There’s a verse in the Bible that frustrates me—not for what it says, but for what it doesn’t say. Here’s the background:
Jesus dies and rises from the dead, but his followers are slow to catch on. Two of them are on a road trip and Jesus begins walking with them, but they don’t recognize him.
As they walk, he begins to remind them what the Bible says about the coming savior. Here’s how Luke tells it:
“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he [Jesus] explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”
That’s the verse that frustrates me. It’s good to know that Jesus explained this, but I want to know exactly what he said.
True, there are a finite number of verses in the Old Testament that point to Jesus, so we could study them and reasonably guess at which ones he picked.
But speculating about this leaves me wanting more. I want to know what verses Jesus used and to hear him explain it.
Anything short of that leaves me wanting more. And that’s why this verse frustrates me.
[Read through the Bible with us this year. Today’s reading is Luke 22-24, and today’s post is on Luke 24:27.]
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