21<\/strong> .<\/em> them which are in Judea<\/em> ] This expression again most clearly proves what was the near horizon<\/em> of this Prophecy.<\/p>\n flee to the mountains<\/em> ] The Christians, in consequence of “a certain oracular utterance” (Euseb. H. E.<\/em> iii. 5), or an angel-warning (Epiphan. Haer.<\/em> i. 123), but more probably in consequence of this<\/em> warning, fled, before the siege, out of Judaea,<\/em> to the little Peraean town of Pella, among the Transjordanic hills.<\/p>\n in the midst of it<\/em> ] Rather, her<\/strong>, i.e. Jerusalem.<\/p>\n in the countries<\/em> ] Rather, in the fields<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains<\/strong>,…. [See comments on Mt 24:16]<\/span>.<\/p>\n And let them which are in the midst of it<\/strong>; either of Judea, as the preceding clause seems to direct the sense; or in Jerusalem, and which indeed was in the midst of Judea; and this sense is favoured by the Persic version, which renders it, “within the city”; let them go out of it, as the Christians did to Pella, Mount Libanus, and other places:<\/p>\n and let not them that are in the countries<\/strong>; either foreign countries, or in towns and villages;<\/p>\n enter thereinto<\/strong>: either into Judea, or into Jerusalem; contrary to this advice, they came from all countries to the feast of the passover at Jerusalem, and were there shut up by the siege and destroyed c.<\/p>\n c Joseph. de Bello Jud. l. 7. c. 17.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 1) “Then let them which are in Judea,” <\/strong>(tote hoi en te loudaia) “The ones then in Judea,” the territory in which Jerusalem and the Jewish temple were located, Mat 24:16<\/span>.<\/p>\n 2) “Flee to the mountains;” <\/strong>(pheugetosan eis ta hore) “Let them flee into the mountains,” the mountain ranges, away from the temple and Jerusalem, the Christians especially.<\/p>\n 3) “And let them which are In the midst of it depart out;” <\/strong>(kai hoi en meso autes ekshoreitosan) “Let those who are in the midst of it (of her, Jerusalem proper) let them depart out and away,” from the city. For it and the temple were abandoned of the Lord to destruction, and He did not want His disciples to defend it.<\/p>\n 4) “And let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.” <\/strong>(kai hoi en tais chorais me eiserchesthosan eis auten) “And let not those in the fields or suburban districts enter into it,” into the city, for any purpose, at that period when Titus of Thespacias’ Roman army came into the province, Mat 24:17-18<\/span>. This destruction of the temple, dispersion of the Jews, was a presage of what shall happen after the temple sacrifices are restored, shortly before the coming of Jesus, Dan 9:26-27<\/span>.<\/p>\n (21) Let not them that are in the countries . . .<\/strong>The noun is sometimes rendered coasts, sometimes region, sometimes fields. The latter meaning would seem to be that here intended. Comp. Joh. 4:35<\/span>, Jas. 5:4<\/span>, where the word is so rendered.<\/p>\n “Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of her depart out, and let not those who are in the countryside enter into it.”<\/p>\n The warning here is vivid and pointed. At the first indication of approaching troops they are to find refuge not in the city (the natural place of refuge in time of war), for that is doomed, but in the caves on the wild, deserted mountains. That what is being described here is local can be seen from the fact that it can be avoided by fleeing to the mountains in the vicinity of Judea, a flight also to be engaged in by those in Jerusalem with all speed. Nor are those in the countryside to see Jerusalem as a refuge. The emphasis is on the fact that the judgment is centred on Jerusalem, and is certain, although necessarily it will involve all concerned with the welfare of Jerusalem. In the event the whole of Galilee and Judea would be affected, which was ever the case when Jerusalem was to be invested as past investments had made clear (when Sennacherib invested Jerusalem he had besieged and taken forty six large cities. Nebuchadnezzar had engaged in wholesale destruction). But Jerusalem would experience the total devastation, for after huge slaughter of both young and old, male and female, the remainder were carried off into captivity. No mercy was shown by the Roman invaders.<\/p>\n For this idea of fleeing to the mountains see Eze 7:16<\/span>; Gen 19:26<\/span>; Isa 15:5<\/span>; and compare also Jer 49:8<\/span>; Zec 14:5<\/span>; Amo 5:18-20<\/span>. As Jerusalem is itself in the mountains the idea is of the remote mountains of the Judean wilderness in the Dead Sea area, to which David fled to escape from the vengeance of Saul (1Sa 26:1-3<\/span>), as well as the mountains across the Jordan in Transjordan.