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Who made me a judge? - It is not my business to settle controversies of this kind. They are to be settled by the magistrate. Jesus came for anoth...
Parable of the Rich Fool. Lk. only. Luke 12:13 . The crowd of Luke 12:1 reappears here. Luke 12:14 . Jesus declines to usurp the func...
made . appointed, or constituted. Compare Exodus 2:4 . over. Greek. epi. App-104. Not with the same case as in verses: Luke 12:42 ; Luke 12:...
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? A judge - Without some judgment given in the case, no division could be made; t...
Master, speak to my brother, &c.— While Jesus was thus exhorting his disciples, a certain person in the crowd begged that he would persuade his...
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto him, Man. What a contrast is there between this style...
The Leaven of the Pharisees. The Rich Fool 1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and exhorts them to be courageous in face...
Parable of the rich fool (peculiar to Lk). The parable teaches that since death and judgment are inevitable, men ought to devote their attention to...
Who made me? ] Cp. Exodus 2:14 .
Man, who made me a judge...? — This is the only instance of our Lord’s so addressing one who had come to Him as a questioner. As in Romans 2:1 ;...
Chapter 23 THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL. COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of...
the Doom of the Money Lover Luke 12:13-21 Our Lord did not come into our world as an earthly judge, adjusting differences between man and man....
Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body,...
(13) And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. (14) And he said unto him, Man, who m...
And he said unto him, man ,.... Or "friend", as the Ethiopic version renders it; that is, Jesus said to him, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic ver...
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? Ver. 14. A judge or a divider over you ] It is work enough for a minister r...
One said, Master, speak to my brother , &c. While Jesus was discoursing, as above related, to his disciple, one of the crowd, that was then coll...
THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS (vs.1-12) At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His disciples "first of all,"...
Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, spea...
SECTION 5 (12:1-14:35). We commence here a new section of Luke. As we shall see this section centres around a mighty act of Jesus in delivering a...
The Danger of Riches (12:13-21). We now come to the first of a series of parables in this section. It is the first demonstration of how distorted...
‘But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?” Jesus' reply is indicative of how He saw His position. He had not been sent t...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 12:13 . One of the company .—Rather, “one out of the multitude” (R.V.). Perhaps the mention of magistrates and powers sugges...
Luke 12:13-21 The folly of the rich fool appears: I. In the fact that he completely ignored his responsibility to God in the matter of his posses...
The teaching of our Lord, in this chapter, has very much to do with Christianity in connection with this present life, and its cares and troubles. Go...
In this chapter, our Saviour dispels the fears of his disciples concerning temporal things, and especially their fear of persecution and their fear o...
Luke 12:13-14 . And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me, And he said unto him, Ma...
Luke 12:13-14 . And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Ma...
Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Powe...
Who made Me a Judge era divider over you? Christ not a civil judge, but a Redeemer; At first sight, Christ’s refusal to interfere between these...
EXPOSITION Luke 12:1-42 The Lord , after leaving the Pharisee ' s house , speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him ,...
Warning against avarice:
And He said unto him, Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you?
Exodus 2:14 ; John 18:35 ; John 18:36 ; John 6:15 ; John 8:11 ; Luke 22:58 ; Luke 5:20 ; Romans 2:1 ; Romans 2:3 ; Romans 9:20
Who made me a judge? — In worldly things. His kingdom is not of this world.
14 And he said unto him,Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?