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Luke 11:5-8: Parable of the friend at midnight - extra
1. Luke 11:5-8: Parable of the friend at midnight - extra
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Luke 11:5-8: Parable of the friend at midnight.
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3. Genesis 1: Evening and morning
Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. [kjv]
… יום … ערב … בקריום … [he]
και εκαλεσεν ο θεος το φως ημεραν και το σκοτος εκαλεσεν νυκτα και εγενετο εσπερα και εγενετο πρωι ημερα μια [lxx]
When exactly does the day start? And when does it end? There have been two primary views during history.
midnight to midnight (Roman and Greek cultures)
sunset to sunset (Semitic and Germanic cultures)
4. Hymns
A Christmas hymn about midnight is "
It came upon a midnight clear".
Another hymn, by Lister, is "
Til the storm passes by" which starts with the words "
in the dark of the midnight".
5. John and Luke
John 3 could be entitled "
Nick at night" as Nicodemus comes to see Jesus at night.
Luke 11 has the parable of the friend at midnight. The important context is that of the Lord's Prayer in Luke.
After the short prayer, Jesus tells the parable of the friend at midnight.
6. Friends and neighbors
Discuss: What is the similarities and differences between "
friends" and "
neighbors"? In many senses, we are all connected to others. This is the idea of the "
six degrees of separation".
Matthew 6 (Lord's Prayer, righteousness, etc.) is the lead-up to Matthew 7 (Love thy neighbor, false teachers, houses on rock and sand, etc.).
7. Six degrees of separation
Six degrees of separation idea: In a world graph where nodes are people and edges are connections, you are separated from anyone else in the world by no more than six connections.
We are all connected!
Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six, or fewer, social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of "a friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. (Wikipedia)
8. NO excuse sir
When a cadet at West Point has done (wrong) or not done something (that was to be done), the required response is "
No excuse sir" (starting in 1976, it became "
no excuse sir/ma'am"). There may be "
reasons" but there are no "
excuses".
One might not have known about something (ignorance) or chose to ignore something known. There could be "
reasons" that could not be anticipated. It does not matter. There is "
no excuse".
9. Excuse me
Sometimes one must "
excuse" oneself before the action happens.
One little girl, almost 3-1/2 years old, in order to get to something, exclaimed, "
Excuse me! I need to get in the way!".
10. Stethoscope and reading
11. The bug
A country music song by Mary-Chapin Carpenter called "
The Bug" has a catchy tune and two contrasted lyrics.
Sometimes you're the
windshield, sometimes you're the
bug ...
Sometimes you're the
Louisville slugger, babe, sometimes you're the
ball.
Sometimes it all comes together, babe, sometimes you're gonna lose it all.
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hW_maN0eSs. (as of 2023-03-15)
Sometimes you feel like your are one of them. Sometimes the other. The idea is that what goes around comes around. One should consider both sides.
12. Honor father and mother
Matthew 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [kjv]
τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον [gnt]
Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. [kjv]
τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα ινα ευ σοι γενηται και ινα μακροχρονιος γενη επι της γης της αγαθης ης κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι [lxx]
כבד … [he]
Ephesians 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) [kjv]
τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα ητις εστιν εντολη πρωτη εν επαγγελια [gnt]
13. Hebrew and Greek
The Hebrew word
"כבד" (ka-ved) ≈ "heavy, liver". The Semitic root is that of being heavy from which comes the idea of something being important, honor, etc. The basic noun form means "
liver" is something in the "
interior" as a "
soul". The word is used to describe the "
hardening" of Pharaoh's heart. This word (or variant) appears in the Hebrew Bible 376 times. The exact meaning is "
heavily" dependent on context.
In the context of Exodus 19:19, the corresponding ancient Greek word
"τιμά" ≈ "honor, value, price" as found in the
LXX (Septuagint) and
GNT (Greek New Testament).
14. Strongs - heavy
- *H3514 כּוֹבֶד (ko'-bed) : from H3513; weight, multitude, vehemence: -grievousness, heavy, great number.
15. Honor father and mother
Commandment:
Honor thy father and thy mother.
