John Gill Commentary Luke 24:27

John Gill Commentary

Luke 24:27

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Luke 24:27

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself." — Luke 24:27 (ASV)

And beginning at Moses The writings of Moses, the book of Genesis particularly, (Genesis 3:15) which is the first prophecy of him, and speaks of the bruising of his heel, or of the sufferings of death by him; and proceeding to open and explain the types concerning his bearing the cross, and the lifting him upon it, in the business of Isaac, and of the brazen serpent; and concerning the shedding of his blood, and the oblation of himself in the sacrifices of the law of Moses.

and all the prophets; as David, Isaiah, Daniel, and others, very likely the passages in (Psalms 22:1–31) (Isaiah 53:1–12) (Daniel 9:1–27).

he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures in Moses, and the Prophets, concerning himself; especially concerning these two points, his sufferings, and his glory, which the Spirit of Christ, in the Prophets, testified before hand: besides the above places referred to, concerning the sufferings of Christ, see the following, in reference to his resurrection and glory, (Psalms 16:10Psalms 16:11) (68:18) (Psalms 110:1Psalms 110:7).