Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 22:9-13

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Luke 22:9-13

1834–1892
Baptist
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Luke 22:9-13

1834–1892
Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we make ready? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto he goeth. And ye shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover." — Luke 22:9-13 (ASV)

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

And he shall show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Observe in this passage a singular blending of the human and the Divine; no mention is made of either as a matter of doctrine, but incidentally our Lord's Divinity and humanity are most fully taught.

Here is Christ so poor that he does not have a room in which to celebrate the most necessary feast of his religion; he has made himself of no reputation and has no chamber that he can call his own; yet, see the Godhead in him. He sends his messengers to a certain house and tells them to say to the goodman of the house, Where is the guestchamber? It all turns out just as he said it would, and he is welcomed to this man's best room and to its furniture.

Jesus speaks here as his Father did when he said to Israel in ancient times, Every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. All the guest chambers in Jerusalem were really at Christ's disposal; he had only to ask for them, and they were all ready for him. Here we see the majesty of his Deity; but, since he had no room that he could call his own, we also see the humility of his manhood.