What is the meaning of Luke 7:15? And the dead man sat up • A literal, physical resurrection—life returns where death had held sway. • Jesus demonstrates the same authority displayed when He said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!” (Luke 7:14). • His power over death is consistent with other moments: “Child, get up!” (Luke 8:54-55); “Lazarus, come out!” (John 11:43-44). • Old-covenant precedents (1 Kings 17:22; 2 Kings 4:34-35) remind us that God alone gives life; here the Son exercises that divine prerogative openly. • This act previews the ultimate victory promised in “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25). and began to speak! • Immediate speech shows complete restoration—mind, body, and soul fully alive. • No gradual recovery; the same creative word that formed the universe (Genesis 1) now restores a voice. • Psalm 30:3 echoes the moment: “O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol.” The first words from the revived man likely magnified the Lord who had just rescued him. • Every resurrection narrative ends in testimony: Jairus’s daughter’s parents “were astonished” (Luke 8:56), and Lazarus’s return led many to believe (John 11:45). Speaking ensures the miracle cannot be dismissed as illusion. Then Jesus gave him back to his mother. • Compassion crowns the miracle. The widow faced social and economic ruin; Jesus restores her son and her future (compare Isaiah 61:1—He is sent “to bind up the brokenhearted”). • Echoes Elijah handing a revived boy to his mother (1 Kings 17:23), signaling Jesus as the greater prophet foretold in Deuteronomy 18:15. • Mark 5:19 shows the pattern: after deliverance, Jesus sends people home to their families as living proof of God’s mercy. • God’s works are never abstract displays of power; they meet real human needs, knitting households back together and pointing observers to the Savior. summary Luke 7:15 reveals Jesus’ unquestioned authority over death, His power to restore life instantly and completely, and His tender concern for a grieving mother. The verse testifies that the Lord of creation steps into human hopelessness, reverses it with a word, and returns loved ones to each other, foreshadowing the final resurrection and affirming that in Christ, death never has the last word. |
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