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Jewish. Council or Sanhedrin was com posed of seventy members besides its president;' and it mayvbe that the Lord in appointing His '‘seventy” is already suggesting that the official leadership of Israel is to be set aside because: of its opposition to Him. Third, it is interesting to-note that by a, rough computation based on Genesis 10, the Jews had traditionally re garded all the nations of the world as seventy in number. And at the great ■Feast of Tabernacles, seventy oxen were offered -for all the non-Israelite members of the human race. In this connection, it is significant that in sending out the new seventy, our Lord does not specificaUy restrict their ministry to the. nation of Israel as in the case of the earlier twelve (Matt. 10:5). Also the fact that Luke’s record is generally regarded as the Universal Or Gentile gospel would explain why only Luke gives, us the story of the seventy. And it might be added that, from a present and practical stand point, more.than one church has found such a group of lay workers of great value in assisting the pastor in his ministry. •
who become obedient to the'Son and walk in His paths is He pleased to make the revelation. Apart from Jesus Christ there is total ignorance and darkness as to who or what God is. , Revelations of the divine person and plan are all of grace- (Vs. 23, 24)-. Thè past—prior to Christ’s' coming—had produced- many great men of God, but to none of them was it given to know what these despised disciples knew. But now the time had come whén the veil should be lifted •and- the glory of that for which the believers of past ages had looked and longed Should be revealed.. That revelation has been made in the Person of Christ- (cf. John 1:17, 18). "After these things the Lord ap pointed other seventy alsa" (Lk.lO :l). This particular number may have a threefold meaning. First, Moses- had been instructed to- appoint seventy elders to assist him in judging the people of Israel (Num. 11:16), and our Lord was'the prophet lik^ unto Moses (Acts 3:22). Second, the great Points ond Problems 1.
2. "Carry neither purse, nor scrip,, nor shoes" (v. 4). The word “scrip” is no longer used in the sense-of its meaning here. It refers to a “bag” car ried by the traveler on his back or s u s p e n d e d - by a strap from the shoulder, in which he carried food. David when aeting as a shepherd car ried such a “scrip,” and into it he placed the “ five smooth stones” in preparation for his battle with Goliath (1 Sam. 17:40). The American Revision renders the original by the word “wallet,” which is also a bit mislead-, irig, since to modem Americans,» wallet is a purse. In saying “nor scrip,” the Lord means simply that the seven ty are to carry no extra food with them.
3. "The laborer Is worthy of his hire" (v. 7). The Apostle Paul quotes this in 1 Timpthy. 5:18 and declares it to be "Scripture," thus indicating that Luke’s Gospel was in his hands at the time and that it was regarded as an “inspired” - writing, for the passage cannot be found anywhere else in the Bible. This is a very important test!-' mony to the divine inspiration of Luke’s writings, since Luke was not EarlyPlansMakeItPossible Summer Bible Sch ol (Six Weeks’ Course) J ne 22 to July 31, 1942 — Ages 18 and U p - Student * Teacher Watch fo r details given in the April issue o f THE KING’S BUSINESS — NO TUITION C H A R G E - WRITE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR The Bible Institute of Los Angeles IW O B l’ OKATED 558 SOUTH HOPE STREET LOS ANGELES,' CALIF. • Pastor • Missionary * Christian Worker • Bible and Music Cou r s e s • F il 11 I n s t i tu t e C r e d i t • Regular Day School Faculty
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