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Book: Luke
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Luke 24:32 Burning Hearts
I. The scene is resurrection Sunday.
A. We are looking at two disciples of Jesus, Cleopas and one who
remains unnamed.
1. They had been in Jerusalem and no doubt witnessed the
crucifixion of Jesus.
2. They were with the group of disciples who received the
news from the women that the tomb of Jesus was empty
and that Angels had appeared to the women and told
them that Jesus was alive.
B. When we are first introduced to them they are walking together
on to road to Emmaus which is a little over 6 miles from
Jerusalem.
1. They are obviously very sad as they are talking to each
other.
2. Jesus joined with them as they walked, though they did
not know that it was Jesus and He asked them why they
seemed so sad as they were walking and talking
together.
3. This is interesting to Me, for it would seem that Jesus
spent most of the afternoon with them even though they
were not Apostles. Just plain disciples.
a. With Jesus, there are not any just plain
people.
b. We are all equally important to Him.
c. The time He spends with you, to Him, is just as
important as the time He spends with Billy
Graham.
d. After His resurrection we know that there was a
brief appearance to Mary Magdalene, then to the
women. We know that He also appeared sometime
during the morning hours to Peter, how and what
the circumstances were we do not know. I
believe that He was comforting Peter concerning
Peter's failure in denying Him.
e. The most of the day He spent with these two men
on the road to Emmaus.
f. Why do you suppose this was so?
g. Do you think that He might have done it just to
show you how important you are to Him?
C. In response to the question of Jesus, they began to tell Him
about Himself, and their view of Him.
1. Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn't know
about the things that happened there in the last few
days?
2. Jesus questioned, "What things?"
3. Jesus was great for drawing people out, letting them
expose their hearts. It is not that He doesn't know,
but many times we are benefitted just by expressing our
feelings.
4. We many times do not know what is in our own hearts
until we try to express it.
5. The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth.
6. What were the things concerning Jesus of Nazareth?
a. A prophet mighty in deeds and words before God
and all the people.
b. The chief priests and the rulers delivered Him
to be condemned and crucified.
c. They had trusted that He would be the One who
would have redeemed Israel.
7. Their hopes were dashed because this was the third day
since the crucifixion.
a. Even the stories of the ladies and their
seeing angels did not rekindle their hope.
b. Their own viewing of the empty tomb did not
change them.
D. Jesus had given them the opportunity to express themselves,
what they thought about the things that had happened, now He
is going to tell them what the scriptures had to say about the
things that happened to Him.
1. He chided them for their slowness of heart to believe
all that the prophets have spoken.
a. They believed part of the prophecies
concerning the Messiah. The part that spoke of
His glorious reign over the earth that would no
longer be plagued with wars, and sicknesses.
b. There was much more spoken concerning the
Messiah.
2. Jesus then began with Moses, and through all the
prophets He expounded the things concerning Himself.
a. In Genesis God declared that the serpent would
bruise the heel of the woman's seed.
b. In Genesis Abraham prophesied that God would
provide Himself a sacrifice, in the mount of
the Lord it would be seen.
c. In Exodus the blood of the lamb was to be
placed over the door that the household might
escape the sentence of death. If sprinkled on
lintel and two side posts it was in the shape
of a cross.
d. All of the sacrifices in Leviticus were a
foreshadowing of His once and for all
sacrifice.
e. In the Psalms, He was the Stone that was set
of naught by the builders.
f. In Psalm 22 the Messiah is poured out like
water, all His bones are out of joint, they
pierced His hands and His feet, and cast lots
for His vesture.
g. In Isaiah 50 He would give His back to the
smiters, and His cheeks to those who would
pluck out His beard.
h. In Isaiah 52 His face would be so marred they
would not recognize Him as a man.
i. In Isaiah 53 He would be wounded for our
transgressions bruised for our iniquities,
and by His stripes we would be healed. He would
pour out His soul unto death, and be numbered
with the transgressors in His death.
j. Daniel declared that the Messiah who would come
483 years after the commandment to restore and
rebuild Jerusalem would be cut off and receive
nothing for Himself. (That is, He would not
receive the kingdom.)
k. Zechariah declared that He would be betrayed
for 30 pieces of silver.
3. Oh how I wish that Cleopas had written a gospel and
just shared with us the exposition of the scriptures by
Jesus. One of the mysteries I have is why God did not
see fit to record for us this exposition of scriptures
by Jesus.
II. Their arrival at Emmaus.
A. Can you imagine Jesus spending this much time with two
discouraged disciples, expounding the scriptures for their
benefit only for the exposition was never shared with us.
1. How many times has He come and shared His word with my
own Spirit, but usually it is that I might share it
with others.
2. However there are those beautiful moments of personal
instruction, where He spends volumes of time just for
my benefit as He opens the scriptures to me.
B. As they arrive at Emmaus the evening is drawing on, and the day
is far spent, so they constrained Jesus to stay with them. And
as He broke the bread, their eyes were opened and they
recognized Jesus.
1. Perhaps they saw the prints of the nails in His hands,
and for the first time really looked at Him closely.
2. Perhaps the scriptures that He shared with them finally
sank in, He had revealed the scriptures to them, and
the scriptures had revealed unto them Jesus.
C. There afterthoughts of their encounter with Jesus. "Did not our
hearts burn within us as He talked with us along the say, and
as He opened the scriptures to us?"
1. The prophet Jeremiah had spoken about the scriptures
burning in his heart.
JER 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any
more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a
burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with
forbearing, and I could not [stay].
2. How long has it been since you have felt your heart
warmed by the word of God, in your own private time
with Him, where He began to open up His word to you?
3. The thing that these disciples had lost when they
watched Jesus die on the cross was the hope for the
Kingdom, the fire had gone out, the passion.
4. This was restored through His opening of the
scriptures to them.
a. I note that the fire was not rekindled by their
talking to Him or talking about Him, but when
He began to talk to them.
b. With some of you the fire has perhaps gone out.
The passion that you once had for Jesus has
waned.
You have left your first love.
c. Oh how He longs to visit and spend time with
you today. Get into His word, let Him expound
it to you. Let the Spirit blow upon the embers
and rekindle the flame.
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