A Jewish man traveled from Jerusalem to Jericho. The elevation of Jerusalem is 2,550 feet above sea level while Jericho, seventeen miles northeast, is situated 825 feet below sea level. This means that a person descends some 3,375 feet in a distance of seventeen miles.
The road is down all the way and very dangerous. It was known to be robber infested with the worst kind of bandits.
These robbers attacked this Jewish man and left him robbed, wounded, naked and dying in the ditch.
Both a priest and a Levite passed by but would not help. The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans, but it was a despised Samaritan who had compassion.
This Samaritan went to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in wine and oil, placed him upon his own beast and took him to an inn and paid for his keep.
Luke 10:25-37
Truth Taught by the Parable:
The direct lesson taught here was to define just who is our neighbor. Our neighbor is any man who is in need of our help. However, the message of salvation is brought out so beautifully.
This Jewish man represents all mankind travelling the downward road away from God.Jerusalem represented the dwelling place of God upon earth while Jericho was the place that had been cursed.
Man has been travelling down, down, down, away from God, and the result is lying in the ditch wounded, naked, robbed and dying. God and the world are at enmity but God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son.
Jesus Christ is the Good Samaritan, who had compassion, who came where fallen man is. He pours in the wine and the oil, both of which represented the Holy Spirit.
He clothes the sinner with His own righteousness and carries him to the inn. This speaks to us of the church.
Even the two pence has meaning here. A penny is a day's wage and this speaks of providing for the man for two days. A day is with the Lord as a thousand years.
Therefore, this parable taught that the church would minister to the sinner for a period of two thousand years.
The road is down all the way and very dangerous. It was known to be robber infested with the worst kind of bandits.
These robbers attacked this Jewish man and left him robbed, wounded, naked and dying in the ditch.
Both a priest and a Levite passed by but would not help. The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans, but it was a despised Samaritan who had compassion.
This Samaritan went to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in wine and oil, placed him upon his own beast and took him to an inn and paid for his keep.
Luke 10:25-37
Truth Taught by the Parable:
The direct lesson taught here was to define just who is our neighbor. Our neighbor is any man who is in need of our help. However, the message of salvation is brought out so beautifully.
This Jewish man represents all mankind travelling the downward road away from God.Jerusalem represented the dwelling place of God upon earth while Jericho was the place that had been cursed.
Man has been travelling down, down, down, away from God, and the result is lying in the ditch wounded, naked, robbed and dying. God and the world are at enmity but God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son.
Jesus Christ is the Good Samaritan, who had compassion, who came where fallen man is. He pours in the wine and the oil, both of which represented the Holy Spirit.
He clothes the sinner with His own righteousness and carries him to the inn. This speaks to us of the church.
Even the two pence has meaning here. A penny is a day's wage and this speaks of providing for the man for two days. A day is with the Lord as a thousand years.
Therefore, this parable taught that the church would minister to the sinner for a period of two thousand years.
A Jewish man traveled from Jerusalem to Jericho. The elevation of Jerusalem is 2,550 feet above sea level while Jericho, seventeen miles northeast, is situated 825 feet below sea level. This means that a person descends some 3,375 feet in a distance of seventeen miles.
The road is down all the way and very dangerous. It was known to be robber infested with the worst kind of bandits.
These robbers attacked this Jewish man and left him robbed, wounded, naked and dying in the ditch.
Both a priest and a Levite passed by but would not help. The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans, but it was a despised Samaritan who had compassion.
This Samaritan went to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in wine and oil, placed him upon his own beast and took him to an inn and paid for his keep.
Luke 10:25-37
Truth Taught by the Parable:
The direct lesson taught here was to define just who is our neighbor. Our neighbor is any man who is in need of our help. However, the message of salvation is brought out so beautifully.
This Jewish man represents all mankind travelling the downward road away from God.Jerusalem represented the dwelling place of God upon earth while Jericho was the place that had been cursed.
Man has been travelling down, down, down, away from God, and the result is lying in the ditch wounded, naked, robbed and dying. God and the world are at enmity but God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son.
Jesus Christ is the Good Samaritan, who had compassion, who came where fallen man is. He pours in the wine and the oil, both of which represented the Holy Spirit.
He clothes the sinner with His own righteousness and carries him to the inn. This speaks to us of the church.
Even the two pence has meaning here. A penny is a day's wage and this speaks of providing for the man for two days. A day is with the Lord as a thousand years.
Therefore, this parable taught that the church would minister to the sinner for a period of two thousand years.
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