Luke 24:7
The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.'"
The Son of Man
This title, "The Son of Man," is one that Jesus frequently used to refer to Himself. It is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, particularly in the book of Daniel 7:13-14, where it describes a messianic figure endowed with authority, glory, and sovereign power. The term emphasizes both the humanity and the divinity of Jesus, highlighting His role as the representative of humankind and the fulfillment of divine prophecy. In the Greek, "ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου" (ho huios tou anthrōpou) underscores His connection to humanity while also pointing to His heavenly origin and mission.

must be delivered
The phrase "must be delivered" indicates the necessity and divine plan behind the events leading to Jesus' crucifixion. The Greek word "παραδοθῆναι" (paradothēnai) suggests a handing over or betrayal, which is a key element in the Passion narrative. This was not a random act of violence but a fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, as foretold by the prophets. It underscores the sovereignty of God in orchestrating the events for the salvation of mankind.

into the hands of sinful men
This phrase highlights the human agents involved in the crucifixion of Jesus. "Sinful men" refers to those who acted against Jesus, including the religious leaders and Roman authorities. The Greek "ἀνθρώπων ἁμαρτωλῶν" (anthrōpōn hamartōlōn) emphasizes the moral and spiritual corruption of those who opposed Jesus. It serves as a reminder of the fallen state of humanity and the need for redemption, which Jesus came to provide.

be crucified
The act of crucifixion was a brutal and humiliating form of execution used by the Romans. The Greek word "σταυρωθῆναι" (staurōthēnai) conveys the physical suffering and public shame that Jesus endured. This method of death was prophesied in the Old Testament (e.g., Psalm 22, Isaiah 53) and was central to the atonement theology of the New Testament. It signifies the depth of Jesus' sacrifice and His willingness to bear the sins of the world.

and on the third day
The phrase "on the third day" is significant in the context of Jewish understanding and prophecy. It reflects the fulfillment of Jesus' own predictions about His resurrection (e.g., Luke 9:22) and aligns with the typology found in the Old Testament, such as Jonah's three days in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17). The Greek "τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ" (tē tritē hēmera) underscores the precision and certainty of God's plan for resurrection and victory over death.

rise again
The resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith, symbolizing victory over sin and death. The Greek "ἀναστῆναι" (anastēnai) means to rise or stand up, indicating Jesus' triumph and the new life He offers to believers. This event validates Jesus' claims and teachings, providing hope and assurance of eternal life for all who trust in Him. It is a powerful testament to God's power and faithfulness, fulfilling the promises made throughout Scripture.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Son of Man
A title Jesus frequently used for Himself, emphasizing both His humanity and His divine mission. It is rooted in the prophetic vision of Daniel 7:13-14, where the "Son of Man" is given authority and glory.

2. Sinful Men
Refers to those who would betray, arrest, and crucify Jesus, including Judas Iscariot, the Jewish leaders, and the Roman authorities. This highlights the fallen nature of humanity and the role of sin in the crucifixion.

3. Crucifixion
The method of execution used for Jesus, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the suffering Messiah (e.g., Isaiah 53). It was a Roman form of capital punishment reserved for the most serious offenders.

4. The Third Day
Signifies the day of Jesus' resurrection, fulfilling His own predictions and Old Testament typologies, such as Jonah's three days in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17).

5. Resurrection
The event where Jesus rose from the dead, confirming His victory over sin and death and validating His claims of divinity and messianic identity.
Teaching Points
Divine Necessity
Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection were not random events but were necessary for the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. Believers can trust in God's sovereign plan for their lives, even when circumstances seem dire.

The Reality of Sin
The phrase "sinful men" reminds us of the pervasive nature of sin and the need for a Savior. Christians are called to recognize their own sinfulness and the grace offered through Christ's sacrifice.

Hope in the Resurrection
The resurrection on the third day is a cornerstone of Christian faith, providing hope and assurance of eternal life. Believers are encouraged to live in the power of the resurrection, experiencing victory over sin and death.

