31–32). The priest and Levite are, unfortunately, like many religious people today who hold tenaciously to their theology but ignore those around them who are suffering. Broken people need someone to show them compassion and give them life—not merely talk to them and pray for them. This priest and Levite had run into an unplanned ministry opportunity, and they ignored it.
Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary
