The Blood Guilt on the Lawyers: Luke 11:45-52
“45) One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.” 46) But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47) Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48) So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. 49) For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, 50) so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, 51) from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’ 52) Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”” Luke 11:45-52
This lawyer recognized that Jesus was implicating them with everything He said about the Pharisees. They were side by side in their hypocrisy. But there was a key difference.
The Pharisees would parade around in their legalism and self righteousness, but they had no power or authority to enforce the Law. The lawyers on the other hand could pass a guilty verdict on others. Their words could bring a verdict of guilt and condemnation. Their opinion would bring sentence of punishment including death.
Jesus charged them with the guilt of the Old Testament Martyrs. They were behind the killing of many prophets and righteous men throughout the centuries who had been sent by God to warn His people. They had blood on their hands.
They would interpret the Law in such a way as to weigh men down with heavy burdens while claiming personal exemption. They were the masters of the double standard. They could always find a loop whole for themselves while condemning whomever they opposed.
In a few short months, their counsel would feed the charge of guilt and condemnation against Jesus Christ. They would take their seat in the Sanhedrin and stand shoulder to shoulder with the high priest pronouncing a sentence of death on Jesus.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
“45) One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.” 46) But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47) Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48) So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. 49) For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, 50) so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, 51) from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’ 52) Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”” Luke 11:45-52
This lawyer recognized that Jesus was implicating them with everything He said about the Pharisees. They were side by side in their hypocrisy. But there was a key difference.
The Pharisees would parade around in their legalism and self righteousness, but they had no power or authority to enforce the Law. The lawyers on the other hand could pass a guilty verdict on others. Their words could bring a verdict of guilt and condemnation. Their opinion would bring sentence of punishment including death.
Jesus charged them with the guilt of the Old Testament Martyrs. They were behind the killing of many prophets and righteous men throughout the centuries who had been sent by God to warn His people. They had blood on their hands.
They would interpret the Law in such a way as to weigh men down with heavy burdens while claiming personal exemption. They were the masters of the double standard. They could always find a loop whole for themselves while condemning whomever they opposed.
In a few short months, their counsel would feed the charge of guilt and condemnation against Jesus Christ. They would take their seat in the Sanhedrin and stand shoulder to shoulder with the high priest pronouncing a sentence of death on Jesus.
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