It does
not say "
humor your father and mother". [popcorn, trying]
A
transitive relation can be viewed in (at least) two ways.
What happens when the father and/or mother is not present?
16. Letting go
One pastor gave a sermon on "
forgiving your parents". The Greek for "
forgive" is to "
let go". Might this title mean that one is to "
let go" of their parents? Such a sermon might include the following verses.
Matthew 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, [kjv]
ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν αυτοις ουκ ανεγνωτε οτι ο ποιησας κτισας απ αρχης αρσεν και θηλυ εποιησεν αυτους [gnt]
19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? [kjv]
και ειπεν ενεκεν ενεκα τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωπος τον πατερα και την μητερα και προσκολληθησεται κολληθησεται τη γυναικι αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εις σαρκα μιαν [gnt]
Discuss: Consider human beings. What is a male? What is a female? How might these words and definitions be made less clear?
Discuss: Jesus said that male and female were made "
in the beginning". Which ideas here might the world want to reject?
Remember: What Jesus does not say is often as important as what he says.
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17. Matthew 19:4
KJV: And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Greek: ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν αυτοις ουκ ανεγνωτε οτι ο ποιησας κτισας απ αρχης αρσεν και θηλυ εποιησεν αυτους
18. Matthew 19:5
KJV: And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Greek: και ειπεν ενεκεν ενεκα τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωπος τον πατερα και την μητερα και προσκολληθησεται κολληθησεται τη γυναικι αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εις σαρκα μιαν
19. Inns and dogs
There was no room in the inn or guest room.
Like Hilbert's infinite hotel paradox (which never runs out of rooms), there is always room in the "dog house".
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Give us tomorrow's bread/room today/now.
20. Matthew 19:19
KJV: Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Greek: τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον
21. Exodus 20:12
KJV: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Hebrew: כבד את אביך ואת אמך למען יארכון ימיך על האדמה אשר יהוה אלהיך נתן לך׃
Greek: τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα ινα ευ σοι γενηται και ινα μακροχρονιος γενη επι της γης της αγαθης ης κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι
22. Ephesians 6:2
KJV: Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
Greek: τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα ητις εστιν εντολη πρωτη εν επαγγελια
23. Luke 11:8
KJV: I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Greek: λεγω υμιν ει και ου δωσει αυτω αναστας δια το ειναι αυτου φιλον αυτου δια γε την αναιδειαν αυτου εγερθεις δωσει αυτω οσων χρηζει
Latin: dico vobis et si non dabit illi surgens eo quod amicus eius sit propter inprobitatem tamen eius surget et dabit illi quotquot habet necessarios
24. Throwing pearls build
This chart build is to summarize on overview of parts of Matthew 7.
The end result of giving what is "
holy", control of the group, to a wolf-dog and having white and then gray "
pearls" cast to "
swine" to be trodden down to become black pearls is to divide the group into "
few" and "
some". Only the "
few" who have otherwise ignored the "
wolf" will find and knock on the gate to life and have it opened.
25. Rock and sand
Build your house on the granite
rock of Jesus and not on the human sand (or stones) of man, Matthew 7:24-27. Sand is a chip off the old block of granite and made in the image of granite.
Gathering of believers built on the rock of Christ .
Church of believers built on the sand of man .
The higher one goes up the human
sand hierarchy or
sand tree, the more the temptation to ignore the foundation of the
rock and to start to "
influence" or "
manipulate" others as "
leaders" for one's own purposes.
To the extent that the Church of believers built on the sand of man helps one do what Jesus wants them to do, it is good. To the extent it does not, it is not good.
Some
birds will make "
stones" (sand on which to build their birdhouse) appear as "
bread". That is, give "
bad" "
gifts" or "
houses" to their "
children".
26. Songs
27. Focus
Is the main focus of the story on Friend#2 Bob who asks Friend#3 Alex at midnight?
Is the main focus of the story on Friend#3 Alex who "lets go" of what might be considered a "stupid" action by Friend#2 Bob? Should he have been prepared? Can he be prepared?
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