Luke the beloved physician wrote how a certain lawyer asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,”, and in chapter ten and verse thirty-four of his book Luke shared how Jesus said the Samaritan, “bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast” where we read:
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
The verse reads, “And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, ...” Luke began with the words, “and went to him” or “and approached and drew near to the man who was robbed, beaten and left for dead”, “and bound up his wounds” which means “and bandaged the man's injuries”, “pouring in oil and wine” or “pouring anointing or healing ointment and the juice from the fruit of the vine”. Luke shared how the “Samaritan” approached the man who was hurt and bandaged his injuries by pouring healing oil and cleansing wine upon them.
The verse goes on to say, “... and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.” Luke continued with the words, “and set him” which means “and placed, established and fixed the man” “on his own beast” or “upon his personal beast of burden or domesticated animal such as a donkey”, “and brought him to an inn” which means “and lead, accompanied and guided the man to a public house for the reception of strangers”, “and took care of him” or “took physical care of the man”. Luke shared how the “Samaritan” put the man upon his own “domesticated animal”, lead him to a “public house” who took in strangers and “cared” for the man's physical condition.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we see how the “Samaritan” acted upon the “compassion” he had for the injured man. Rather than avoid or ignore him, this “Samaritan” showed by his actions that he really cared. God cares for people in this same manner, and He uses people who believe in Him through His Son Jesus Christ to be His “hands and feet” of ministry to the hurting. The “Samaritan” provided the standard for caring for “neighbors” like he did for this stranger. When a person yields their life to Jesus Christ as their “Savior and Lord”, He fills them with His Holy Spirit who will guide them in the way they should “compassionately” care for others.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus says the Samaritan, “take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more … I will repay you”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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