Fulfillment of Prophecy
Jesus' life and mission fulfilled numerous Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture. Christians are encouraged to study the Bible diligently, recognizing its divine inspiration and authority.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the title "Son of Man" deepen our understanding of Jesus' identity and mission?

2. In what ways does the crucifixion demonstrate both the justice and mercy of God?

3. How can the certainty of Jesus' resurrection impact our daily lives and struggles?

4. What are some Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled in Jesus' death and resurrection, and how do they strengthen our faith?

5. How can we apply the truth of God's sovereign plan in our personal challenges and uncertainties?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Matthew 16:21
Jesus predicts His suffering, death, and resurrection, showing consistency in His mission and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

Acts 2:23-24
Peter's sermon at Pentecost, where he explains that Jesus' death and resurrection were part of God's foreordained plan, emphasizing divine sovereignty.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Paul reiterates the core gospel message that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose on the third day, underscoring the foundational truth of the resurrection.
A Present ChristH. R. Harris.Luke 24:1-10
An Easter SermonD. O. Clark.Luke 24:1-10
Angels as RemembrancersH. Melvill, B. D.Luke 24:1-10
Christ is RisenW. M. Statham, B. A.Luke 24:1-10
Christ, a Quickening SpiritJ. H. Newman, D. D.Luke 24:1-10
Easter Among the GravesRantenberg.Luke 24:1-10
Easter BrightnessVan Oosterzee.Luke 24:1-10
Easter Good NewsJ. G. Angley, M. A.Luke 24:1-10
Easter MorningArndt.Luke 24:1-10
LessonsJames Foote, M. A.Luke 24:1-10
RisenJ. Vaughan, M. A.Luke 24:1-10
The Easter FestivalSchmid.Luke 24:1-10
The First Easter MorningVan Oosterzee.Luke 24:1-10
The First Pilgrims to the Holy SepulchreVan Oosterzee.Luke 24:1-10
The Living ChristThe Weekly PulpitLuke 24:1-10
The Living DeadA. Maclaren, D. D.Luke 24:1-10
The Living not Among the DeadCanon Liddon.Luke 24:1-10
The Lord is Risen IndeedC. H. Spurgeon.Luke 24:1-10
The Lord's DayJ. Pulsford.Luke 24:1-10
The Open GraveHofacker.Luke 24:1-10
The Resurrection of ChristW. M. Punshon, D. D.Luke 24:1-10
The Resurrection of ChristJ. Foot, D. D.Luke 24:1-10
Side-Lights from the ResurrectionVarious Authors Luke 24:1-12
The Resurrection DiscoveredR.M. Edgar Luke 24:1-12
People
Cleopas, James, Jesus, Joanna, Mary, Peter, Simon
Places
Bethany, Emmaus, Galilee, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Road to Emmaus
Topics
Behoveth, Betrayed, Cross, Crucified, Death, Delivered, Evil-doers, Hands, Raised, Rise, Saying, Sinful, Sinners, Third
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Luke 24:7

     1652   numbers, 3-5

Luke 24:1-8

     2012   Christ, authority
     6704   peace, divine NT

Luke 24:1-10

     2421   gospel, historical foundation

Luke 24:1-11

     5745   women

Luke 24:1-12

     2555   Christ, resurrection appearances

Luke 24:1-18

     1436   reality

Luke 24:1-33

     7241   Jerusalem, significance

Luke 24:4-7

     4112   angels, messengers

Luke 24:6-7

     2221   Christ, Son of Man

Luke 24:6-8

     8670   remembering

Library
Good Friday
Eversley, 1856. St. Luke xxiv. 5, 6. "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen." This is a very solemn day; for on this day the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified. The question for us is, how ought we to keep it? that is, what sort of thoughts ought to be in our minds upon this day? Now, many most excellent and pious persons, and most pious books, seem to think that we ought to-day to think as much as possible of the sufferings of our Blessed Lord; and because we
Charles Kingsley—All Saints' Day and Other Sermons

