All rights reserved. ((g) Bartenora in Misn. Salem Media Group. And he closed the roll, or, ‘rolling up the roll.’ How much he read is not known; the usual lesson from the prophets is said to have comprised twenty-one verses. The chair near the place from which the lesson was read was the pulpit of the Rabbi, and to sit down in that chair (as in Matthew 5:1; Matthew 23:2) was an assumption by our Lord, apparently for the first time in that synagogue, of the preacherâs function. And he closed the book "Or rolled it up"; and so the high priest did, after he read in the book of the law, on the day of atonement, all that was necessary to be read, (hrwt rpo llwg) , "he rolled the book of the law", and put it in his bosom F6: and he gave it again to the minister; the Chazan F7, who was the minister, or servant of the congregation, who had the affairs of it upon him, to let in, and bring out, and to order all things; and particularly to take care of the book of the law, and the chest, or ark in which it was. all eyes … fastened on Him—astounded at His putting in such claims. To the attendant, whose duty it would be to put the roll back in its place. 1. Proud member Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament. See the notes at Matthew 5:1. Indeed, the word attention itself, etymologically considered, conveys the same idea. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. He was a salaried officer, a kind of chapel-clerk. This led to the eager, fixed gaze of wonder which the next clause speaks of. And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister — Τω υπηρετη, to the servant, who had brought it to him. Luke 4:20-30 reveals the reaction of the people to Jesus after He taught from Isaiah 61:1-2a. The verb, from τείνω, to stretch, denotes fixed attention. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. and the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him: they looked very wistly at him, and were very attentive to what he should say, upon such a passage of Scripture, which they knew referred to the Messiah; and the rather, as they had known him formerly, and had heard that he was said to be the Messiah. Fastened on him.âThe Greek word so rendered is noticeable as being used twelve times by St. Luke, (chiefly in the Acts), and twice by St. Paul (2Corinthians 3:7; 2Corinthians 3:13), and by no other writer of the New Testament. 10. Luke 4:20-21. Luke 4:20. If the same rule was observed giving and taking the book of any prophet, as the book of the law; then Christ gave it to the minister, and he received it with his right hand: for so it is said {h}. It means the attendant who had charge of the sacred rolls. Minister is likely to be misunderstood as referring to the president of the congregation, who, as the teaching elder, would have addressed the people if Jesus had not done so. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. Sota, c. 7. sect. It had been used by Aristotle in his scientific writings, and was probably a half-technical word which St. Lukeâs studies as a physician had brought into his vocabulary, and which St. Paul learnt, as it were, from him. As about to teach; that being the habitual position of a Jewish teacher. (f) Misn. Yoma, c. 7. sect. (h) Massechet Sopherirn, c. 3. sect. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Luke 4:20. Study the bible online using commentary on Luke 4:20 and more! 7. See on Matthew 5:25. of If the same rule was observed giving and taking the book of any prophet, as the book of the law; then Christ gave it to the minister, and he received it with his right hand: for so it is said (h), "he that gives the book of the law to his friend, may not give it but with the right hand; and he that receives it may not receive it but with the right hand; for so was the giving of it on Mount Sinai, according to Deuteronomy 33:2.''. And sat down - This was usual in speaking in their synagogues. It was his duty, among other things, to take charge of the books, to hand them to the reader of the law, and then return them to their place. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. And he gave it again to the minister - That is, to the one in the synagogue who had charge of the books. Read Luke 4:20 commentary using Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. Such a response is initially surprising since there does not seem to be anything offensive or controversial in the text that Jesus expounded. This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears; And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Were fastened on him - Were intently fixed on him, waiting to see what explanation he would give of the words. Lit., as Rev., attendant. And he closed the book "Or rolled it up"; and so the high priest did, after he read in the book of the law, on the day of atonement, all that was necessary to be read, (hrwt rpo llwg) , "he rolled the book of the law", and put it in his bosom F6:and he gave it again to the minister; And sat down; as was the manner of the Jews, when they taught, or preached; See Gill on Matthew 5:1. and the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him: they looked very wistly at him, and were very attentive to what he should say, upon such a passage of Scripture, which they knew referred to the Messiah; and the rather, as they had known him formerly, and had heard that he was said to be the Messiah. The word means "servant," and the office was not much unlike that of a sexton now.
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