What is the meaning of Luke 6:10? And after looking around at all of them • Luke sets the scene in the synagogue on the Sabbath. Jesus “looked around at all of them” (Luke 6:10), surveying both critics and onlookers. • His gaze is purposeful—He reads hearts just as “He knew what was in a man” (John 2:25). • Mark’s parallel adds emotional color: “He looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart” (Mark 3:5). The Lord’s righteous anger exposes the contrast between man-made legalism and God’s compassion. • Psalm 139:1 reminds us, “O LORD, You have searched me and known me”; Jesus’ look pierces beyond outward religiosity to inner motives. He said to the man • With all eyes fixed on Him, Jesus speaks directly to the one in need. • Earlier, “He said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and stand among us’” (Luke 6:8), making the need visible to everyone. • His address is personal—echoing how He called Bartimaeus (Mark 10:49) and Zacchaeus (Luke 19:5). The Good Shepherd knows His sheep by name (John 10:3). • Christ’s words override fear and shame, drawing the man out from the margins into the center of God’s care. Stretch out your hand • The command is simple yet impossible without divine enablement. Obedience must precede the miracle. • Similar moments: – Moses: “Lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea” (Exodus 14:16). – The man born blind: “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (John 9:7). • Each directive requires faith that “God is able to do exceedingly abundantly” (Ephesians 3:20). • By issuing a public command, Jesus confronts legalistic traditions head-on, demonstrating that doing good on the Sabbath fulfills God’s intent (Luke 6:9). He did so • The man responds immediately—no objections, no delay. • Obedience activates faith: “Faith without deeds is dead” (James 2:17). • Examples of instant obedience: – Servants filling the waterpots at Cana (John 2:7). – Peter stepping out of the boat when Jesus said, “Come” (Matthew 14:29). • The man’s simple act underscores that God’s commands carry the power to accomplish what they require. and it was restored • Restoration is complete and instantaneous: “his hand was restored” (Luke 6:10). • Parallel account: “His hand was restored, and it was whole like the other” (Matthew 12:13). • The miracle confirms Jesus’ authority as Creator (Colossians 1:16–17) and foretastes the coming kingdom where “the lame will leap like a deer” (Isaiah 35:6). • Physical healing also points to spiritual restoration available through Christ: “By His stripes you are healed” (1 Peter 2:24). summary Jesus’ penetrating look exposes hardened hearts; His personal word invites a marginalized man to the center; His authoritative command calls for obedient faith; immediate compliance unleashes divine power; complete restoration displays the compassionate lordship of Christ. Luke 6:10 assures us that when the Savior speaks, His word both demands and supplies the grace to obey, bringing wholeness where legalism never could. |
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