February 11 Morning
They that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord harkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.--MAL. 3:16. It came to pass that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.--Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst ot them.--My fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. Let the word of Christ dwell in
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

March 23 Evening
They constrained him, saying, Abide with us.--LUKE 24:29. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.--Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?--I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

September 18 Morning
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.--PSA. 119:18. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.--It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.--I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.--We have received, not the spirit of
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

December 7. "Abide with Us; for it is Toward Evening" (Luke xxiv. 29).
"Abide with us; for it is toward evening" (Luke xxiv. 29). In His last messages to the disciples in the 14th and 15th chapters of John, the Lord Jesus clearly teaches us that the very essence of the highest holiness is, "Abide in Me, and I in you, for without Me ye can do nothing." The very purpose of the Holy Ghost whom He promised was to reveal Him, that at "that day, ye shall know that I am in the Father, and ye in Me, and I in you," and the closing echo of His intercessory prayer was embraced
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

Peter Alone with Jesus
'The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.' --LUKE xxiv. 34. The other appearances of the risen Lord to individuals on the day of Resurrection are narrated with much particularity, and at considerable length. John gives us the lovely account of our Lord's conversation with Mary Magdalene, Luke gives us in full detail the story of the interview with the two travellers on the road to Emmaus. Here is another appearance, known to 'the eleven, and them that were with them' on the Resurrection
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The First Easter Sunrise
'Now, upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came onto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5. And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them,
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The Risen Lord's Self-Revelation to Wavering Disciples
'And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 14. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them. 16. But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him. 17. And He said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18. And
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The Meal at Emmaus
'And it came to pass, as He sat at meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 31. And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He vanished out of their sight.'--LUKE xxiv. 30, 31. Perhaps the most striking characteristic of the Gospel accounts of our Lord's intercourse with His disciples, in the interval between the Resurrection and His Ascension, is the singular union of mystery and simplicity which they present. There is a certain air of remoteness and depth
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The Triumphant End
'And as they thus spake, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38. And He said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39. Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself: handle Me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see Me have. 40. And when He had thus spoken, He shewed them His hands and His feet. 41. And while
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

Christ's Witnesses
'Ye are witnesses of these things. 49. And, behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.'--LUKE xxiv. 48, 49. Luke's account of the Resurrection and subsequent forty days is so constructed as to culminate in this appointment of the disciples to their high functions and equipment for it, by the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Evangelist has evidently in view his second 'treatise,' and is here preparing the link of
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The Living Dead
'Why seek ye the living among the dead! 6. He is not here, but is risen.'--LUKE xxiv. 5,6. We can never understand the utter desolation of the days that lay betwixt Christ's Death and His Resurrection. Our faith rests on centuries. We know that that grave was not even an interruption to the progress of His work, but was the straight road to His triumph and His glory. We know that it was the completion of the work of which the raising of the widow's son and of Lazarus were but the beginnings. But
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The Ascension
'And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them. 51. And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.' --LUKE xxiv. 50, 51. 'And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight.'--ACTS i. 9. Two of the four Evangelists, viz., Matthew and John, have no record of the Ascension. But the argument which infers ignorance from silence, which is always rash,
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

"I Know!"
The man of God who has fixed his feet on the rock of salvation can say with certainty, "I know." If you have not got assurance and want it, just believe God's Word. If you go down South and ask those three million colored people how they think they are free, they won't talk about their feelings; they just believe that Abraham Lincoln made them free. They believe the proclamation, and so we must believe the proclamation God has made in the Bible. "One thing thou teachest," that is salvation. [Illustration:
Dwight L. Moody—Moody's Anecdotes And Illustrations