<\/p>\n 21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Ver. 21. See Mat 24:16<\/span> ; Mar 13:14<\/span> . <\/p>\n 21.<\/strong> ] <\/strong> belongs to the of Luk 21:20<\/span> , and signifies not Juda, but Jerusalem<\/em> .<\/p>\n <\/strong> ., the fields<\/strong> not ‘ the provinces:<\/em> ’ see reff.<\/p>\n Luk 21:21<\/span> . , then, momentous hour, time for prompt action. , flee! The counsel is for three classes: (1) those in Judaea at some distance from Jerusalem, (2) those who happen to be in Jerusalem ( ) when the armies appear, (3) those in the fields or farms round about Jerusalem ( ) who might be tempted to take refuge within the city from the invaders, thinking themselves safe within its walls, and who are therefore counselled not to enter. The corresponding counsel in the parallels, Luk 21:17-18<\/span> in Matthew , 15, 16 in Mk., vividly sets forth the necessity of immediate<\/em> flight.<\/p>\n it = her. <\/p>\n countries = fields. <\/p>\n thereinto = into (Greek. eis. App-104.) her. <\/p>\n 21.] belongs to the of Luk 21:20, and signifies not Juda, but Jerusalem.<\/p>\n ., the fields-not the provinces: see reff.<\/p>\n Luk 21:21. [, then) Where all human prudence fails, there Christians who bear the name with truth are helped by the word and guidance of their Master and their Lord.-V. g.]-, of it) viz. the city: in which in the meantime they are directed to tarry: ch. Luk 24:47; Luk 24:49.- , who are in the country-regions) who live in the towns and villages: see on Mat 24:16 [Let them flee into the mountains].<\/p>\n flee: Accordingly, when Cestius Gallus came against Jerusalem, and unexpectedly raised the siege, Josephus states, that many of the noble Jews departed out of the city, as out of a sinking ship; and when Vespasian afterwards drew towards it, a great multitude fled to the mountains. And we learn from Eusebius, and Epiphanius, that at this juncture, all who believed in Christ left Jerusalem, and removed to Pella, and other places beyond Jordan; and so escaped the general shipwreck of their country, that we do not read of one who perished in Jerusalem. Luk 17:31-33, Gen 19:17, Gen 19:26, Exo 9:20, Exo 9:21, Pro 22:3, Mat 24:16, Mar 13:15 <\/p>\n and let them: Num 16:26, Jer 6:1, Jer 35:11, Jer 37:12, Rev 18:4 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Psa 59:11 – scatter Isa 43:28 – and have Isa 64:10 – General Jer 44:29 – a sign Mat 22:7 – he was Mar 13:14 – then Luk 21:7 – what Act 22:18 – Make<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Those who are outside of Jerusalem will have no difficulty as far as the hostile army is concerned, in escaping to the mountains, for the war will be directed against the cities only.<\/p>\n Luk 21:21. In the midst of her, i.e., Jerusalem, not Judea, as appears from the last clause of the verse. See the emended text. This Gospel does not contain so full directions in regard to the flight, as that written more especially for Jewish Christians (Matthew).<\/p>\n Then the Jews should get away from the city. Those in it should leave, those outside it should not enter it while it would be under siege, and those living in the surrounding area should move farther from it. God’s vengeance on the city would descend shortly in fulfillment of prophecy (Dan 9:26).<\/p>\n Earlier Luke recorded Jesus’ teaching about the destruction that would come on Palestine just before His return (Luk 17:22-37). Matthew and Mark wrote that Jesus also gave that teaching in the Olivet Discourse (Mat 24:15-22; Mar 13:14-20). However though that teaching is similar, it is different from what Jesus announced here. Here He predicted the destruction of Jerusalem that happened in A.D. 70.<\/p>\n "In fact, when the Romans were beginning to invest Jerusalem, the local Christians mostly fled to Pella, one of the cities of Decapolis and situated in trans-Jordan, south of the sea of Galilee (Eusebius says they went in response to ’an oracle given by revelation’, which may mean Jesus’ words or a later injunction of a similar kind from a Christian prophet; see Historia Ecclesiastica<\/span> III. Luk 21:3)." [Note: Morris, pp. 298-99.] <\/span><\/p>\n Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 21 . them which are in Judea ] This expression again most clearly proves what was the near horizon of this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 21:21”<\/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-25829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25829","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=25829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25829"}],"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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