43<\/strong>. uppermost seats<\/em> ] These were places in the synagogue in a conspicuous semicircle facing the congregation, and round the bema<\/em> of the reader, Luk 14:7-11<\/span>; Mat 23:6<\/span>.<\/p>\n greetings in the markets<\/em> ] in which they addressed one another by extravagant titles, and required from their followers an exaggerated reverence.<\/p>\n See Mat 23:6<\/span>, Mat 23:27<\/span>.<\/P><\/p>\n Verse 43. Ye love the uppermost seats<\/B><\/I>] Every one of them affected to be a ruler<\/I> in the synagogues. See Clarke on <\/span>Mt 23:5<\/span><\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n See Poole on “Mat 23:6<\/span>“, See Poole on “Mat 23:7<\/span>“. Their fault was not in their taking them, but in their affecting them, and in being ambitious of them. God is the God of order, and we are bound to give honour to whom honour belongs; but pride and ambition are detestable sins, especially in such as should be teachers of humility, and the vanity of all things below. <\/P> <\/p>\n 43. uppermost seats<\/B>(See on Lu14:7-11<\/span>). <\/P> greetings<\/B>(See on Mt23:7-10<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n Woe unto you Pharisees, for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues<\/strong>,…. And also the uppermost rooms at feasts,<\/p>\n Mt 23:6<\/span><\/p>\n and greetings in the market<\/strong>; [See comments on Mt 23:6]<\/span> and<\/p>\n [See comments on Mt 23:7]<\/span>.<\/p>\n The chief seats in the synagogues <\/B> ( <\/SPAN><\/span>). Singular here, plural in Mt 23:6<\/span>. This semi-circular bench faced the congregation. Mt 23:6<\/span> has also the chief place at feasts given by Luke also in that discourse (20:46<\/span>) as well as in 14:7<\/span>, a marked characteristic of the Pharisees. <\/P> <\/p>\n Pharisees [ ] <\/SPAN><\/span>. Luke’s form of expression differs from that of Matthew, who says, “ye Pharisees; while Luke has” woe unto you, the Pharisees, ” marking them by the article as a well – known religious body.<\/P> <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 1) “Woe unto you, Pharisees!” <\/strong>(ousi humin tois Pharisaiois) “Woe be unto you Pharisees!” who depend on your own religious ceremonies and good deeds for salvation, Mat 5:20<\/span>.<\/p>\n 2) “For ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues,” <\/strong>(hot! agapate ten protokathedrian en tais sunagogais) “Because you all love (clamor for) the chief seats in the synagogues,” for plaudits and honors from men, love of preeminence, Mat 23:6<\/span>; Mar 12:39<\/span>. Places near the reading desk where the elders sat were specially coveted.<\/p>\n 3) “And greetings in the markets.” <\/strong>(kai tous aspasmous en tais agorais) “And the greetings in the market-places,” before the public, where all may see, Mat 23:7<\/span>; Mar 12:39<\/span>. Thus they clamored for prominence because of vain pride, the salutations and praise of men more than the praise of God, Pro 16:18<\/span>; Joh 12:43<\/span>.<\/p>\n (43) Ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues.<\/strong>See Notes on Mat. 23:6-7<\/span>.<\/p>\n “Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.”<\/p>\n His next criticism is their attitude towards life. There too they reveal their superior attitude, and their contempt for the people of the land. They who are supposed to be exalting God are too busy exalting themselves. When they are given the chief seats in the synagogue they love every moment of it. It makes them feel important and superior. And they encourage it. And they love to be greeted with reverence in the marketplaces as people ‘appreciate their superior religious status’ and treat them with deferential respect. This is not something limited to Pharisees. It is one of the foundation attitudes of the kingdom of man. But it is in direct contrast with the Kingly Rule of God, where all race for the lower seats, and ask how they can serve others. For in the Kingly Rule of God it is he who humbles himself who will be exalted (Luk 14:11<\/span>; Luk 18:14<\/span>).<\/p>\n 43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Ver. 43. See Mat 23:6<\/span> . <\/p>\n 43.<\/strong> ] Mat 23:6-7<\/span> . There doubtless was ample illustration of this at the time and place when it was spoken.<\/p>\n Luk 11:43<\/span> . Pharisaic ostentation is very gently dealt with here compared with the vivid picture in Mat 23:5-7<\/span> , partly out of regard to the restraint imposed by the supposed situation, Jesus a guest, partly because some of the details (phylacteries, e.g.<\/em> ) lacked interest for Gentile readers.<\/p>\n love. App-135. <\/p>\n uppermost. Same as “chief” in Mat 23:6. <\/p>\n 43.] Mat 23:6-7. There doubtless was ample illustration of this at the time and place when it was spoken.<\/p>\n for: Luk 14:7-11, Luk 20:46, Pro 16:18, Mat 23:6, Mar 12:38, Mar 12:39, Rom 12:10, Phi 2:3, Jam 2:2-4, 3Jo 1:9 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Mat 6:2 – in the synagogues Mat 6:5 – for Mat 23:13 – woe<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n These uppermost seats were the front pews that faced the audience. The markets were public gathering places, and these Pharisees craved special attention there.<\/p>\n The next woe denounced against the Pharisees is for their ambition, pride, and popularity, affecting the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets; where their fault was, not in taking, but in affecting these uppermost places. God is the God of order; there may and ought to be a precedency amongst persons. Honor is to be given to whom honor is due, and that by God’s command. But pride and ambition are detestable vices, especially in such as are preachers, and ought to be patterns of humility. <\/p>\n Luk 11:43-44. Wo unto you, for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, &c. Here he denounces the judgment of God against them for their pride, which was so excessive, that it appeared in their carriage in the streets, and at all public meetings. See on Mat 23:6-7. Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees In this wo he joins the scribes with the Pharisees, and condemns the hypocrisy of both. For ye are as graves, &c. Under a show of humility and contempt of the world, you are proud, voluptuous, and rapacious, and so resemble concealed graves, which are apt to pollute those who walk over them. Or, as graves appear not when overgrown with grass, so that men are not aware till they stumble upon them, and either hurt themselves, or, at least, are defiled by touching them, so your deceit, hypocrisy, and wickedness are not discovered, being hid under the appearance of strict sanctity which you put on; but, nevertheless, these your vices defile and injure many. On another occasion Christ compared them to whited sepulchres, fair without, but foul within. See on Mat 23:27-28.<\/p>\n 11:43 {12} Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.<\/p>\n (12) Hypocrisy and ambition are commonly joined together.<\/p>\n Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 43. uppermost seats ] These were places in the synagogue in a conspicuous semicircle facing the congregation, and round the bema of the reader, Luk 14:7-11; Mat 23:6. greetings in the markets ] in which they addressed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 11:43”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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