Spiritual Power.
"And behold I send the promise of My Father upon you; but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high."--ST. LUKE xxiv. 49. "Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you."--ACTS i. 8. To-day we are celebrating the last of the series of historical festivals which mark the springtime of our Christian year. And without this one the rest would leave us with a sense of incompleteness; for we should be without its gift of the abiding and indwelling
John Percival—Sermons at Rugby

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xxiv. 36, "He Himself Stood in the Midst of Them, and Saith unto Them, Peace be unto You," Etc.
1. The Lord appeared to His disciples after His resurrection, as ye have heard, and saluted them, saying, "Peace be unto you." [3554] This is peace indeed, and the salutation of salvation: for the very word salutation has received its name from salvation. [3555] And what can be better than that Salvation Itself should salute man? For Christ is our Salvation. He is our Salvation, who was wounded for us, and fixed by nails to the tree, and being taken down from the tree, was laid in the sepulchre.
Saint Augustine—sermons on selected lessons of the new testament

Beginning at Jerusalem
I. Ye that would faithfully serve Christ note carefully how he taught his disciples WHAT THEY WERE TO PREACH. We find different descriptions of the subject of our preaching, but on this occasion it is comprised in two things--repentance and remission of sins. I am glad to find in this verse that old- fashioned virtue called repentance. It used to be preached, but it has gone out of fashion now. Indeed, we are told that we always misunderstood the meaning of the word "repentance"; and that it simply
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 29: 1883

The Wounds of Jesus
First, what influence did the exhibition of the hands and feet have upon the disciples? Secondly, why is it that Jesus Christ, now in heaven, bears with him the scars in his flesh? And, then, thirdly, is there any lesson to us in the fact that Jesus Christ still wears his wounds? I think there is. I. First, then, OF WHAT USE WAS THE EXHIBITION OF THOSE WOUNDS TO THE DESCIPLES? I reply at once that they were infallible proofs that he was the same person. He said, "Behold my hands and feet, that it
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859

Twenty-Fourth Day for the Spirit on Your Own Congregation
WHAT TO PRAY.--For the Spirit on your own Congregation "Beginning at Jerusalem."--LUKE xxiv. 47. Each one of us is connected with some congregation or circle of believers, who are to us the part of Christ's body with which we come into most direct contact. They have a special claim on our intercession. Let it be a settled matter between God and you that you are to labour in prayer on its behalf. Pray for the minister and all leaders or workers in it. Pray for the believers according to their needs.
Andrew Murray—The Ministry of Intercession

Savonarola -- the Ascension of Christ
Girolamo Savonarola was born at Ferrara in 1452, and was admitted in 1475 into the novitiate of the Dominican Order, where he soon made himself conspicuous for eloquence, and in Florence attracted many hearers by his diatribes against corruption. Florence, having lost its independence as a republic, was completely under the sway of the Medici, who became arrayed against Savonarola, who aimed at establishing an ideal Christian commonwealth. When he attacked the Pope Alexander VI. his doom was practically
Various—The World's Great Sermons, Volume I

Of the Fervent Desire of Certain Devout Persons to Receive the Body and Blood of Christ
The Voice of the Disciple O how great is the abundance of Thy sweetness, O Lord, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee. When I call to mind some devout persons who draw nigh to Thy Sacrament, O Lord, with the deepest devotion and affection, then very often I am confounded in myself and blush for shame, that I approach Thine altar and table of Holy Communion so carelessly and coldly, that I remain so dry and without affection, that I am not wholly kindled with love before Thee, my God,
Thomas A Kempis—Imitation of Christ

The Shadow of Disappointment.
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel. LUKE xxiv. 21. In the accounts of the disciples, contained in the New Testament, there is no attempt to glorify them, or to conceal any weakness. From the first to the last, they think and act precisely as men would think and act in their circumstances;--they are affected just as others of like culture would be affected by such events as those set forth in the record. And the genuineness of their conduct argues the genuineness
E. H. Chapin—The Crown of Thorns

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