Is he? Or isn't he? That is the question. It's the question for the people in this portion of the Gospel of Luke. It's the question for each and every generation of people since Jesus walked the earth. And it's the question for us today. Is Jesus of Nazareth the Messiah?
Really, there are 3 questions asked in Luke 7.18-35. And each of them marks off a particular section of the passage:
The focal point of the 1st section, verses 18-23, is the big question, “Who is Jesus?” As John the Baptist asks Jesus in verse 19, “Are you the one who is to come? Or shall we look for another?”
The focus of the 2nd section, verses 24-30, is the question, “Who is John the Baptist?” As Jesus asks the crowds in verse 24, “What did you go out to the wilderness to see?”
And then, the question of the last section, verses 31-35, is “What is this generation?” As Jesus asks in verse 31, “To what then shall I compare this generation?”
But it's the first question—John's question about the identity of Jesus—that's the big over-arching question that really defines the others. Once you get that one right, the others fall into place. So: Who Is Jesus?
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